Home Packing Service in Calgary

Packing is where most of the breakage in a move happens — or where it doesn't. A glass wrapped properly rides fine; the same glass tossed loose in a box shows up in pieces. Our crews pack Calgary homes every week, and it shows in what actually arrives intact. You can hand us the whole house, or just the parts you'd rather not deal with.

How much you hand over is up to you

Three ways to do it:

• Full pack — we do the whole house, room by room, wrapping each thing and labelling every box for where it's headed. A three-bedroom takes a crew of two about half a day.

• Partial pack — the popular one. You handle your clothes and the easy stuff, and we take the kitchen (which breaks the most) and anything fragile. You pick what's ours.

• Specialty — art, antiques, electronics, instruments. Each gets custom wrapping and the right box, plus a lot more care than a standard carton gets.

• Unpacking too, if you want — we'll set things out at the new place and take all the empty boxes away, which saves you a day of living out of cardboard.

How we do it

It starts with a quick walk-through so we know what we're dealing with and can bring the right supplies. On the day, everything gets packed the way it should be — real double-walled boxes, not the flimsy kind, and paper instead of newsprint so nothing comes out inky. Glassware goes in dish barrels, and clothes stay on their hangers in wardrobe boxes. Every box gets labelled for its room, so on move day it lands where it belongs instead of in a heap by the door. Materials are part of the service — you're not buying boxes on the side.

Packing for the cold

Calgary winters change how we pack. At -30 the cold is hard on electronics and vinyl, and it'll freeze anything liquid, so those get thermal blankets and less time sitting in the truck. Chinooks are sneakier — a fast 20-degree swing brings condensation, which is rough on electronics and anything paper. If you're moving in the cold, the crew keeps an eye on the forecast and adjusts.

What it costs

Packing is usually quoted as an add-on to the move, and it tends to land somewhere around a quarter to 40% of the total, depending on how much you hand over and how fragile it is. Like the move itself, summer costs more and October's the best value. Get a free quote and we'll price the packing for your place and how much you want us to handle.