Professional Packing Services

We pack. You supervise with a coffee.

Professional packing adds 15% to 25% to your move price, or $60 to $80 per hour per packer if you'd rather pay hourly. A full 2-bedroom pack typically runs $400 to $900 with all materials included, and boxes cost $2 to $5 each. We quote it flat with your move, with unpacking optional.

Professional mover carefully wrapping a sofa in protective blankets

What you get

What's included in every packing job

All materials: boxes, dish barrels, wardrobe boxes, packing paper, bubble wrap, and tape. No midnight runs for more boxes.
Room-by-room labeling: every box is marked with its room and contents, so unloading goes quickly and nothing gets lost.
Careful fragile handling: dishes in barrels, glasses in cell dividers, art and mirrors in picture boxes.
Wardrobe boxes: closets travel on hangers and arrive wrinkle-free.
Coverage on what we pack: boxes packed by our crew are covered if anything breaks in transit.
Optional unpacking: we unbox, place, and haul away every empty carton the same day.

Packing pairs with any move: add it to a local move for a truly hands-off day, or to a long-distance move, where the extra miles make pro packing worth even more.

Full transparency

2026 packing service prices

Labor and materials, quoted flat with your move. You can pack the whole home or just the rooms you'd rather skip.

Packing service	Price range	Notes
Full-home packing (add-on)	+15%–25% of move price	Everything boxed, labeled, move-ready
Hourly packing	$60–$80/hr per packer	Great for partial packs
Full pack — studio / 1BR	$250–$500	Crew of 2 · 2–4 hours
Full pack — 2-bedroom	$400–$900	Crew of 2 · 4–6 hours
Full pack — 3-bedroom+	$800–$1,500	Crew of 2–3 · up to a full day
Kitchen-only pack	$150–$300	The room everyone hands us first
Boxes & materials	$2–$5 per box	Included in full-pack quotes
Unpacking service	$60–$80/hr per packer	Empty boxes hauled away same day

Updated August 2026, based on U.S. market rates for professional packing. See the full price guide

Why pro-packed boxes break less

Dishes ride vertically in double-walled dish barrels. Plates stacked flat crack under their own weight; plates on edge don't. Glasses get individual paper wraps and cell dividers, every fragile box gets crushed-paper suspension top and bottom, and no box goes over about 50 pounds, because a box you can't lift safely is a box that gets dropped. Everything is labeled by room and contents, which sounds fussy until you're looking for the coffee maker on your first morning.

What affects your packing price

The kitchen-to-closet ratio. Kitchens and home bars are slow (everything's breakable); bedrooms and linen closets are fast. A home with two china cabinets packs very differently than a minimalist loft of the same size.
Books. Wonderful to own, heavy to box. A big library means more small boxes and more time.
Art, mirrors, and TVs. Each needs its own picture box or TV crate. They protect well, but they add up, so tell us the count up front.
How much is already done. Half-packed homes are quoted as partial packs. Just be honest about the difference between "packed" and "in piles."

The one thing to do before the packers arrive

Declutter first. Our crew will cheerfully pack anything that isn't nailed down, including, one memorable time, a trash can with the trash still in it. Every donation run you make before pack day is money off your quote and one less box to unpack. Pack a personal essentials bag too (meds, chargers, documents) and set it somewhere we're told not to touch.

Packing questions

Packing Services FAQ

How much does professional packing cost in 2026?

Two ways to price it: as a flat add-on of 15% to 25% of your move price, or hourly at $60 to $80 per packer. In practice, a full 2-bedroom pack lands around $400 to $900 including labor, and materials like boxes run $2 to $5 each. We quote it flat with your move, so the whole thing is one written number.

Is professional packing worth it?

If you value your evenings, usually yes. Packing a 2-bedroom yourself takes most people 3 to 5 full days spread over stressful weeks; our two-person crew does it in 4 to 6 hours. Pro-packed boxes also break less, thanks to dish barrels, real packing paper (not newspaper ink on your plates), and boxes packed to the right weight. Items we pack are covered if they break in transit, while boxes you pack yourself generally are not.

Can you pack just part of my home?

Yes, partial packing is our most popular option. Most people hand us the kitchen (the slowest, most breakable room in any house, typically $150 to $300 on its own), plus art, mirrors, and electronics, and pack their own clothes and books. You choose the rooms and we quote it flat.

Do you unpack at the new place too?

Yes. Unpacking typically runs $60 to $80 per hour per packer. We unbox everything, place items on shelves and counters where you direct, reassemble what we disassembled, and haul away every empty box and scrap of paper the same day. You go from truck to livable in one afternoon instead of three weekends of boxes.

When does the packing crew come?

For most homes, the day before your move. A 2-bedroom takes a crew about 4 to 6 hours, and sleeping among sealed boxes for one night is a small price for a smooth move day. Smaller places can be packed the morning of the move, and large houses may get a two-day pack. We'll set the schedule when we lock your quote.

Never wrap another wine glass

Tell us about your place and we'll quote packing flat with your move, materials included.

✓ All boxes & materials included
✓ What we pack is covered in transit
✓ Whole home or just the kitchen