Crane rental in Houston

Tell us the load, the height and the site. One Houston-area crane company follows up with a price.

Areas we cover

We take requests from Harris County and the towns around it: Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte and Baytown along the Ship Channel; Katy, Cypress and Sugar Land to the west; Spring, The Woodlands and Conroe to the north; and Pearland and League City to the south.

Common lifts

• Rooftop HVAC units. Short, planned lifts on stores, offices and churches, often done early on a weekend.
• Steel and trusses. Multi-day work on new warehouses and shops.
• Plant and terminal work. East side jobs with site training, permits and escorts.
• Residential picks. Hot tubs, pool parts, containers and shop beams, often a boom truck job.

What drives the price

• Size of the crane. Set by load weight, reach and height together, not weight alone.
• Time. Most operated rentals bill by the hour with a minimum, plus travel from the yard.
• Extra trucks. Larger cranes haul counterweights on separate trucks.
• Crew. Riggers and a signal person may be added.
• Ground and access. Soft soil can call for mats; tight lots can call for a bigger crane parked farther away.

Two rules worth knowing

Federal rules (29 CFR 1926.1427) require crane operators on construction work to be trained, certified or licensed, and evaluated. source The power-line rule (29 CFR 1926.1408) sets minimum distances from lines, so mention any lines near the lift path. source

How it works

1. Send the lift details.
2. One rental company that covers your side of town reviews it.
3. They call or email with questions and a quote.

Read before you call

• Operated or bare rental
• What a rental desk asks
• Ship Channel and east side
• Katy and west Houston
• North Houston and The Woodlands