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The Traditional Move
Moving With HireAHelper
Compare the Top 28 Lake Forest, IL Movers
For over 18 years, HireAHelper has partnered with top-rated moving companies to help tens of thousands of people complete successful moves. With real customer reviews, upfront pricing, and no hidden fees, you always know what to expect before you book.
$100/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minLogan Lift Express
Bellwood, IL
3,408 moves with HireAHelper
$99/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minS & L Express Moving Services
Bloomingdale, IL
9,210 moves with HireAHelper
$115/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minJust Us Movers
Maywood, IL
2,068 moves with HireAHelper
$130/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minPacked Moving Services
Elmwood Park, IL
1,643 moves with HireAHelper
$100/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minMOVEMASTERS
Berwyn, IL
1,536 moves with HireAHelper
$90/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minLavoe Movers
Chicago, IL
1,001 moves with HireAHelper
$150/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minFallen Movers
Chicago, IL
601 moves with HireAHelper
$90/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minGO HARD TRANSPORTS
Chicago, IL
2,049 moves with HireAHelper
Labor-Only vs. The Traditional Move
When most people think of a moving company, they picture a full-service crew that loads, drives, and unloads everything. This is known as local full-service.
Labor-only moving works differently. You handle the transportation—like a rental truck or PODS container—and we connect you with professional movers to load or unload your stuff.
While labor-only requires a bit more work on your end to coordinate all the details, it’s considerably less expensive.
| Full-Service Moving | Labor-Only Moving | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $$$ | $ |
| Moving Truck | Included | You Provide |
| Loading | ✅ | ✅ |
| Unloading | ✅ | ✅ |
| Packing | Add-on | Add-on |
The Cost of Moving in Lake Forest, IL
In Lake Forest labor-only moving help typically costs between $430.66 and $367.24.
If you’re tackling a smaller job, like unloading a PODS-style container, moving into a storage unit, or just need help with the heavy lifting, you can hire hourly moving labor for around $77.27 an hour.
The Cost of Labor-Only vs. Local-Full Service
Even after factoring in the cost of a rental truck, gas, and supplies, labor-only moving usually costs less than half of what you’d pay for local full-service. Full-service is definitely more convenient—but that convenience comes at a price.
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Labor-Only |
Local-Full Service |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Lake Forest, IL |
$360.00 |
$946.79 |
|
Illinois |
$334.39 |
$833.89 |
|
The United States |
$356.65 |
$821.07 |
10,502 Lake Forest Mover Reviews
On average, movers on HireAHelper earn 4.8 stars out of 5.0 after 310,024 verified customer reviews
The guys were phenomenal! Their packing skills were perfect, they were extremely careful with our boxes and furniture. They protected all furniture and glass pieces.
Ricky and Jaden were awesome! They moved the stuff out of our 16ft truck in around an hour and a half, including 2 big sofas! They were great and would definitely recommend them
J and Victor really came through for me. I manage a busy self storage facility in Chicago and currently we are suffering from an inoperable elevator. These gentleman arrived early, were in good spirits and put the gate wanted to help my customer out of this jam of a situation. Big shout out to those kind gentleman.
The guys were great. Got right to work and helped us bang out the unload in less then 2 hours. Went out of their way to put things where we wanted them. Professional and personable.
Victor and Don were amazing! They were on time, worked hard, extremely friendly, and respectful. For our next move, we will definitely be reaching out for their services again.
Kendrick, J, and Richard were incredible. Not only were they bustin their butts the entire time, they were incredibly kind and respectful of our space. I would gladly recommend them to anyone we know!
Victor and Don did a great job! They were friendly and courteous as well as thorough and efficient. Above and beyond as Don had an injury and still worked through it! I highly recommend.
Joshua and Jaih were fast, efficient and very hardworking! It worked out that we both could arrive early and they finished even earlier. The move went smoothly because of them- highly recommend!!
We could not have been more pleased with the overall experience! From the upfront communications, the promptness of the (4) guys that showed up to their keenness of loading and unloading our moving truck. They were able to move items with no issues and look forward to using S & L Express Moving Services when we need them next!
These gentlemen did an amazing job! Quick, efficient, courteous and organized. They moved our entire home with Tetris master efficiency. We hope we have the same team when we move into our home in August.
They arrived right on time, were very friendly, efficient/timely, & did a great job wrapping/packing/moving everything safely. They’re experienced movers & are also reasonably priced. I’d highly recommend them!
I cannot say enough good about the 4 guys that came to unload our 3 moving containers! They were prompt, courteous, respectable of home with no damage! They finished well under the time I paid for! I would highly recommend them and you should have nothing to worry about!
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