Jen Cupp
Bywater · Long-distance move · Trustpilot
Quick and efficient. Took great care of my stuff. We've used them before too and had a good experience then as well.
NEW ORLEANS · LA
Safe Moving in New Orleans
Gun safes and floor safes don't come loose with a dolly and good intentions — Jamal's crew brings the straps and the plan first.
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Desiree can often quote it from your description alone.
Safes are dense, awkwardly balanced, and unforgiving of a bad angle on a staircase. Fast Affordable College Student Movers moves home and gun safes throughout New Orleans using proper rigging — stair-climbing dollies, ramps, and rated straps — instead of trying to muscle several hundred pounds of steel through a hallway by hand.
What’s included
A safe move starts with an assessment of the path: stairs, doorway clearance, and flooring at both the pickup and delivery point, since some floors need protection under that much concentrated weight. We handle the rigging, transport, and placement, and we’ll talk through where the safe should land in the new home before we ever lift it, since moving it a second time after placement is exactly what nobody wants.
Who this serves
This service comes up most for homeowners relocating within Metairie, Gretna, or elsewhere in the metro, and for households pairing a safe move with a larger residential move. It’s not a common ask from students in a dorm room, but it’s a routine part of full-household relocations, especially when a safe is heading along on a long-distance move.
Pricing factors
Weight class, stairs, and distance from the truck to final placement are the main cost drivers. A floor safe in a ground-level Chalmette home is a very different job than a large gun safe coming down from a second-floor bedroom, so give Desiree the approximate weight and the path involved so the quote reflects the actual crew and equipment needed.
Team callout
Jamal Broussard handles rigging on safes the same way he handles pianos — methodically, with the path measured out before anything moves. Seven years of long-distance runs and heavy-item rigging means he’s dealt with plenty of safes that looked straightforward until the doorway measurement came up an inch short, and he plans for that ahead of time.
Scheduling around the academic calendar
Safe moves don’t follow the student calendar, but they do get bundled most often into residential and long-distance bookings, which means scheduling around the heaviest August and May demand still helps secure your preferred date and crew. Request a quote and mention the safe’s approximate weight up front so Jamal can plan the rigging in advance.
Bundled in, not billed separately
Here's what shows up on the truck with your crew
You won't see these listed as extras on the invoice — they're just part of how a New Orleans job gets done.
- Rigging straps and dollies rated for low-center-of-gravity, heavy loads
- Ramp and stair rigging for units too heavy for a standard hand truck
- Floor and doorway protection matched to the safe's weight class
- Both gun safes and general home safes handled the same way
- Bookable standalone or bundled into a residential or long-distance move
Real New Orleans jobs
What New Orleans customers told us
Khemari Howard
Freret · Apartment move · Google
We recently had Jamal and Katie out to help move from one apartment to another within the same complex. They did an excellent job! They were friendly and courteous.
Xelaranger
Mid-City · Apartment move · Google
All my moving men were incredible, I am very grateful and thankful for their time and assistance today. Katie and Jamal were a pleasure to work with, I'd easily recommend them for anyone looking to make their move easier.
The rest of the lineup
Need a different kind of move?
Same New Orleans crew handles all of these across Greater New Orleans, not a separate subcontractor per service.
Local Moving
Katie's crew has hauled enough futons up Freret Street stairwells to size a truck from the address alone.
Long-Distance Moving
Jamal runs the same truck all the way home to Houston or Atlanta — nobody hands your boxes to a stranger halfway.
Residential Moving
A shotgun house off Magazine and a Metairie split-level get the same careful crew, different equipment.
Dorm & Apartment Moving
We know which Freret and Broadmoor complexes need a certificate of insurance before the elevator opens up.
Full-Service Packing
Nobody has time to box a whole kitchen during finals — give Desiree a date and it's done before the truck even backs in.
Piano Moving
An upright and a baby grand don't move the same way, so Jamal wants to know which one you own before he'll put a number on the stairs.
Questions that come up on this job
Answered before you have to ask twice
What size safes can you move?
We move both home and gun safes across a range of weight classes. Tell us the approximate weight and dimensions when booking so we bring the right rigging equipment.
Do you need special equipment for a safe move?
Yes, stair-climbing dollies, ramps, and rated straps are standard for safe moves. We don't move safes with regular furniture equipment.
Can a safe move be combined with a full residential move?
Yes, this is the most common way safe moving gets booked. Mention the safe when scheduling your residential or long-distance move and it gets quoted together.
Will you protect my floors during a safe move?
Yes, floor protection is assessed and used where needed given how much concentrated weight a safe puts on a small footprint.
Whenever you are ready
Put your Safe & Gun-Safe Moving on the calendar
Two addresses is enough for our New Orleans office to send back a written flat rate, usually the same business day.