Moving labor for Chicago and the suburbs around it

Yes. Every quote is free and there is nothing to sign to get one. Call (773) 837-6739 or send the form, tell us what is in the house, where it is going and what the access looks like at both ends, and you get a number back.

The cost comes down to four things: how many items you have, how big a crew the job needs, how far apart the two addresses are, and the access at each end, meaning stairs, elevators and how close a truck can park. Nothing else moves the number much. We ask about all four on the first call, which is why the quote holds.

The price changes only if the move changes. If a room gets added, the truck cannot park where you said it could, or the elevator is out and everything is coming down five flights, we stop and tell you what that means before we keep going.

Travel depends on where you are. Chicago and the suburbs right around our Elmwood Park base are our core area, and there is no travel charge inside it. Further out, in the extended towns such as Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora, Elgin, Crystal Lake and Bolingbrook, a travel rate is added on top of the labor rate, and your quote shows it before you book anything. Materials depend on the job, so ask when you call. Dollies, ratchet straps, blankets and hand tools ride along on every move at no extra charge.

Usually, and you control more of it than you think. Pack the boxes yourself and hand us the furniture, take a mid-week date instead of the last Saturday of the month, or book two movers for the container rather than a full crew for the house. Tell us the number you have in mind and we will say what fits inside it.

Book as soon as your date is firm. Two to four weeks of notice is comfortable for most moves, and the last few days of the month go first because that is when leases turn over. If you have less notice than that, call anyway.

Yes. Same-day and last-minute work is a real part of what we do, and people book it every week. Availability depends on what is already on the board that morning, so call rather than email and we will tell you straight away whether there is a crew.

Call (773) 837-6739 or send the quote form, and one conversation usually does it. We would rather talk, because the handful of questions that decide crew size take about two minutes out loud and much longer by email. You leave the call with a date, an arrival window and a crew size.

Closing dates and leases move constantly, so tell us the moment you know and we will look at the calendar together. Changing the date is far easier than changing the crew size at 8am on moving morning.

Weekends are our busiest days, and evenings are normal for office work, so both are available. Our hours are Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm, and Sunday, 8am to 2pm. Saturdays at the end of the month book out furthest ahead.

Yes. Furniture gets blanket-wrapped before it goes near a doorway, and shrink wrap and mattress bags come on request, so say the word when you book. Every crew carries dollies, ratchet straps, blankets and hand tools as standard.

Yes, and it is part of the job rather than a line item bolted on afterwards. Beds, tables, wardrobes and flat-pack pieces come apart before they load and go back up at the other end, with the hardware bagged and taped to the piece it came off.

Have boxes sealed and labeled by room, set aside whatever you are carrying in your own car, and clear a path to the door. If your building needs the elevator reserved, or your village needs a parking permit for a truck out front, arrange that a few days ahead. Point as we come through the door and furniture lands in the room you want.

Tell us the same day, with photos if you have them, and we deal with you directly rather than sending you into a queue.

We will not carry hazardous items such as propane tanks, gasoline or open chemicals, and we ask you to carry documents, cash and jewelry yourself. Anything unusual, a fish tank or a grandfather clock say, is worth mentioning when you book so the right crew and the right kit turn up.

Yes, and you can take as much or as little of it as you want. Some customers book a full pack, more book the kitchen and the closets only, and plenty pack everything themselves and hand us the furniture. If we are packing for you the materials come with us, and if you are packing yourself, ask when you book and we will bring what you need.

Labor-only means you supply the vehicle and we supply the crew. You rent the truck, or a U-Box, PODS or PACK-RAT container lands at the curb, and two or more movers wrap it, carry it and stack it, at one end or both. Dollies, blankets, straps and hand tools come with them, and taking furniture apart and rebuilding it is included. The driving stays with you or with the rental company.

Yes, portable containers are the single biggest part of what we do. PODS, 1-800-PACK-RAT, Zippy Shell, U-Box, ABF U-Pack ReloCubes and U-Pack trailers are all everyday work, along with rented trucks and trailers from U-Haul, Penske or a local yard. You rent the box in your own name and we bring the crew that fills or empties it.

Yes, and in-building moves are usually quick. One customer moved from one unit to another in her building and the crew had everything across in under two hours, then used the spare time to unbox and build a new couch. Book it like any other job and tell us both unit numbers.

Yes. Pianos, pool tables, hot tubs and gun safes are a regular line of work, quoted item by item rather than by the hour. Send the model, a rough weight and a photo of the path in and out, and you get the price before anybody lifts.

Yes. We collect the trailer at the U-Haul center, tow your reserved U-Box to your address, load or unload it there and return the empty trailer. You never have to hitch anything to your own vehicle. If your street or building will not take a trailer, we load at the center instead.

By using the height. Furniture is blanket-wrapped and stood on edge, a flat wall gets built front to back at ceiling height, gaps are filled with soft goods and every layer is strapped before the next one starts. One reviewer watched a crew fill about a third of a trailer with a full household and a motorcycle. We have no container to rent you, so if your list genuinely needs a second box we will say so on the phone.

Packed Moving Solutions is a labor-only moving company based in Elmwood Park, Illinois, run by owner David Martinez. You rent the truck or the container and our crews do the carrying: loading and unloading, U-Box delivery, container work, packing, staging, events, freight and heavy equipment across Chicago and the suburbs around it. It is a service-area business with no storefront to visit, so the phone is the front door.

Chicago and the suburbs around it, out of Elmwood Park. The core area is the city itself, Logan Square and Wicker Park through Lincoln Park, Lakeview, the West Loop, Pilsen, Hyde Park and Rogers Park; the near west at Elmwood Park, Oak Park, Franklin Park, Melrose Park and Norridge; the north suburbs at Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove and Lincolnwood; the northwest suburbs including Schaumburg, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Park Ridge and the O'Hare area; Berwyn, Oak Lawn and Cicero; and Addison on the DuPage edge. There is no travel charge inside that ring. We also go further out to Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora, Elgin, Itasca, Roselle, Bloomingdale, Crystal Lake and Bolingbrook, where a travel rate is added on top of the labor rate. If your town sits outside all of that, ask us anyway.

Yes, as labor. Out-of-state work comes through regularly and it almost always runs the same way: we load the trailer, container or rented truck here, and you or your carrier drives it. Packed does not carry goods between addresses, so book us for the load in Elmwood Park and a crew at the far end for the unload. Call with the origin, the destination and the date and we will tell you what shape the job should take.

Yes, there is a military discount and a senior discount. Mention it while we are quoting so it lands in the number instead of being argued about afterwards.

Google shows 4.8 stars across 70 reviews. HireAHelper shows 4.8 across 432, Thumbtack 4.7 across 131, and there are roughly 2,000 reviews on U-Haul Moving Help, which is where most of our work comes from. The Better Business Bureau rates the business A+. Packed is Black-owned, veteran-owned and Latino-owned, and the Google Business Profile lists it as LGBTQ+ friendly.