I’ve used BMM twice. The first move was a local move, and everything went well. The second move was from Florida to Texas and cost over $13,000 for the full packing and moving service.
I followed BMM’s guidelines, watched the videos, and sent pictures of our cabinets and closets. I even left ALL of our patio furniture behind. I was very disappointed that the contents of our 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with no garage did not fit on the rented truck. For large/out of state moves, BMM should conduct a site visit to ensure everything will fit. Watching the movers struggle to close the truck gate, I was concerned there would be damage—and unfortunately, there was.
Our 75-inch TV was destroyed, even though we paid extra for the TV boxes. Furniture was also damaged, chipped/cracked chair legs, scuffed bed frames, and broken lamps. On the positive side, the dishes and artwork were packed well and arrived intact.
The bigger issue was the claims process. We had to deal with CAF Claims, BMM’s third-party claims administrator, which was a horrible experience. BMM did not want to honor the full valuation coverage we had purchased, and their final offer was to just reimburse us the cost of the coverage.
Because I was not satisfied with the settlement offered, I chose to pursue 3rd party arbitration and I received 4x what BMM authorized CAF to offer. The entire claims and arbitration process took ~7 months, but the time and effort were worth it to receive a fairer settlement based on the damage incurred. To their credit, BMM stayed pleasant/professional throughout the experience.
Reply from Big Man's Moving
2026.09.21
Hi Avery,
We appreciate the feedback and if you need anything else we would welcome a phone call.
You signed a private settlement agreement which satisfied our engagement. We would appreciate the removal of this information even though some of it is positive. It's been a pleasure working through this with you and neither one of us received everything we wanted but we agreed on a private matter.
Thank you,
Big Man's Moving
We appreciate the feedback and if you need anything else we would welcome a phone call.
You signed a private settlement agreement which satisfied our engagement. We would appreciate the removal of this information even though some of it is positive. It's been a pleasure working through this with you and neither one of us received everything we wanted but we agreed on a private matter.
Thank you,
Big Man's Moving