Full Packing Services in Ann Arbor
Full packing services in Ann Arbor take every room off your list, including the tiny closets and built-in bookcases older houses here can have. We bring all the materials and label each box by room and contents.
Get a Free QuoteDecide which books stay behind
When you book full packing services in Ann Arbor, the most useful thing you can do beforehand is choose which books aren't coming. The city's recycling list excludes hardcover books, so they don't belong in your cart. If you're an academic hoping to give a collection to the university, know that the U-M Library says it generally doesn't accept unsolicited gifts, though a curator or subject specialist can review an offer.
The library's policy page points to local alternatives, including the district library's Friends book shop, an annual American Association of University Women sale, and Give My Books, which offers local pickup. Call ahead, since each has its own limits. Whatever you keep, we pack.
Packing a house built for smaller wardrobes
Burns Park homes from around 1898 to 1920 belong to an era a local article sums up with sleeping porches, butler's pantries, and tiny closets. So we'd ask where the off-season clothes and extra dishes really live, including the attic and basement, before anyone tapes a box.
If your house has original built-in shelving or glass-front bookcases, we'd want to see them at the estimate, so the crew knows what it's working around. From there, our packers go room by room through kitchen cabinets, closets, bookcases, and china cabinets. Each item gets wrapped individually, and we keep an inventory as we go so you can tell what's in any carton.
Clearing out on a realistic timeline
Donating before packing day means fewer boxes, and it can take longer to arrange than you'd expect. The Kiwanis Thrift Sale says drop-offs are accepted Saturday mornings, and when we last checked, its pickups were booking three weeks or more out. Request one before you set your dates.
You won't need to shop for anything yourself. Boxes, tape, paper, bubble wrap, dish packs, wardrobe boxes, and specialty crating materials all come with this service. When we finish, the house is boxed, labeled, and ready for the truck.
Ann Arbor Moving FAQs
We pack what's on them. Bookcases are part of our room-by-room process, and the contents get the right materials for each type of item. Point out any glass doors or delicate shelving at the estimate. The built-in itself stays with the house.
No. The city's residential disposal guide lists hardcover books as not accepted. Try a local donation option first, and check the current guide before you throw anything out.
No. All materials are included with full packing, down to the tape. You don't need to save liquor store cartons or buy anything ahead of time.