How Many Moving Boxes

Determining The Number Of Moving Boxes For A Move

There is no scientific method to calculate the exact number of moving boxes you will need. There are many factors that go into determining the number of boxes for a move. Each packing and moving requirements are unique for each household.

How Long Living in the House – The longer one lives in one location the better chance of acquiring more items. A young person in their first home will obviously have fewer items to pack than someone who has been living in the same place for a decade.
Number of People in the Household – Packing a 3 bedroom home occupied by a young couple typically requires fewer moving boxes than a home including 2 teenage children.
Size of the House – This is the most unpredictable method of determining how many boxes you may need. The reason is that a 4 bedroom, 3 baths home with 2 occupants most probably have fewer items to pack than a 3 bedroom home with 5 occupants.
Number of Bedrooms – This is perhaps one of the better methods to figure out how many boxes you may need. There is a great chance that you can find a moving kit that suits your needs perfectly.
Attic, Basement, Shed, or Garage Storage - Consider all areas of the property when planning for your move. Decide which items you are going to move, sell, or place in storage when ordering supplies.

Our suggestions about the number of boxes are based on the belongings of an average household based on the number of rooms. The followings are our suggested number of moving boxes to pack a certain number of rooms in a typical home:

Number of Moving Boxes for Dorm Room, Efficiencies, or Studios

Recommend For Dorms: Dorm Room Kits

Recommend For Studios: 1-2 Room Moving Kits

Dorm Rooms	# of Boxes
Small Moving Boxes	10
Medium Moving Boxes	12
Large Moving Boxes	8
Wardrobe Boxes	1

Number of Moving Boxes for Packing One Bedroom

Our Recommendation For Starting Out: 2-3 Room Moving Box Kits

Our Recommendation For Average: 3-4 Room Moving Kits

One Bedroom	# of Boxes
Small Moving Boxes	20
Medium Moving Boxes	20
Large Moving Boxes	10
Ex. Large Moving Boxes	3
Wardrobe Boxes	2 or 3
Kitchen, Picture/Mirror, and TV Boxes	As Needed

Number of Moving Boxes for Packing 2 Bedrooms

We Recommend:4-5 Room Moving Kits

2 Bedrooms	# of Boxes
Small Moving Boxes	25
Medium Moving Boxes	35
Large Moving Boxes	15
Ex. Large Moving Boxes	4
Wardrobe Boxes	3 or 4
Kitchen, Picture/Mirror, and TV Boxes	As Needed

Number of Moving Boxes for Packing 3 Bedrooms

We Recommend:5-6 Room Moving Box Kits

3 Bedrooms	# of Boxes
Small Moving Boxes	30
Medium Moving Boxes	40
Large Moving Boxes	20
Ex. Large Moving Boxes	5
Wardrobe Boxes	4 or 5
Kitchen, Picture/Mirror, and TV Boxes	As Needed

Number of Moving Boxes for Packing 4 Bedrooms

We Recommend:7-8 Room Moving Kit

4 Bedrooms	# of Boxes
Small Moving Boxes	30
Medium Moving Boxes	40
Large Moving Boxes	25
Ex. Large Moving Boxes	8
Wardrobe Boxes	5 or 6
Kitchen, Picture/Mirror, and TV Boxes	As Needed

Homeowners must use these as a guideline and try to adjust them to their specific lifestyle by adding bundles and specialty boxes as needed.

Bundle and Specialty Boxes

Bundle Boxes

One easy way to make sure you have enough moving boxes is to utilize a combination of moving kits and bundle boxes. First, determine what size moving kits you need based on the number of rooms and if necessary, simply add bundle boxes. This will allow homeowners to enjoy the lower cost of moving boxes and packing supplies when purchasing the moving kits. At the same time, it will ensure a sufficient amount of packing supplied when ordering bundle boxes combined with moving kits.

Specialty Boxes

Specialty boxes play a pivotal role in successful packing and moving. While our moving kits are great for packing different rooms you will need specialty boxes for others. Start by estimating the number of boxes for all bedrooms then move to other rooms. The moving kits are great tools to assist you but perhaps you will need to order wardrobe boxes to complete packing supplies for bedrooms. This prevents wrinkled clothes fresh from the dry cleaner.

Wardrobe Boxes

Adding at least one wardrobe box per closet is a great place to start. This suggestion is for average closets in a home. You may need to adjust your order to include larger walk-in closets.

Kitchen Boxes

Most items in the kitchen are either fragile or heavier than others in a household. This calls for our heavy-duty kitchen boxes. You have the option of ordering kitchen moving boxes by themselves or as kits. The kits include our sturdy kitchen boxes along with packing supplies specific for securing kitchen items in the boxes. Fine china needs protection from bumps and vibrations.

TV Moving Boxes

Our TV moving boxes easily adjust to pack flat-screen TV from 56” to 70”. Securing the TV set with cushioning agents like bubble rolls is highly recommended.