Unpacking Services in Ann Arbor
Our unpacking services in Ann Arbor get boxes emptied, belongings onto shelves, and the cardboard out of the house. Your recycling cart stays free, and you don't wait on a weekly pickup to clear the floor.
Get a Free QuoteWhy one recycling cart won't clear a move
A house full of empty cartons is the best argument for unpacking services in Ann Arbor, because the curb won't absorb it all at once. Single-family and duplex homes in the city use 64-gallon recycling carts. Recycle Ann Arbor collects weekly, everything has to fit inside with the lid closed, and extra can't sit beside the cart. It waits for the next service day. Properties with 10 or more units use dumpsters instead.
We break down every box, bundle the packing materials, and take it all with us. If you want to keep some cardboard back, Recycle Ann Arbor's Drop-Off Station (2950 E. Ellsworth Rd) takes large pieces. A gate fee applies, so confirm the details first.
Making small closets and old shelves work
Closets in older Burns Park houses can be tiny, a mark of homes from about 1898 to 1920, so clothes and linens may not all land where you first pictured them. That's where having us in the room helps. You tell us what goes where, and if a closet runs out of space, you can choose a new home for the overflow right then instead of living out of a box for a month.
We work through cabinets, shelves, and closets to your preferences. The everyday plates go where you reach for them. Bathroom supplies get sorted. By the time we leave, the rooms are ready to use.
Landing here right before the fall term
If you're coming to town for a U-M appointment, the academic calendar may set your real deadline. Fall classes on the Ann Arbor campus usually start around the end of August, and each year has its own date. You can add unpacking to your move day package, so the house is further along before the semester takes over.
A study is a good place to start that conversation. Tell us how you want your shelves arranged, whether by subject, by author, or by whatever system you already use, and we'll place things accordingly.
Ann Arbor Moving FAQs
Not if we unpack. We break down the boxes and remove all the packing materials, so nothing needs to go in your building's dumpster. If you keep some boxes for later, check your building's rules before you put them out.
Yes. Flatten them and store them until they fit your cart with the lid closed, since Ann Arbor collects weekly and won't take extras set beside it. Larger amounts can go to the Drop-Off Station.
You can add it to your move day package. How far we get that day depends on the size of the home and the number of boxes, so we'd talk through a realistic plan at the estimate.