Moving a business means moving around a schedule that isn’t the mover’s to set — a lease that ends at 5 p.m. Friday, a lobby that can’t have furniture stacked in it during business hours, a small business that can’t afford to close on a weekday. Checkmate schedules commercial jobs around the business’s operating hours, not the crew’s preference, including evenings and weekends when that’s what keeps the doors open during the week.
The planning that goes into a residential walkthrough applies the same way to an office — Jamal Whitfield looks at what’s actually in the space, from desks and filing cabinets to server racks and conference tables, and works out with Desmond Hale which zone of the new office gets loaded in first so the business can start functioning in pieces instead of waiting for every last box before anyone can plug in a computer.
Checkmate has handled small offices, retail buildouts, and single-suite relocations across Chicago and the surrounding counties, sized to what a small or mid-size business actually needs rather than a large-scale corporate relocation contract. Hourly local rates apply the same way they do on residential jobs, and crews are available on weekends specifically because a lot of commercial jobs need to happen when the office is empty.
- Scheduled around business hours, including evenings and weekends
- Desks, filing systems, and equipment loaded by zone, not at random
- Office set up in the order the business needs to reopen
- Sized for small offices and small businesses, not large corporate contracts
What This Service Includes
- Scheduling around business hours, evenings, and weekends
- Walkthrough of the office space before crew day
- Zone-by-zone load plan for a faster reopening
- Same hourly local rates as residential jobs
- Experience with small offices and retail buildouts
What This Service Costs
Crew size sets your hourly rate — $145/hr for two movers, $185/hr for three, $225/hr for four — or if you'd rather book off a written number, Jamal can walk the place first and price it before move day
That hourly rate covers the truck, dollies, furniture pads, and shrink wrap — nothing billed separately: $145 for two movers, $185 for three, $225 for four, and $50/hr for each mover beyond that. A $175 deposit holds your date and comes straight off the final invoice. Every job includes basic released-value protection at no added cost; for anyone who wants more coverage on a specific item, Michelle sets up a full-value quote when she books your date.
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