Packing and Moving in Melbourne

Packers and movers for Melbourne homes and offices. We pack the lot, or just the kitchen and the fragile things. Same crew packs, loads and unpacks, so nobody is handing your glassware to a stranger halfway through.

Our own packers, on our payroll Unused cartons off the invoice Empties collected after
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What's included in a packing service

Everything in the list below sits inside the quote. None of it appears later.

  • Cartons dropped before packing day in the sizes the job needs
  • Butchers paper, bubble wrap and tape as much as it takes
  • Port-a-robes so hanging clothes stay on the hanger
  • Every carton labelled by room and by what is inside
  • Fragile items wrapped individually not bundled together
  • A packing inventory you can check against at the other end
  • Our own packers police-checked and on our payroll
  • Public liability and transit cover on what we pack
  • Anything unopened comes off the invoice
  • Flattened empties collected once you have unpacked

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Tell us the size of the place and how much you want us to do.

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What actually breaks, and how we stop it

Almost nothing breaks in the truck. It breaks in the carton, and it breaks on the stairs.

Get it packed properly

  • Terrace stairs set the carton size

    A single-fronted terrace with a turning staircase will not take a big heavy carton safely. So we pack smaller and carry more often. More trips, fewer drops, and a crew who can actually see over what they are holding.

  • Glassware stands up, in cells

    Stemware laid on its side snaps at the stem under the weight of the next layer. Everything with a stem goes upright in a celled carton, wrapped one piece at a time. It takes longer and it is the reason you still have a full set at the other end.

  • Screens travel upright

    A flat-screen laid down flexes across the middle. The damage shows up the first time you turn it on. TVs and monitors go upright in a purpose-made carton, strapped so they cannot shift.

  • Art and mirrors get corners

    Glass fails at the edge, not in the middle. Framed work goes into a flat pack with corner protection and travels standing between padded uprights. Anything oversized gets a built crate.

How much of it do you want to do?

  • Full pack

    We pack everything. You go to work and come home to a packed house.

  • Part pack

    You do the easy rooms. We take the kitchen, the study and the wardrobes.

  • Fragiles only

    Glass, crockery, art and screens. The things worth paying someone for.

  • Kitchen only

    The room everyone underestimates. Usually a full day on its own.

  • Unpack only

    You packed it. We put it away and take the cardboard with us.

  • Pack and unpack

    Both ends, same crew. Nobody re-learns your kitchen at the other address.

  • Materials only

    Cartons and wrap dropped to your door. You do the rest.

  • Office pack

    Crates and labels for staff desks, delivered ahead of the move window.

The half of the job everyone forgets to book

Packing has a deadline, so it gets done. Unpacking does not, which is why cartons are still in the spare room at Christmas.

We unpack into the cupboards, not onto the floor. Crockery into the kitchen, clothes onto the rail, beds made up. You tell us where things live and the crew put them there.

In a Melbourne tower this matters more than people expect. Your loading dock window is fixed. A slow unpack does not just drag on. It runs you out of lift access with cartons still in the corridor.

Then there is the cardboard. A three-bedroom move makes more of it than any kerbside bin will take. Victorian councils are mid-change on bins too, with a separate glass stream rolling out through 2027. We come back and collect the flattened cartons.

Add unpacking to the quote

How packing and moving is priced

Packing is charged hourly alongside the move. What changes the hours is how much you own, not how big the house is.

Get a written price

  • Packers

    1 to 3

    Separate from the moving crew

  • Kitchen

    Half to a full day

    The slowest room in any house

  • Whole house

    1 to 2 days

    Usually the day before the truck

  • Materials

    Only what you open

    The rest comes off the invoice

Where self-packing saves, and where it costs

Books, linen, shoes and the garage are worth doing yourself. They are slow, not skilled, and the hours add up fast at our rate.

The kitchen is the opposite. It is the room people start on and give up in. It also holds almost everything breakable you own. If you only hand over one room, hand over that one.

What affects your quote

  • How much you own

    Volume, not bedrooms. Two people fill very different houses.

  • Fragile load

    Glass, crockery, art and collections slow everything down.

  • Access

    Stairs and a long carry change the carton size and the crew.

  • Timing

    Packing the day before costs less than packing on the morning.

  • Unpacking

    Into cupboards takes longer than onto benches. Say which you want.

  • Part or full

    Every room you do yourself comes off the hours.

Proper cartons, not supermarket boxes

Book and tea chest cartons

Small for heavy, large for light. Doubled base on anything carrying weight.

Port-a-robes

Hanging rail inside. Clothes go in on the hanger and come out ready.

Celled glass cartons

Dividers so nothing touches. For stemware, tumblers and anything with a lid.

Picture and screen packs

Adjustable flat packs with corner protection for art, mirrors and TVs.

How a pack and move runs

  1. 01 Step

    Tell us what you own

    Rooms, rough volume, and anything fragile worth flagging. Written price back the same morning.

