SpecialtyMoveCost is an independent publisher of cost-estimation tools and guides for moving specialty and heavy household items — pianos, pool tables, gun safes, hot tubs, home safes, aquariums, home gym equipment, heavy appliances, trampolines and antique furniture. We are not a moving company, a broker, or a lead-generation service pretending to be an editorial site.
Most people who search for "how much does it cost to move a piano" (or a pool table, or a gun safe) land on either a generic moving-company blog post with no real numbers, or a lead-capture form that demands contact details before showing anything useful. We built a calculator that shows a full price range up front, and we publish the exact formula behind it on our How we estimate page — no email required to see an estimate.
Our numbers are modeled, not looked up from a live rate feed. We start from publicly published rate ranges from specialty movers and general moving-industry cost data, combine that with each item's typical weight and handling complexity, and adjust for distance and regional labor costs. The full method is on the methodology page. We treat every number as a planning estimate, not a quote, and we say so clearly wherever a price appears on this site.
This site is supported by advertising and, where disclosed, partner/affiliate links to moving-quote services — see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for details. Advertising and partner relationships never influence the estimates our calculator produces; the formula is the same for every visitor regardless of which mover, if any, they end up booking.
If you have better data, spotted an error, or run a specialty-moving business and want to talk about a partnership, see our Contact page.