Your parents, if you’re lucky, spent a vast majority of their adult years raising you right and caring for you. By the time we are teenagers we resent them for any and all reasons, re-discover our love for them once we get over ourselves, and spend many years after knowing that everyone can (hopefully) take care of themselves. However, when our parents begin entering their twilight years, things begin to change. Read More...

Our greater Boston area moving company has been getting a lot of questions lately regarding whether or not we can move large household appliances from one residence to another. The answer is YES! What counts as a household appliance Large household appliances consist of refrigerators and coolers, mini fridges, washers, dryers, stoves, and exercise equipment. Essentially anything that would require the work of two or even three of our moving guys here at Mastodon Moving. Read More...

Are you putting your home on the market soon? You’re probably looking around your place and you’ve got toys strewn out across the living room, dishes in the sink, and a basement that’s collected way too many holiday decorations and unused gardening tools. We understand your panic. Luckily, there are a few quick and easy ways to get your home ready for potential buyers with these staging tips. 5 Best Home Staging Tips Mirrors. Read More...

The desire to break free of your surroundings and venture off somewhere new once college ends is equivalent to sirens tempting weary sailors to their doom. In other words, the feeling is hard to ignore. Just like the tempting voices of the sirens, the thought of starting fresh in a new place can be a wholly consuming thought at the ripe age of 22. However, for those of us lucky or fortunate enough, this desire can become a reality. Read More...

If you thought moving with a significant other was hard, try doing it with children. Whether it be one, or four, of them, it’s certainly no easy task. With young children, it’s hard to get them excited for a move. This is especially true if they have lived in the same place for their entire lives. All they know is the town or city they grew up in, and while you as the parent might look at the move as a major positive, your children likely despise the entire process. Read More...

Our long distance moving crew recently got back from a move from Massachusetts to Austin, Texas. Also known as “Silicon Hills” and “City of the violet crown”, Austin is located inland and is known for it’s artistic culture and musically inclined citizens. Formulating a plan As with any long distance move from the Greater Boston area, owner JJ Przybylski sat down with the homeowner and hashed out a plan. All large items and high value items were taken into account to ensure that they were properly packed for the long journey across the country. Read More...

Making the decision to move is exciting and terrifying all at once. On the one hand, you’re changing scenery! Even if you’re moving within the same state, or town, your home setting will change. On the other hand, everything you see around your current living space must be transferred to the new one. It’s at that moment you often feel the trickle of dread begin to creep down between your shoulder blades. Read More...

August so far has been a busy month for the professionals here at Mastodon Moving LLC. Owner JJ Przybylski and his crew took on one of their biggest moves yet which took them from Massachusetts to New Mexico. Wrapping Things Up in Massachusetts After providing the Massachusetts homeowners with a move management plan, the Boston movers set to work on packing up the entire 5,000 sq ft house. The crew took extra precautions carefully packing the client’s items, which included a china cabinet from the early 1700’s, marble table tops, and various china pieces and crystal dining sets. Read More...

Moving is perhaps one of the most stressful things you can do. While the prospect of living in a new home is exciting, the thought of getting everything out of your current home is anything but. The moving process is made all the more difficult if you have animals. Not only do you need to make sure everything for them is squared away, but getting them acquainted to their new space can also be challenging. Read More...

When it comes to moving, most people think about stuffing their existing suitcases or large garbage bags with clothes and heading to the hardware store to purchase flimsy cardboard boxes. For 80% of people who move, this strategy gets the job done. For the other 20%, a simple cardboard box that’s available in three sizes just doesn’t get cut it – and that’s when custom crating comes into play. Our professional movers in Boston are here to assist homeowners with their next move by providing full packing and unpacking services, which includes custom crating. Read More...