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A full packing service involves every item in the house, from large furniture like couches and washers/dryers to knickknacks. These businesses often provide packing materials as well. Local furniture movers or loaders prepare your furniture for travel but usually only pack if you pay extra.

A full-service move includes service from start to finish. The packers bring materials, pack up your home, load it on a truck, transport it to the new location, unload it, and unpack your belongings in your new home.  

Full-service movers are a great option if you're short on time, have many items to pack and load into a moving truck, or need to move a long distance and would rather pay for the cost of a cross-country move.

Professional packers take two to five hours for a smaller home and six to 12 hours for a house with three or more bedrooms. But how long they’ll take depends on many factors, including how many rooms you have, how many items you have, and whether those items are bulky, small, or fragile.

It’s customary to tip packers about $4 to $8 per person per hour. For three pros working for six hours, this comes to approximately $72 to $140. Depending on a job well done, you may tip more to thank the pros for their service and careful attention to your belongings.

The cost to hire a moving service averages $1,650. Local movers usually charge between $25 and $50 per hour for each worker, with most movers taking around four hours to move a one-bedroom home, six hours to move a two—or three-bedroom home, and eight hours to move a four-bedroom house.

Most professional packers don’t offer cleaning services, so consider hiring a house cleaning professional. The average move-out cleaning cost ranges from $110 to $650, depending on the size of your home.