Packing is the most time-consuming part of any move. It takes most families days — sometimes weeks — to get everything boxed up. If you don’t have the time, the energy, or the packing skills to do it right, let us handle it.
Improperly packed boxes are the #1 cause of damage during a move. Dishes stacked without dividers. Glasses without bubble wrap. Heavy items in oversized boxes. Our packers know exactly how to pack each item to survive the trip — and we stand behind our work.
If you’ve lived in Columbia for any length of time, you know what summer humidity does to cardboard. Boxes that sit in a non-air-conditioned garage for a few days in July start to soften and lose structural integrity. That’s fine for books, not fine for a box of wine glasses stacked three high in the back of a truck. Professional packing accounts for this. We use double-walled corrugated boxes, and we don’t pre-pack weeks in advance and leave things sitting in hot spaces. We also see a pattern with kitchens in Columbia homes – especially the larger ones in River Hill and Clarksville. People collect a lot of cookware, small appliances, and glassware over the years. A typical four-bedroom kitchen in this area fills 12-15 medium boxes, not the 6–8 that most people estimate. Underestimating the kitchen is the number one packing mistake we see. That’s why our packers start there – it’s the hardest room in the house, and getting it right sets the tone for the rest of the move.