Moving a piano is the job that separates movers from furniture-haulers. An upright weighs as much as a motorcycle; a grand is heavier, fragile at the legs, and worth more than most cars. Discount Moving & Storage moves pianos across Ottawa regularly — between homes, up and down stairs, into storage, and onward to new owners — with piano boards, heavy padding, and crews trained for the specific work.
Our blog's piano moving guide explains the full method in detail. This page is for booking it: what we need to know, how the move runs, and why your piano shouldn't be an afterthought in a general quote.
Uprights, baby grands, and grands: how each is moved
Uprights travel on a piano board or heavy-duty dolly, wrapped completely in padded blankets, strapped, and wheeled — never dragged. The pedals and casters are the weak points, and they're protected before the piano moves an inch. On stairs, the piano is moved by a trained crew using straps and controlled technique, one step at a time.
Grands are a bigger production: the lid, legs, and pedal assembly are removed and packed individually, the body is padded and secured on a grand board, and the whole instrument rides protected. Reassembly reverses the process, and the piano is positioned — often the room's focal piece — before the crew leaves. After any piano move, book a tuning once it has settled for a couple of weeks in its new home; moves and climate changes both shift pitch.
What we need to know before quoting your piano
Three things determine a piano quote: the type and size of the instrument, the stairs involved at both ends (count them, including porch and entry steps), and access — doorways, tight turns, long carries. Photos help enormously. With those in hand, your quote is written and firm, whether the piano moves alone or as part of a full household move.
Piano-only moves are common — a sale between owners, an inheritance, a move to storage — and we run them as standalone bookings. As part of a household move, the piano is scheduled and crewed as its own item within the plan, so it gets the right people and equipment rather than whoever's free.