📦Packing & Unpacking
We box it, wrap it, and label it by room — so nothing arrives broken and nothing takes a week to find.
Packing is where most moves go wrong — not in the truck. A dish wrapped in a dish towel will break on Kelly Drive; a box packed to the top with books will break someone's back or its own bottom. Our packers use real materials and label every box by the room it's going to, so unloading in your new place takes an afternoon instead of a fortnight. We'll pack the whole house or just the kitchen and the closets, which is where most Philadelphia customers want the help.
What's included
- ✓ Boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, and tape — brought to you, not billed as a surprise
- ✓ Dish packs and cell dividers for glassware, and wardrobe boxes so hanging clothes stay on their hangers
- ✓ Every box labeled with its contents and its destination room, so nothing gets opened twice
- ✓ Mirrors, framed art, and TVs boxed properly rather than blanket-wrapped and hoped for
- ✓ Partial packing if you only want help with the kitchen, the closets, or the basement
- ✓ Unpacking at the other end, including breaking down and hauling away the empty boxes
How it works
- 1 Tell us what you want packed — the whole house, or just the rooms you're dreading.
- 2 We bring the materials and pack room by room, so you can still live in the parts of the house we haven't reached.
- 3 Everything gets labeled by room and flagged if it's fragile, and we photograph how complicated setups came apart.
- 4 On move day the packed boxes load first and come off last, which keeps them out of the weather and off the sidewalk.
- 5 If you booked unpacking, we place boxes in the right rooms, unpack, and take the cardboard with us.
Signs you need this
- • You're moving in under two weeks and haven't started
- • The kitchen alone is more glassware than you want to think about
- • You're moving a home office or a record collection and can't afford breakage
- • You've got a full basement or attic that's been accumulating since you moved in
- • You're moving with small kids or a full-time job and simply have no evenings left
Frequently asked
Can you pack just the kitchen?
That's the most common request we get. Kitchens hold the most fragile items per square foot and take the longest, so a lot of people pack their own clothes and books and hand us the cabinets.
Do I have to buy the boxes myself?
No. We bring the boxes, paper, tape, and wrap. If you've already collected boxes we'll happily use them, as long as they're clean and sturdy enough for the trip.
How far ahead should you pack?
Usually the day before for a full-service pack, or two days for a large house. Anything sooner and you're living out of boxes; anything later and it gets rushed, which is exactly when things break.
What won't you pack?
Nothing flammable, corrosive, or explosive — propane tanks, gasoline, paint thinner, aerosols. We'll also ask you to carry your own passports, medication, and jewelry, because those should never be out of your hands during a move.