Chandelier, Mirror and Artwork Moving in Jeddah
These items are not moved with the rest of the furniture and are not covered by its price. They come down separately, are wrapped separately, travel in a closed vehicle and are rehung separately. The line is quoted on its own after a free survey.
Why these are a separate line on the quote
Three characteristics put them in their own category.
First, they are fixed rather than placed. Every one of them is attached to a ceiling or a wall by a fixing that has a method for removal and a method for refitting. None of them is simply picked up.
Second, they are fragile in a way that does not show. A single chandelier arm can look perfect and carry a hairline crack that only appears once it is reassembled and lit. A mirror will take vertical pressure happily and break from modest lateral vibration.
Third, they are effectively irreplaceable. A chandelier is bought for a specific ceiling, a painting may be unique, and a mirror cut for a particular wardrobe cannot be replaced with a stock size.
That is why they appear as their own line and are never folded into a round transport figure. A mover who gives you one price for everything has usually not planned for these items at all.
Nothing is touched before it is photographed
Short documentation that protects both sides and takes minutes.
Before any fixing is loosened we inspect each piece with you and record its condition as it stands: existing cracks, a missing arm, a scratched frame, a mark on the mirror surface. We photograph it and show you the photographs before starting.
This is not a formality. Items hung well above eye level often carry old flaws that their owner has never noticed, and those flaws surface after rehanging in the new home, where they get blamed on the move.
The same photographs serve a second purpose: they are the reference for putting a multi-tier chandelier back together. Nobody reassembles one of those from memory, and the result of trying is a fitting that looks subtly wrong even with every piece present.
At delivery we inspect again in front of you before the crew leaves, and count the numbered chandelier boxes. The installation photographs are handed to you regardless of whether we do the refitting; they are yours.
Chandeliers come down from the bottom up
The common mistake is doing it in the opposite order.
Many people release the ceiling fixing first and then try to lower the whole fitting. That puts the entire weight into the crew hands at once while the glass pieces are still hanging and swinging. The correct sequence is the reverse.
Isolate the power
At the board, not at the switch, and confirmed before anything is touched
Photograph it
The finished fitting and each tier, before a single piece is removed
Remove the glass
Every hanging piece first, wrapped and numbered by tier and position
Dismantle arms and frame
Once the body is light and carries nothing loose
Release the ceiling fixing
Last, with two people, and the floor covered beneath the hanging point
Numbering by tier and position, not in arbitrary order, is what makes reassembly match the original. Boxes of numbered parts stay together in one place in the vehicle and are counted out in front of you on arrival.
Mirrors break from torsion, not from weight
This single fact dictates how every sheet of glass is handled.
Flat glass is extremely strong against even pressure and extremely weak against twisting and flexing. That is why mirrors always travel standing on their long edge, are never carried flat and are never laid horizontally in a vehicle.
- Tape in a cross pattern across the face, so fragments hold together if it does break
- Compressed card on both faces, with reinforced protection on all four edges
- Two people on every carry, however small it looks, holding the two edges
- Standing against a padded wall in the vehicle and strapped, never free-leaning
- A separator between every two mirrors; glass against glass is the worst possible arrangement
Wardrobe door mirrors are a special case. It is better to leave the mirror on the door and remove the door itself, because detaching a mirror from a door and re-bonding it is joinery rather than removals, and it rarely sits perfectly flat again.
Artwork: frame, glass and surface are three problems
Each needs a different protection, and one wrapping method serves none of them well.
A glazed picture is treated like a mirror as far as the glass goes: cross-taped, carded, carried on its edge. An unglazed painting is the exact opposite problem, because nothing at all should touch the painted surface.
So we fit spacers on the frame edges that hold any covering clear of the surface, and we never wrap plastic directly over an oil or acrylic painting, particularly in Jeddah heat, where the surface can stick to the film.
The frame itself is what usually gets damaged. Its corners make first contact, so they are fitted with card corner protectors before anything else goes on. Pictures travel upright with separators between them, never stacked face to back.
