Lighthouse Point is the shortest run we make outside Pompano Beach. From central Pompano a crew usually reaches the city in 8 to 12 minutes, up Federal Hwy (US 1) or across Sample Rd, so travel time is a small part of the estimate. That makes us a practical choice when you need movers in Lighthouse Point, FL for a big house and a long day.
Pompano Go Movers takes your call at (831) 293-1195, asks the questions a canal street raises, and matches you with an independent local crew that gives you a written estimate before anything is loaded. Every mover we send is registered with the State of Florida as required and insured.
Waterfront houses, dead-end streets and heavy furniture
About 10,500 people live here (10,486 at the 2020 Census), and nearly all of them live on or near water. Most of the city was dug into canals in the 1950s and 1960s, so the typical job is a single-family waterfront home at the end of a narrow dead-end street.
Three things decide how those days go:
- Truck position. With cars on both sides, a dead-end street may fit one truck and nothing else. Where it parks sets the length of every carry.
- Long carries. Patio sets, grills and boat gear live on the canal side, far from the curb.
- High-value pieces. Pianos, safes, stone-top tables and large art each need their own plan, which is where furniture and heavy item movers come in.
Those factors, plus crew size, hours, packing materials and your date, drive the price, and the written estimate sets it. Our guide to what movers charge extra for walks through each line.
Getting a truck from Federal Hwy to the canal
Most jobs here start from Federal Hwy, which runs the length of the city, or Sample Rd on the south edge. The Beacon Light and Venetian Isles shopping centers on Federal are the landmarks we give a driver for the turn east, and midday traffic around them is worth planning for.
East of Federal the streets narrow toward the canals and the Hillsboro Inlet. Weekend games at Dan Witt Park can fill nearby curbs, as can a busy afternoon near Frank McDonough Park, so a Saturday move close to either is better started early. If a full-size truck cannot turn around, the crew may back in or shuttle with a smaller vehicle.
Hillsboro Beach, across the Intracoastal
Hillsboro Beach is a thin strip of condos and estates on A1A with no direct bridge from Lighthouse Point. Crews reach it from the Pompano Beach side, heading north on A1A over the Hillsboro Inlet bridge, or from Hillsboro Blvd in Deerfield Beach. Our guide to high-rise condo moves covers the insurance certificates and elevator windows those buildings tend to ask for.
Services Lighthouse Point homeowners book most
Calls from here are mostly whole-house local moves, so the crew we match you with usually brings packing help and heavy-item gear along with the truck.
- Local Movers
A canal-front home moving to another Lighthouse Point street, into Pompano Beach or up to Deerfield Beach. Hourly work with a crew sized for a full house and a truck chosen to fit your street.
- Packing Services
Full or partial packing for large households: dish packs for kitchens and bars, mirror and picture cartons, wardrobe boxes. Packing the day before keeps a narrow street clear on move day.
- Furniture and Heavy Item Movers
Pianos, gun safes, marble tables and armoires carried off waterfront lots. The route is planned around seawalls, pool decks and steps, with extra hands for anything unusually heavy.
- Long Distance Movers
For owners selling in Lighthouse Point and leaving Florida, we match you with an interstate mover holding USDOT and MC numbers and line up pickup around your closing date.
Also available in Lighthouse Point: apartment and condo movers, commercial and office movers and last-minute and same-day movers.
What a canal-street move needs from the crew we send
Big houses, small streets and a short drive. Here is what we line up before a Lighthouse Point date.
- Your paid hours go into the house, not the drive. From central Pompano Beach the trip is usually 8 to 12 minutes. On a long whole-house day that keeps travel a minor line on the estimate and leaves the hours for wrapping, carrying and setting up rooms.
- The back of the lot gets counted. We ask what sits on the canal side: dock boxes, patio sets, an outdoor kitchen, a safe in the garage, steps down to the seawall. That tells the mover how many people to send and how long the carries run, so the estimate matches the real day.
