Boxes & Packing Supplies
Heavy-duty moving boxes, packing paper, tape and wardrobe boxes for customers packing themselves.
Moving tips
Moving Checklist & Tips From Our Crews
What to do eight weeks out, the week before and the morning of, plus the packing habits that keep moving day short and your things in one piece.
The moving timeline
Your Moving Checklist, Week by Week
6 to 8 weeks out
- Get moving estimates and book your movers. Summer dates fill two to four weeks ahead.
- Walk every room and decide what’s not coming: sell, donate, give to family or toss.
- Measure the new place and your biggest furniture.
- Start a moving folder for estimates, contracts and receipts.
3 to 4 weeks out
- Get boxes, paper and tape, and start packing rooms you rarely use.
- Book building elevators or loading times at both ends if needed.
- Schedule utility shut-off and start dates, and forward your mail.
- Arrange any piano or safe move with us, and a storage unit if you need one.
The last week
- Pack everything except the essentials, and label boxes by room on the top and a side.
- Disconnect appliances and take down wall-mounted TVs.
- Empty breakables and valuables from dressers.
- Use up or give away flammables, paint and chemicals. Movers can’t take them.
The night before
- Pack a “first night” bag: medications, chargers, toiletries, clothes, sheets and towels.
- Set aside what travels with you: documents, jewelry, firearms, pets and valuables.
- Clear a path and a parking spot for the truck.
- Get some sleep. The crew does the heavy lifting.
Packing tips
Pack Like a Pro
- Use real moving boxes. They’re stronger and stack square in the truck.
- Heavy in small, light in large. A large box of books is a back injury waiting to happen.
- Fill boxes to the top with paper. Boxes with empty space crush when they’re stacked.
- Wrap dishes one at a time and stand plates on edge.
- Tape the bottom twice and the top once, across the seams.
- Label the room and the contents, plus “fragile” when it is.
- Keep hardware together: bed bolts and shelf pins go in a bag taped to the furniture.
Rather not pack at all? Our packing crews can handle part or all of it.
Moving day
Making the Day Go Smoothly
- Be ready when the crew calls to say they’re on the way. Boxes packed and taped, beds stripped.
- Walk the crew through the house so they know what’s going, what’s staying and what’s fragile.
- Have someone at the new place (or there yourself) to show where furniture goes.
- Keep kids and pets in one safe room while doors are propped open.
- Do a last walk-through of closets, cabinets, the attic and the garage before the truck leaves.
Moving a parent
Tips for a Senior or Assisted Living Move
- Plan the new room first and choose the pieces that will make it feel like home.
- Ask the community about move-in times, elevators and parking.
- Keep the familiar: the same bedding, photos and favorite chair.
- Decide where everything else goes (family, storage, donation) before moving day.
More in our guide to senior & assisted living moves.
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