FAQs About Professional Packing Services

Should you choose a professional packing service? Movers don't only provide the muscles for heavy lifting and the trucks or vans for transportation. A specialized moving company may also offer packing and boxing services. If you're not sure what this service includes or whether you need to hire a pro, take a look at everything you need to know about professional packing ahead of your move.

What Is a Professional Packing Service?

As the name implies, this is a service that allows you to skip the packing step of your move. You don’t have to worry about: 

• Buying boxes, tape, and bubble wrap
• Blanketing or covering every item in your home
• Placing your belongings carefully into containers or boxes
• Sealing the boxes
• Labeling everything with basic descriptions
• Packing up an entire household's worth of moving boxes and bins
  

Instead, the pros do the work for you.

The specific parts of a professional packing service, the materials used, and the items the mover will pack for you depend on each organization. This makes it important to discuss the service or services offered with the moving company when you schedule an appointment or agree to an estimate.

What Are the Benefits of A Professional Packing Service?

Why should you hire a moving company to pack for you? Even though packing may seem like an easy move-related task, it can take time that you don't have to waste. It can also take you away from other personal activities, add to pre-move fatigue/stress, and put added strain on your body. A professional service provider eliminates these issues and can help to help cultivate a low- or no-stress move experience.

Who Should Schedule a Professional Packing Service?

The answer to this question is simple—anyone and everyone. There is no one typical type of person who needs or uses a professional packing service. But there are some circumstances that may make this option more appealing or necessary. These may include:

• After an injury. Do you have a strain, sprain, or other injury that makes you less-than-mobile? If mobility is an issue or you can't lift heavier items, a packing service can help.
• After surgery. Injuries aren't the only medical issues that can affect mobility. Surgery may make it hard to move or you may have post-op activity restrictions. A packing service can make it possible to stay on schedule with your move deadlines.
• After giving birth. Did you recently have a baby? Not only do you feel the physical and emotional strain of this major life change, you may not have the time necessary to pack for your next move.
• If you have children. Even though you had your baby (or babies) years ago, you may still not have the time needed to pack for a move. A professional service also eliminates the need to hire a sitter to watch the kids when you pack, so you can stay at home with your kids while the pros box up your items.
• If you are busy at work. Does your job take up most of your time? Focus on work, instead of packing, with help from a moving company.
• If you need to move quickly. Did you just find out that you have to move in a hurry like next week? With everything else you need to do in a bind, packing seems like it's last on your list. This is where a professional service comes in to save the day.
• If you have delicate or hard-to-pack items. A pro has the experience and equipment necessary to safely pack fragile items, art, and awkwardly shaped belongings.
  

Even though these are the top reasons to hire a packing professional for your next move, you don't need to fall into one of the categories to choose this service. Some people just don't enjoy packing or would rather enjoy a day with their family, spend time outdoors, or just stream their favorite series than pack up all of their belongings.

Do you want to learn more about this time-saving service to streamline your upcoming move? Whether you can't pack or just don't want to, you can hire a professional for this job. Contact Redondo Van and Storage for more information.