5 Advantages of Professional Packing and Unpacking Services

1. Decrease Risk of Property Damage

Property damage is a risk during any move, whether you're going down the block or across the country. You can avoid a lot of this potential damage through appropriate packing techniques. This principle holds particularly true for fragile items such as artwork, electronics, dinnerware, antiques, and oddly shaped or heavy furnishings.

While you may not know exactly how to best approach these items to minimize the impact of transportation, professional packers have the experience and expertise to load most items up and unpack them without damage.

2. Ensure Use of High-Quality Materials

In addition to the training and hands-on experience that packers use to provide packing services, these professionals also have access to all of the materials that they may need to box up your items. These containers often include specialized boxes to handle various items.

High-quality packing materials help reduce the risk of complications and delays caused by flimsy boxes and plastic covers giving out part way through the move.

3. Guarantee of Adequate Assistance

When you pack and unpack on your own, you may assume that you can count on friends and family members to help. However, no matter how long your contact list is, you always risk the chance that your loved ones will have a conflict in the days leading up to your move.

When you work with a professional team, you have a guarantee that your items will be packed up and unpacked with minimal supervision from you and no strain on your body or nerves.

4. Reduce Upheaval During the Move

Few moves happen at truly convenient times. You or your spouse may need to continue working or even start a new job during the process, and your children may need to transfer schools as well as keep up their grades despite the transition.

Hiring a packing and unpacking service can minimize the upheaval your family experiences during the move because all of your items end up where they need to go without days or weeks of work after you arrive. This benefit can be particularly important for families with young children or children with special needs who rely on routines and familiarity.

5. Use Time Wisely

A move requires you to make a lot of decisions and manage the logistics of many moving parts. In the big picture, packing and unpacking is likely less important than looking after your family, maintaining your job productivity, and handling essentials like turning utilities off at your old place and on at the new.

Packing services allow you to focus on the most important tasks first and worry less about the basics of the moving process.

Consider hiring professional packers to receive the benefits listed above. If you’re unsure whether this service is necessary or advantageous to your move, discuss your options and situation with a representative from your moving company as you make your decision.

For complete packing and unpacking services you can trust, rely on the dedicated team at Christofferson Moving & Storage. Contact us for a quote today.