Moving Box Calculator
The In and Out Moves Moving Box Calculator provides you with accurate estimates based on your household’s size, number of occupants, lifestyle, and how you pack. Simply reply to the few questions asked by the calculator, and then you’ll get back your total recommended number of boxes, which types of boxes to purchase, and what supplies to pack with in a hassle-free, organized move.
How To Use The Box Calculate Tool to Get A Custom Box Estimate
Select Your Home Size
Select whether your house has bedrooms (Studio) or a large house with several rooms. The “Home Size” is based on average room and storage requirements for homes in Indianapolis.
Tell Us About Your Family
Families have more people, and a larger number of individuals in the home usually requires a larger number of boxes. By letting us know the size of your family, we can better estimate how many boxes you need and the types of items you will be storing in the boxes.
Choose Your Packing Style
Everybody packs differently. Depending on whether you are a minimalist, you have a lot of things you want to keep (“storage-heavy”), or you only buy what you will use right now (“immediate need”) will determine how many boxes you will need and the types of items you will need to store in each box.
Tell Us If You Have A Lot Of Fragile Items
If you have large collections of decorative items or collections of things made out of glass, etc., those collections will require additional packing supplies (for example: dish packs, protective wrapping) to protect them while they are being moved.
View Your Custom Box Estimate
When you complete all five steps, you will receive a complete list of box types that are best for your situation and the amount of packing supplies that you will need to use when you are packing your boxes.
Moving Boxes Type
While you don’t need every type of moving box, how you select those that will help facilitate the move through a stairway or down narrow corridors is a critical factor in completing your move efficiently. When it comes to selecting the right type of box for your moving needs, you can also use both a small moving box or large moving box depending on how much stuff you have and how heavy the stuff is.
- Small Moving Supplies Boxes (1.5 cu ft) – Are most suitable for transporting compact, and heavy items, such as books, tools, and small appliances, to avoid overburdening a box and causing an injury when you lift it.
- Medium Moving Supplies Boxes (3.0 cu ft) – Are the most versatile size box, they can be used to assist you with moving items like kitchen items, decorative items, toys, bathroom supplies, and clothing/linens.
- Large Moving Supplies Boxes (4.5 cu ft) – Are best suited for light, but bulky items like pillows, bedding, full-sized clothing items, lampshades, and anything soft or squishy.
- Extra Large Moving Supplies Boxes (6.0 cu ft) – Are designed for large, bulky, but light items, such as comforters, duvets, and seasonal textiles.
- Wardrobe Moving Supplies Box sets are specifically designed to make it easier to transport clothing on a hanging rack, and they are ideal for jackets, dresses, suits, and other delicate items.
- Dishpack & Fragile Moving Supplies Box Sets come in a double wall corrugated box and are reinforced to provide maximum support for fragile kitchen items, dishes, ceramics, glassware, and similar fragile items.
- Picture/TV/Specialty Moving Supplies Box Sets are for the transport of electronic, mirrors and other irregular sizes or shapes of items that require extra protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the In and Out Moves Box Calculator?
The In and Out Moves Box Calculator provides an estimate of how many boxes will be needed, based on average household inventories, room sizes, and packing trends based on actual moves in Indianapolis. While each home is different, the estimate will provide a good starting point, so you can avoid running out of supplies.
Does the calculator work for apartments, condos, and houses?
The calculator will work for both apartments/condo’s and single family homes, based on your home’s size, the number of people living in your home, your lifestyle, and the number of fragile items you have. It will adjust automatically to provide recommendations that are appropriate for your living space, regardless of whether you are packing a studio apartment or a large family home.
Will the calculator tell me which packing materials I need?
Yes! The calculator provides not only the quantity of boxes but also suggestions for packing tape, bubble wrap, dish packs, mattress bags, as well as other items used to protect and organize your belongings during the moving process.