We pack it
or you do
Packing is the slowest part of a move and the part most often done badly. We will do all of it, or the half that actually matters, or none of it — and we will tell you which one we would pick if it were our kitchen.
Whichever you choose, it is priced into the same range you get on this site rather than appearing as a surprise on loading day.
Sped up.
Two ways to do it
Full pack
Everything boxed and wrapped
We bring the cartons, the paper and the tape, and the house is packed for you — kitchen, wardrobes, books, ornaments, electronics — on top of wrapping and blanketing the furniture. You live normally until the day before.
Worth it when time is the scarce thing, or when the house is large enough that a weekend will not cover it.
Partial pack
About a third of a full pack
We take the parts that break and the parts that take longest: the kitchen, glass, mirrors, artwork, lamps and electronics. You keep the clothes, the books and the linen, which are quick and hard to damage.
What most people should choose, and the one we will suggest if you ask us honestly.
What the crew is doing in that clip
Nothing in it is staged for a camera. It is one bedroom, filmed at speed, and every step in it is on every job.
Blankets before anything else
Quilted pads go round the case goods and the bed before a single thing leaves the room. Wood against wood in a moving trailer is how furniture arrives scratched, and a blanket costs less than a refinish.
Stretch wrap over the blanket
The film holds the pad in place and keeps drawers and doors shut in transit. It goes over the blanket rather than straight onto the finish — plastic against a polished surface for two weeks in a hot trailer is its own kind of damage.
Cartons marked for what is in them
The one marked GLASS in the clip is a real carton doing a real job. A box that says what it holds and which way is up is a box that gets carried and stacked correctly by somebody who was not there when it was packed.
Questions about packing
- Do movers pack for you?
- Yes. A full pack means we bring the cartons, paper and tape and box everything in the house — kitchens, wardrobes, books, ornaments — as well as wrapping the furniture. A partial pack means we do the parts most likely to break or take longest: the kitchen, glass, artwork and electronics, while you handle clothes and books. Either can be added to the price you see on this site.
- How much does packing cost?
- It is priced off the volume of the shipment rather than by the hour, so it scales with the size of the home rather than with how fast anybody works. A partial pack is roughly a third of a full one. Both appear as their own line on the paperwork — a single number with no breakdown is not a price.
- Is it worth paying someone to pack?
- For the kitchen and anything fragile, usually yes: it is the slowest part of a move and the part most often done badly. For clothes and books, usually not — they are quick, they are hard to damage, and you know what is in them. That is the whole reason a partial pack exists, and we will say so rather than sell you the bigger option.
- What about a piano, a pool table or a safe?
- Those are handled separately from a normal pack, with the right equipment and usually a crate. Tell us before the survey rather than on the day — they change the crew, the kit and the time, and a mover who finds out at the door is the mover who gets it wrong.
- What happens if something is damaged?
- The default coverage on any interstate move is 60 cents per pound per article, which on a television is a rounding error rather than compensation. Full value protection costs money and is worth understanding before the truck arrives, not after. Ask what your coverage is and get the answer in writing.
- Should I pack anything myself before you arrive?
- Documents, medication, jewellery, keys and anything you would not want out of your sight for two weeks — those travel with you, not on the truck, and no reputable carrier will ask otherwise. Beyond that, anything you pack yourself is money saved, and a carton you packed is one we will not take responsibility for having packed.