Move Management, Packing, and Unpacking
We help people throughout Charlottesville and Central Virginia manage the many details of moving—from deciding what to take and packing it carefully to coordinating moving day and getting settled in a new space. Whether you need help with one stage or someone to guide the process from start to finish, we’ll work with you to make the move feel more manageable.
1. Before the Move
Get ready with a clear plan and belongings prepared for their next destination. We help you work through decisions, coordinate the details, and get everything packed.
Project planning and timeline development
Pre-move decluttering
Materials sourcing
Coordination with movers and other vendors
Preparing belongings for storage
Packing and careful labeling
2. During the Move
Have someone keeping track of the details as moving day unfolds. We coordinate with movers and vendors, answer questions, and help keep everyone working from the same plan.
Moving-day coordination
Communication with movers and vendors
Oversight of schedules and details
Troubleshooting issues as they arise
Guiding movers on where boxes and furniture belong in the new home
3. After the Move
Start settling in with help getting belongings out of boxes and into places that make sense. We unpack, set up everyday spaces, and create systems that work in your new home.
Unpacking
Kitchen, pantry, closet, and household setup
Organization of the new space
Removal of packing materials
Donation and unwanted-item coordination
Implementation of functional systems
When Your Space Is Changing
Sometimes belongings need to move even when you’re staying at the same address. We also help with the sorting, packing, storage, and setup that come with downsizing, selling a home, renovating, or changing workspaces.
Work through what to keep, donate, discard, or consider selling, and prepare the belongings you’re taking into a smaller space.
Downsizing
Declutter and pack belongings to help prepare your home for showings and get a head start on the move ahead.
Preparing a Home for Sale
Sort and pack belongings before work begins, coordinate storage during construction, and help put your home back together afterward.
Renovations and Storage
Plan, pack, and unpack workspace belongings, with help setting up supplies, materials, and storage in the new location.
Office and Business Moves
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you have to.”
— Katie Sale | Owner, 139 Goodman
Not sure how much help you need?
Packing or Unpacking Support is ideal if you need hands-on assistance with one specific stage, such as preparing boxes, labeling belongings, unpacking, or setting up your new home.
Full Move Management is best for clients who want broader support across multiple stages of the move, including planning, vendor coordination, moving-day oversight, unpacking, and home setup.
Planning Your Move
Every project begins with a complimentary consultation. We’ll talk through your timeline, the spaces and belongings involved, what you already have arranged, and where you’d like help.
From there, we’ll outline the work, anticipated time, and costs. You can bring us in for one stage or for support throughout the move.
Moving companies provide transportation and moving labor. Their services, along with storage, packing materials, and other third-party expenses, are billed separately.