- Container rules come up before you rent one. If you are weighing a portable storage container against a crew and truck, the city requires a permit, generally wants the unit in the driveway, limits a home to three days in a row and six days a year, and requires removal once a hurricane warning is issued. Check the current rules with the city first.
- Hillsboro Beach gets a condo plan, not a house plan. Across the Intracoastal the job turns into a certificate of insurance, an elevator window and a loading spot off A1A. We ask for the building contact on the first call so the mover can check what it can meet before you commit to a date.
Nearby areas we serve
The same coordinators book moves across the coastal Broward ring. See every city on the service areas page, or start with movers in Pompano Beach.
Movers in Deerfield Beach, FL
Century Village East condo moves, Deer Creek golf-course homes and beach towers near the pier, with association paperwork and elevator bookings sorted before move day.
Deerfield Beach moving details 12 to 18 minutes from Pompano BeachMovers in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Low-rise condo and seasonal-home moves along A1A, including small loads and moves done while you are up north. Sea Ranch Lakes included.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea moving details 15 to 20 minutes from Pompano BeachMovers in Oakland Park, FL
Hourly apartment, duplex and small-home moves across Oakland Park, from North Andrews Gardens to the Dixie Hwy downtown, including month-end and short-notice dates.
Oakland Park moving detailsMoving in Lighthouse Point: common questions
Can a full-size moving truck get down a Lighthouse Point canal street?
Usually yes, though not always right to the door. Many canal streets are narrow dead ends with parked cars and little room to turn, so the crew may back in, park at the mouth of the street and carry farther, or shuttle with a smaller truck. When you call, describe the street width, parked cars, low branches and the distance from curb to door so the mover can pick the right truck.
Can you move a piano or a safe out of a waterfront home?
Yes, as long as we know the details in advance. For a piano, tell us whether it is an upright or a grand and roughly how big. For a safe, give the approximate weight, whether it is bolted down and whether steps or a pool deck sit on the route. Very heavy pieces may need extra crew or equipment, and that appears in the written estimate. Our heavy furniture and piano moving page explains more.
Do you also cover Hillsboro Beach condos on A1A?
Yes, Hillsboro Beach is part of our Lighthouse Point coverage. Most jobs there are condo moves, and many buildings ask for a certificate of insurance and a booked service-elevator window, often 48 to 72 hours ahead. Call early with the building name and the manager's contact. Whether a COI or elevator slot can be arranged on short notice depends on the mover and the building, so we will not promise it. See condo and apartment movers for the condo side.
How fast can a crew reach Lighthouse Point from Pompano Beach?
The drive is usually 8 to 12 minutes from central Pompano Beach. How soon a crew is free is a separate question that depends on the day, the season and the size of the job. From November to April, weekend dates can fill three to four weeks ahead, so read our snowbird season booking tips and call (831) 293-1195 as soon as you have a closing or lease date.
What makes a Lighthouse Point house move cost more or less?
Mostly the house and the street, not the distance. Travel from Pompano Beach is short, so the estimate is driven by crew size and hours, which grow with the inventory, the length of the carry from where the truck can park, steps and pool decks on the route, and pieces such as pianos or safes. Packing a large kitchen, a bar and an art collection adds materials and labor. We do not quote prices by phone; the price comes from the mover's written estimate, and our guide to comparing moving quotes in Pompano Beach shows what to check line by line.
Will movers take boat gear, grills and patio furniture from a canal-side yard?
Usually yes for the gear, no for anything flammable. Patio sets, umbrellas, dock boxes, fishing rods and an empty grill can go on the truck when they are listed in the inventory. Fuel cans, propane tanks, boat fuel, flares, paint and pool chemicals are hazardous materials that movers generally refuse, so use them up, give them away or dispose of them before move day. Ask the mover for its prohibited-items list, and tell us about large outdoor pieces early so they are counted in the crew size and hours.