If you hire a full-service commercial mover, your moving crew likely has mad packing skills, too. You can hire your moving crew to box your goods for travel. When you hire professional packers to box your goods for travel, they bring all the packing supplies you need with them. Think about hiring professional packers whether you’re moving locally or long distance.
If you live near one of our American Van Lines offices in Pompano Beach, FL, Lancaster, TX, or Greensboro, NC, you can order packing supplies and pick them up. For a slight fee, we’ll deliver your supplies locally so you can pack your goods yourself. If you choose our expert packers for your local or long-distance packing needs, they’ll bring with them:
- Boxes of differing shapes and sizes to match your items list
- Paper for extra protection for your most fragile items
- Tape that’s strong and sticks to cardboard.
For Best Results, Use Specialty Packing Boxes to Protect Valuable Items
After you share your item moving list with us, we’ll help you figure out how many boxes you need. We’ll also suggest areas where specialty boxes can make your move easier and more secure. Wardrobe boxes can handle around 20 outfits, while dish-pack boxes each can fit eight to ten place settings of china. Mirror cases, TV boxes, and mattress boxes are designed to fit one item each.
Even if you’re gathering your own boxes to do your own packing, you should lay out some bucks for specialty boxes. You can build your own mirror case and TV box, if you’re so inclined, by tearing up some free, larger boxes and taping them together. But the protection you get from a dishpack box or a wardrobe box can’t be duplicated. Some of the benefits of purchasing specialty boxes include:
- Mirror case – comes with special markings, “Don’t Lay Flat” and “Mirror Box”
- TV box – similar to a mirror case, each is packed with paper for extra protection
- Dish pack box – double-thick walls and individual compartments for fragile items
- Wardrobe box – with a hanging bar to keep your drycleaned clothes wrinkle-free
- Mattress box – available in two sizes to guard against stains, tears, and gouges.
When You Hire Professional Packers, They Bring All Your Packing Supplies
As we said, professional packers will arrive at your home with the proper set of packing materials. Your salesperson recommends the proper packaging, but the packers are the ones who check over your final inventory list to see what you need. They bring fresh, high-quality cardboard boxes, without wet spots or ripped-off tops, that are specifically designed to protect your items during the move.
The condition of your boxes matters when the road is rough. You’ll also be glad your packers cushioned your goods inside their containers. Small boxes are good for books and other heavy items, while the largest boxes should be reserved for light things like comforters and pillows. The goal is to pack boxes that are easy to carry. In general, cardboard box capacity runs as follows:
- Small – each box holds 1 ½ cubic feet of goods
- Medium – each box holds three cubic feet of goods
- Large – each box holds 4 ½ cubic feet of goods
- Extra Large – each box holds six cubic feet of goods.
For a Completely Hassle-Free Move, Make Use of Professional Unpackers
To completely eliminate the hassle of packing from your moving itinerary, hire our experts to unpack your boxes right after they’re delivered. Our professional crews deliver your goods and then immediately begin unpacking them once everything is off the moving vehicle. Since we place each box in its proper room, you’ll be ready to set it all up once our crew departs.
Most crews that unpack your goods also will gather the packing debris and dispose of it. It takes an effort to find somewhere to dispose of the packing debris when you’re in an unfamiliar city, so some crews will only gather your debris for pick-up by your trash hauler. When the unpacking crew leaves, all that’s left is to arrange your goods. The measurements on the boxes we sell and pack are as follows:
- Small – each box is 16” high x 12” wide x 12” deep
- Medium – each box 18” high x 16” wide x 18” deep
- Large – each box is 18” high x 18” wide x 24” deep
- Extra large – each box is 24” high x 20” wide x 24” deep.
Buy the Best Supplies and Hire Professional Packers For a Smooth Move
Professional packers usually charge by the box to package your goods. A good rule of thumb is that it costs as much to hire someone to pack the box as it does to purchase the box from your commercial mover. If you’re concerned about your goods surviving the journey, invest the extra bucks to purchase high-quality professional moving supplies that are designed for the job.
If you hire professional packers to box your goods for travel, they’ll bring those top-notch moving supplies with them. If you live near an American Van Lines storage warehouse, you can order and pick up professional moving supplies from us. American Van Lines offers you these professional packing options:
- Self-packing and unpacking options for people who live near our offices
- Professional packing that includes packing supplies for all your items
- Professional unpacking that can include packing debris removal.
