How Many Packing Boxes Do I Need to Move?

Is it time to pack boxed and get ready for the move? A lot of new home owners will find themselves wondering how many packing boxes they will need to move their home. While there is no accurate estimate or hard rule, you can approximately estimate how many boxes you need by looking at the contents you are looking to move. Here are some tips on how many boxes you may need.

 How many packing boxes do I need to move: determining factors

• How many bedrooms do you have?
  • Go through the contents of each room and make a note of how much content is in each room
• What is the square footage of your home?
  • If you are not a minimalist, quite often a larger home will have more belongings and items to move, knowing what your home square footage is will help to determine how many packing boxes you will need for your move.

How many boxes do I need to move based on square footage?

This is just an estimated number of packing boxes you may need to pack your home based on its square footage:

400-700 square feet

• 9-15 medium boxes
• 6 large boxes

700-1250 square feet

• 15-22 medium boxes
• 7-11 large boxes

1200-1700 square feet

• 25-35 medium boxes
• 16-20 large boxes

1700-2200 square feet

• 36-47 medium boxes
• 21-26 large boxes

How many boxes do I need to move by my number of rooms?

As a rule of a thumb you will approximately need 10 medium, 6 large and 1 wardrobe box per room. Please bear in mind this is just an estimate. Rooms can drastically vary in size and contents. Here’s a guide for how many boxes each room needs on average:

Kitchen: To pack up an average kitchen size you’ll need around 7 medium and 8 large boxes.

Living room: 4-5 medium boxes, 5-6 large boxes.

Dining room: If you store dishes in your dining room, please make sure your dishes are protected with a bubble wrap, you will probably need 4-6 medium boxes.

Master bedroom: Typically, a master bedroom requires the most boxes. Be prepared to have 6-7 medium boxes, 4-6 wardrobe boxes, 8-10 large boxes.

All other bedrooms: It will all depend on who each bedroom belongs to. Your teenage daughter will likely hang clothes than your 4-year-old son. On average you will probably need 3-6 medium boxes and 5-6 large boxes and 2-4 wardrobe boxes.

Bathroom: 2-4 medium boxes should be sufficient for your bathroom items.

Of course you may have some items stored in the attic, garage, storage room, etc. You will need to reserve some packing materials and boxes for the items in these spaces.

If you are moving home with Anderson Transport, we are able to supply you with a range of the packing materials you may need, including different sizes of boxes. Please visit our online shop to purchase large, medium or wardrobe boxes. Our staff will bring them along on the day of your move. Alternatively, you can make an enquiry to find out the cost for your house move, in the form you can include the number of boxes you think you may need for your move. We will be able to provide you with a quote for the entire move including the boxes.