Full-Service Moving in Ann Arbor
Full-service moving in Ann Arbor takes packing, loading, driving, unpacking, and setup off your list. It suits a transfer to a U-M job on a deadline, and it leaves you two local chores: saving receipts and handling cardboard.
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Full-service moving in Ann Arbor makes particular sense if a University of Michigan job is bringing you to town. U-M's Standard Practice Guide says the university may pay moving and relocation costs for new faculty and staff in hard-to-recruit roles, and for people transferring between U-M locations, generally up to one-twelfth of annual salary. Departments use a worksheet, and you submit receipts for approval.
We can't tell you what the university will approve. Ask your department or HR before you book, and find out what it needs from a mover. Then tell your move coordinator, who plans the details ahead of time, so the paperwork you need is part of the plan from the start.
What happens to all that cardboard
Packing a whole house produces a lot of boxes. City rules say cardboard must be flattened and has to fit in the recycling cart with the lid closed. Plastic film and wrap don't belong in the cart at all, under the city's solid waste regulations. One big unpack can fill more than a week's cart.
Moving in late August? The city's Cardboard-Palooza has collected flattened boxes at six locations from about August 22 to September 1. Dates shift, so check its student move page. The rest of the year, ask Recycle Ann Arbor's Drop-Off Station what it can take.
From the first box to a made bed
Here's the sequence. The crew covers floors, door frames, banisters, and walls before moving anything. Packing uses quality materials, with each item wrapped, custom protection for fragile pieces, and boxes labeled by room and contents. Then come loading, transport, unloading, and unpacking.
At the new place, furniture gets reassembled, beds are readied, and everything goes where you point. If you'll get there after the truck does, tell your coordinator who can let the crew in.
Ann Arbor Moving FAQs
It might, for certain roles and transfers, but that's up to the university. Its policy describes a cap and a receipts process. Ask your department or University HR what applies to you, and what they need from us.
Yes, once they're empty and flattened, as long as everything fits with the lid closed. Pull out plastic wrap and foam first, because those don't go in the cart. Extra can go to the Drop-Off Station if it's accepted.
Yes. Unpacking and setup are part of it, along with packing, loading, transport, and unloading. Tell your coordinator which rooms matter most so the crew can start there.