Treadmills, bikes and home gym equipment

Treadmills are wrapped and moved as part of the service, the same way we handle glass tabletops: blankets around the frame, the console protected, and the deck carried by enough hands. Many folding treadmills lock in the upright position, which makes them easier to carry. Exercise bikes and rowers are lighter but awkward, with pedals and handles that catch on door frames; they are wrapped and carried upright. If your machine has a large touch screen, mention it, because a screen is treated as a fragile item and may need its own box.

There is no gym-equipment fee. Heavy pieces add time, and time is billed at the hourly rate: $175 per hour for 3 movers or $235 per hour for 4, the same any day, with a 3-hour minimum and 15-minute increments after that. Rates may vary based on dates and availability. A home with a full garage gym may be assigned a 4-person crew so the heavy pieces go quickly and safely; David sets the crew size from what you tell him. Stairs to a basement or upstairs gym add time, not a surcharge.

Very large commercial machines, equipment bolted into concrete, and items that would need specialized rigging or a flatbed are outside what a moving crew does. We once declined a pizza oven of about one metric ton for that reason and recommended a heavy-item specialist; we would give you the same straight answer about a commercial-grade machine. See heavy items for how we decide.