Packing Services

Use a sturdy wardrobe box for clothing suspended on hangers. Your clothing will arrive at your new residence as clean and wrinkle-free as possible. Use a linen box for other clothing.

Have our crewmen pad wrap furniture and wood surfaces to avoid scratching and chipping.

High value and fragile items such as computers, televisions or appliances should be wrapped in the original packaging. If that packaging is no longer available pad wrap or bubble wrap these products for extra safety.

Some of your belongings have unique needs. Large items such as chandeliers and grandfather clocks can be crated and doubly protected with packing material to ensure their safe transit and arrival.
6 Weeks before Moving:
Contact your agent to start getting the details of your move organized as soon as you can.

Create a "move information" file. Using an organizer folder with interior pockets makes it easy to store important information and collect receipts for moving related expenses.

Ask the Internal Revenue Service for information about tax deductions on moving expenses and what receipts you’ll need to keep. Give your previous employer your new address so that a copy of your W-2 form can be forwarded.

Contact your insurance agent to transfer property, fire, auto and medical insurance.

When organizing dental and medical records, be sure to include prescriptions, eyeglass specifications and vaccination records. Keep such items with you during the move.

Contact any clubs or associations you are associated with for information on transferring, selling or ending you memberships.

Wills, stock certificates and other one-of-a-kind items (jewelry, photos, and home videos) are difficult or impossible to replace. You may want to carry them with you instead of packing them.
4-5 Weeks before Moving:
Take an objective look at what you own, and decide what must go and what can be left behind. Books you’ve read and will never read again? The pan with the broken handle or the children’s long-forgotten games? Remember – extra weight costs more money. Consider having a garage sale to lighten the load.

Sit down and start organizing your move. Make a list with three columns: items to leave behind, items for moving company, and items you’ll move by yourself. If you haven’t done so, consider taking a household inventory for your records and to determine the declared value of the shipment.

Prepare a list of friends, family, business firms and others who should be notified of your move. The post office and any billing company should also be made aware of your move.

Make arrangements to move any one-of-a-kind or special items. Often times they may require packing materials and procedures that are best left to moving professionals or a third-party specialist.

2-3 Weeks before Moving:
Make final packing decisions. Start preparing for the move by packing those items you don’t use often.

Clean and clear your home, including closets, basements and attics.