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Mastodon Moving Hosting NARI Event

This Friday, February 9th, Mastodon Moving LLC is hosting the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) at their storage facility in Westborough, located at 200 Homer Ave. The all-day event is scheduled between 8 AM to 5 PM and catered towards local and regional area contractors. “We’re thrilled to be able to host this event for NARI members in the greater Boston area,” said JJ Przybylski, owner of Mastodon Moving LLC. Read More...

How to Pack These 4 Fragile Items

If you’re moving out soon and have elected to pack up your home or apartment yourself, you may need a few pointers. After all, not every item from your current living space will join you in traveling to your new home. However, you’ll want to be sure to bring along your most prized possessions. If those possessions happen to be rather fragile, you can’t just throw them in any box. In order to keep your delicate items intact from point A to point B, you’re going to need to utilize a few key packing tips. Read More...

Here’s Why You Should Hire Long Distance Movers

Long distance moving is exciting and at the same time extremely daunting to those who haven’t been in the situation before. Boston area families looking to move across the country without the aid of a professional moving company may find that they’ve got way more work on their hands. Our moving company in Boston specializes in long distance moving because we believe that a big move like this shouldn’t be any harder on your family than it may already be. Read More...

How to Properly Move Residences with a Dog

Moving is not without its stresses, particularly when it comes to your K-9 friend. Unlike children, you can only do so much to communicate with your dog that things are perfectly fine even though they appear very chaotic. Dogs love routine and a move can throw everything that makes them feel safe and secure entirely out the window. Even if you have the most laid back dog on the planet, (s)he can easily become stressed as the move progresses. Read More...

3 Items That Should Always Be Crated

When we think of moving, we generally envision ourselves heading off to a local hardware store in Boston and stocking up on dozens of cardboard boxes. Although these days there cardboard boxes of varying sizes and thickness, you may have items in your home that just shouldn’t be in a cardboard box. At Mastodon Moving, we see so many homeowners attempting to pack their valuables into cardboard boxes, only to have these boxes rip or worse bottom out once lifted. Read More...

What to Expect When Professional Movers Pack for You

Professional packers are an essential aspect of any moving company. They are highly experienced and move with incredible speed and efficiency. It is their job to pack tightly and carefully while avoiding making the boxes too heavy or light. Trained to meet high industry standards, these workers make packing look like a breeze. If you opt to utilize professional packing services, expect packers to perform a walk-through of your home with you. Read More...

When to Choose In-Home Moving Service

It is no surprise that the entire moving process can be a bit difficult. With the need to simultaneously balance packing, unpacking settling in, and regular life, it becomes fairly easy to get overwhelmed. This is why Mastodon Moving offers in-house moving services. What is In-Home Moving? In-house moving services don’t necessarily require movers to move objects from one home to another, but perhaps from one room to another, such as a bedroom to a living room. Read More...

3 Pointers for Packing Quickly

If we could, all of us would move residences under the most perfect of circumstances. No rushing, no complications, and no stress would result in, perhaps, the most perfect move ever. Unfortunately, life typically isn’t so kind. Sometimes, moving out is forced upon you or you’re working with an incredibly short timeline. Packing, being perhaps the most grueling part of the process, typically occupies enough time right up until moving day. Read More...

Reasons Why Mastodon Moving Conducts In-Home Moving Surveys

It is no surprise that moving can be incredibly stressful. Balancing packing your belongings and regular life coupled with work can be a challenging task indeed. This is why Mastodon Moving was created – to lighten the load of the moving process. Prior to assisting with your move, Mastodon Moving conducts an important assessment known as an in-home moving survey. Understanding Home Moving Surveys In-home moving surveys are essential to the moving process, as they provide the company with valuable information that is tantamount to a successful moving process. Read More...

3 Helpful Tips for Winter Moving

The winter can be beautiful but it can also be pretty brutal, especially in New England. 2018 in Boston has started off with some seriously cold temperatures and if you’re moving relatively soon, it’s going to be a frigid experience for sure. But, you have to move when you have to move and if it happens in the winter then so be it. It’s not all bad either because there are some perks to moving in the winter. Read More...

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