Full-Service Packing in Philadelphia, PA

Packing is usually the part of moving people put off the longest, and it’s also where most damage happens when it’s rushed. Universal Moving Services offers full-service packing for customers who want the whole household boxed, wrapped, and labeled by a trained crew instead of a frantic weekend with a roll of tape.

We pack room by room, using appropriately sized boxes for books versus linens versus kitchenware, and we label each box by room and general contents so unpacking at the new place is straightforward instead of a guessing game. Fragile items get individual wrapping, not just a box full of newspaper.

What full-service packing covers

• Kitchen: dishware, glassware, small appliances, pantry items
• Bedrooms: clothing, linens, lamps, decor, and mirrors
• Living areas: electronics, artwork, books, and breakables
• Room-by-room labeling for faster unpacking
• Packing materials included – boxes, paper, tape, bubble wrap

Packing service levels

Partial packing is popular with rowhome customers who are comfortable boxing up closets and clothing themselves but want the kitchen and anything breakable handled by the crew. We’ll scope whichever level fits your timeline and budget during the walkthrough.

Mirrors, framed artwork, and flat-screen televisions get their own flat cartons rather than being wrapped and stacked with everything else, which is where a lot of breakage happens with a rushed, self-packed move. It’s a small materials cost that avoids a much bigger replacement cost later.

Good to know: Full-service packing is typically scheduled the day before or the morning of your move, depending on household size – larger Main Line homes sometimes need a dedicated packing day ahead of load day.

Packing pairs naturally with an interstate relocation, where boxes need to survive hours on a truck rather than a short trip across town – see our long-distance moving page for how packing and transport come together on those jobs. It’s just as useful for a local rowhome move where narrow stairwells make loose, unboxed items harder to carry safely; our local moving page covers that side of things.

Every box gets a number, and larger jobs get a written inventory sheet you can reference at the new place, so you know a numbered box marked kitchen went where it was supposed to. It’s a small step that saves a lot of frustration on unpacking day, especially for full-house moves where dozens of boxes are moving through the door at once.

Specialty items like a piano or a gun safe need handling beyond standard packing – those get their own dedicated process, covered on our piano moving and safe moving pages. For everything else in the house, get a free quote and let us know whether you want full or partial packing so we can staff the job correctly.