  2. 02 Step

    Cartons arrive early

    Dropped a few days ahead so you can start on whatever you want to do yourself.

  3. 03 Step

    Packing day

    Usually the day before the truck. Everything labelled by room and contents as it goes in.

  4. 04 Step

    Unpack and collect

    Cartons emptied into cupboards at the new place. We come back for the flattened empties.

Four things worth knowing before you book packers

  1. Our packers, not an agency

    On our payroll and police-checked. Strangers go through every drawer you own.

  2. Same crew, both ends

    The people who packed it unpack it. They know what is in which carton.

  3. You pay for what you open

    Unused cartons and wrap come straight off the invoice. No minimum spend.

  4. We take the cardboard

    Flattened empties collected after. You are not driving boxes anywhere.

Packers and movers near you, anywhere in Melbourne

Packing crews run metro wide, seven days. Inner-city jobs get smaller cartons and more crew because of the carry. Outer corridor jobs get an earlier start because of the drive.

  • CBD & Docklands

    Melbourne CBD · Docklands · Southbank · Carlton · North Melbourne · Parkville

  • Inner North

    Fitzroy · Collingwood · Brunswick · Northcote · Thornbury · Coburg · Preston

  • Inner East

    Richmond · Hawthorn · Kew · Camberwell · Balwyn · Surrey Hills · Box Hill

  • Inner South

    South Yarra · Prahran · Windsor · Toorak · Armadale · Malvern · St Kilda

  • Bayside

    Brighton · Hampton · Sandringham · Beaumaris · Mentone · Mordialloc · Cheltenham

  • Inner West

    Footscray · Yarraville · Seddon · Williamstown · Newport · Altona · Spotswood

  • North & Growth Corridor

    Reservoir · Bundoora · Epping · Craigieburn · Mill Park · Greensborough

  • Eastern Suburbs

    Doncaster · Templestowe · Ringwood · Blackburn · Glen Waverley · Vermont

  • South East & West

    Dandenong · Clayton · Berwick · Cranbourne · Werribee · Point Cook · Tarneit · Melton

Services people book with packing

House Removals

The truck, the crew, the whole move

Storage

Packed, then held until your date

End of Lease Cleaning

Once the rooms are empty

Furniture Assembly

Apart here, back together there

Rubbish Removal

For what you decide not to take

Packing questions, answered

How much does a packing service cost in Melbourne?
Packing runs hourly alongside the move. What sets the hours is how much you own, not the number of bedrooms. Tell us the rooms and anything fragile and you get a written price the same morning.
How long does packing a house take?
A two-bedroom is usually most of a day with two packers. A family home runs to two days. The kitchen alone can take half a day, which surprises people every time.
Do you pack the day before or on moving day?
The day before, for anything bigger than a studio. Packing on the morning compresses the whole day and the truck ends up waiting. Small jobs can go same day.
Can I pack some of it myself?
Yes, and most people do. Books, linen, shoes and the garage are worth doing yourself. Hand over the kitchen and the fragile things.
Do you supply the cartons?
Yes, dropped a few days before packing day. Cartons, paper, bubble wrap, tape, labels and port-a-robes. Anything you do not open comes off the invoice.
Do you take the empty boxes away?
Yes. We come back for the flattened cartons once you have unpacked. A house move makes far more cardboard than a kerbside bin will take.
Will you unpack as well?
Yes, and it is worth booking at the same time. We unpack into the cupboards rather than onto the benches. Tell us where things live and that is where they go.
Are items you pack insured?
We carry $1M public liability and goods in transit cover. Cartons our packers filled and cartons you filled are treated differently, and that is standard across the industry. Worth asking any mover about.
Who are the people coming into my house?
Our own staff, on our payroll and police-checked. Not an agency roster booked that morning. You get the same crew across both days.
Can you pack a high-rise apartment?
Yes, and the lift window makes the timing tighter. We pack the day before so the dock slot is spent loading, not waiting. Tell us the building when you book.
What will you not pack?
Fuel, gas bottles, aerosols, paint, cleaning chemicals, ammunition and anything perishable. Take jewellery, documents and medication in the car with you.
Do you pack artwork and mirrors?
Yes, in flat packs with corner protection. Oversized or high-value pieces get a built crate instead, quoted separately.
What about a wine collection?
Yes, in celled cartons laid flat and kept out of the sun. Flag it early if there is a lot of it. Wine is heavy and it slows the carry.
Can you pack an office?
Yes, usually with crates rather than cartons. We drop them ahead with labelling instructions so staff pack their own desks on work time.
How do I know what is in each carton?
Every carton is labelled by room and by contents as it is packed. You get an inventory to check against at the other end.

Want the packing done for you?

Tell us the rooms and what is fragile. You get a written price the same morning, and cartons at your door before packing day.

Get a free quote 1300 315 091