Moving to a place off PCH in Malibu and starting to realize the drive
Hey everyone. Moving to a place off PCH in Malibu and starting to realize the drive is going to shape the whole day. Traffic on the highway is unpredictable, the driveway is steep with a tight turn at the bottom, and there is a gate that a big truck may not clear. I would rather work this out now than watch a crew stand around at nine in the morning. How do companies usually handle coastal properties like this, and does the drive time get billed? The house is a three bedroom, nothing enormous, but there is a heavy sideboard I already regret buying.
Drive time is normally billed, so a Malibu delivery costs more than the mileage suggests and you want that spelled out before the day. On access, measure the gate height and the width at the turn and send photos, because a box truck is taller than people think when they look at it from the road. Malibu movers who work that stretch regularly will shuttle with a smaller vehicle rather than discovering the problem at the gate. Book an early start to get ahead of highway traffic. If the crew leaves the yard at seven, you get a full working day instead of half of one. Ask about the return trip timing as well, a crew that has to be back at the yard by a certain hour will work differently.