Prices in SAR
Quoted apart from general transport.
| Move size | Estimated price (SAR) | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pickup / single items | 80 – 250 | One or two pieces inside Jeddah, loading and unloading |
| Studio or single room | 350 – 600 | Dismantling, packing, loading, transport, reassembly |
| Two-bedroom flat | 500 – 900 | Full crew with a closed truck |
| Three-bedroom flat | 800 – 1,400 | Larger crew and extended packing |
| Four to five bedrooms | 1,200 – 1,900 | Sometimes two days depending on floors |
| Small villa | 1,500 – 2,500 | More than one truck and an extended crew |
| Large villa | 2,500 – 4,000 | Scheduled over two days with full packing |
Prices are estimates and are fixed after a free survey. The agreed figure is written down before work starts and does not change afterwards.
Moving these items alone normally sits in the first row of the table. The removal and refitting work is quoted under the dismantling rates: SAR 150 to 300 for a bedroom and SAR 400 to 900 for a full apartment package, with the chandelier and mirror line set at the survey according to number, height and fixing type.
We do not give a final figure for a large chandelier or a fixed mirror without seeing it, because ceiling height and fixing type change both the time and the crew. The survey costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Rehanging: wall type and what sits behind it
Half of the service is the refitting, not the journey.
Hanging in the new home requires knowing the wall before drilling: plasterboard, block, concrete or a cavity wall. Each takes a different fixing, and the wrong one is why mirrors and pictures come down weeks later rather than on the day.
We always ask whether electrical cable or plumbing runs behind the fixing point before drilling. That one question prevents a serious and expensive fault, particularly on walls near kitchens and bathrooms.
A chandelier needs two things: a fixing point that genuinely carries its weight, and a height that suits the room. If the new ceiling is lower we tell you before fitting and suggest shortening the chain where that is possible, rather than installing something people have to walk around.
Should it move at all?
A question we sometimes raise before the customer does.
Not every chandelier is worth moving. A fitting designed for a higher ceiling or a larger room can arrive in perfect condition and still be wrong for the space. A mirror cut for a wardrobe that is not coming with you has no value in the new house.
We say so at the survey and leave the decision to you. If you decide against moving it, we can take it down and hand it over wrapped so you can sell it or give it away, which costs far less than transporting and installing it before discovering it does not fit.
Candour here serves us too. An item that was moved and installed correctly but disappoints its owner becomes a complaint regardless of how good the workmanship was.
Storing fragile items between homes
Common during renovations or a delayed handover.
Many customers put these pieces into storage while a house is refurbished or before a new unit is handed over. Storage starts at SAR 150 to 300 a month for one or two rooms and SAR 250 to 450 for an apartment.
Wrapping for storage differs from wrapping for immediate delivery: glass stays upright, separated and off the floor, chandelier parts stay sealed in their numbered boxes, and the photographs taken before dismantling are kept and handed over with the items.
Paintings should never be stored flat and stacked, however short the period. Accumulated pressure leaves a mark on the surface that cannot be corrected later.
Related services
Lines commonly booked alongside these items.
If these pieces are part of a whole-home move, start at home moving services in Jeddah. Dismantling and refitting generally is covered under dismantling and reassembly.
Oversized seating usually travels on the same day and has its own method, set out in majlis and large sofa moving. Where the lift cannot be used and items go via the stairs, moving without a lift explains how that is measured.
If the pieces will be held before refitting, furniture storage in Jeddah gives the monthly rates and the different wrapping storage requires.
All of it is booked on one number and appears on a single written quote before any work starts.
Frequently asked questions
No. The hanging glass comes off first, wrapped and numbered, then the frame, then the ceiling fixing last. Moving one intact is the main cause of broken arms.
Because a multi-tier fitting with similar parts cannot be reassembled from memory. The photographs are the reference, and they are handed to you afterwards.
Standing on the long edge, cross-taped, carded on both faces with reinforced edges, and strapped against a padded wall in the vehicle.
Better to leave the mirror in the door and remove the door. Detaching and re-bonding a mirror is joinery work and it rarely sits flat again.
Not directly on the surface, especially in heat. We use spacers on the frame so any covering is held clear of the paint.
Yes, and that is half the service. We identify the wall type, select the right fixing and ask about cable and plumbing runs before drilling.
Transport normally sits in the first row of the rate table; removal and refitting is a separate line set at the survey by number, height and fixing type.
We tell you before fitting and propose shortening the chain where possible, rather than hanging something that obstructs the room.
No. Chandeliers, mirrors and artwork always travel in a closed vehicle, even when the rest of the load is on a van.
We take it down and hand it over wrapped so you can sell or give it away. That is far cheaper than moving and installing it first. For televisions and monitors see moving large TVs and screens.
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