Scotts Valley Movers for Hillside and Redwood Homes

Scotts Valley sits on Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the first town you reach coming down from the summit toward Santa Cruz. It is a small city, and much of it is houses tucked into the trees: on slopes, at the end of private lanes, behind long driveways.

In a place like this the furniture is rarely the hard part. Getting a 26-foot truck close to the door, and carrying safely when it cannot get close, is what decides how long the move takes. This page is about how we plan for that.

Most Scotts Valley moves go either over Highway 17 to the South Bay or a short way down the hill to Santa Cruz. Both are local hourly moves.

• Is the driveway paved, and how steep is it? Is there room to turn a large truck around, or would it have to back out?
• Is there a gate, a low branch or a tight bend on the way in?
• How far is it from the closest level parking spot to the front door, and are there steps on the way?
• Is the home on more than one level, with stairs inside?
• Is anything very heavy: a piano, a gun safe, a stone table? These change the crew.

Our trucks are 26-foot, 26,000-pound GVW trucks, the largest that can be driven without a commercial license on local moves. They hold about 1,750 cubic feet, so most homes go in one trip. When a road is too narrow or a driveway too steep, the truck stays on level ground and the crew carries, which takes longer. We would rather tell you that before move day than surprise you.

Local moves are hourly with a 3-hour minimum: 2 movers $145, 3 movers $175, 4 movers $235, the same any day of the week. Three movers is our standard. On a home with a long carry, ask us whether a fourth mover makes sense; extra hands can shorten the trips to the truck.

We do not charge for our drive to Scotts Valley or back to San Jose. When your new home is more than 10 minutes from the old one, California rules apply double drive time between them. Blankets, tape, wardrobe boxes, floor protection and furniture disassembly and reassembly are included. Packing materials are charged as used.

Typical Scotts Valley move by home size

We went through the local jobs we closed in the last few months and laid the results out by home size below. Read them as a typical spread. What you pay is the hours worked times the rate, in 15-minute steps after the 3-hour minimum.

Figures use the middle half of billed hours from local moves we completed for direct customers July through October 2026, drive time between homes included, account and full-pack jobs left out. Boxes and other supplies are extra, and no job bills under 3 hours.

A tucked-away house with a long carry from the road will usually sit higher in its row than a home with a driveway at the door, so tell us the distance and any steps.

A grand or baby grand piano always gets a four-mover team, and a piano-only grand job carries a 4-hour minimum. An upright needs four movers only if there is a flight of stairs; otherwise three. On a hillside lot, tell us about every step between the piano and the truck. See piano moving for details.

Down the hill is Santa Cruz. Over the summit on Highway 17 are Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and San Jose.