A move goes sideways when you run out of tape at 9pm with half a kitchen on the counter. Aggie Movers Company keeps packing supplies on hand for the same reason we keep blankets and dollies on the truck — because the job goes faster and cheaper when the boxes are the right size and the fragile things are wrapped properly the first time. Owner Wailan Watson would rather sell you five more boxes than spend an hour repacking a closet in your driveway.
Boxes sized for dorm rooms, farmhouses and everything between
Most people buy one size of box and try to make it work for everything. That's how you end up with a 70-pound carton of hardback books that nobody can lift. We'll match the carton to the contents so weight stays manageable and nothing crushes on the bottom of a stack.
- Small boxes — books, canned goods, tools, records. Heavy items belong in small cartons so the box carries the load instead of your back.
- Medium boxes — the workhorse. Pots, pans, toys, small appliances, the contents of a closet shelf.
- Large boxes — bedding, towels, pillows, lampshades. Bulky and light, so they stack on top without flattening anything.
- Dish barrels — thicker double-wall cartons for plates, stemware and that casserole dish your mother gave you.
- Wardrobe boxes — a hanging bar inside, so hanging clothes go from one closet to the next without ever being folded or ironed again.
- Mirror and picture cartons — telescoping boxes that adjust to the frame, for art, mirrors and flat-screen TVs.
Tape, paper and the small stuff that saves your dishes
Boxes are the easy part. What actually protects your belongings is what goes between them. Packing paper takes up the air gaps so nothing shifts in transit, and real packing tape — not office tape, not duct tape — keeps the bottom seam from letting go when the box gets picked up.
- Packing paper — clean newsprint, no ink to rub off on white dishes. Wrap it, then crumple the leftovers into the voids.
- Bubble wrap — for anything with a stem, a handle or a screen.
- Packing tape and dispensers — strong enough for a three-strip bottom seal, which is where boxes fail.
- Mattress and furniture covers — keeps upholstery and mattresses clean through doorways, stairwells and truck beds.
- Markers and labels — write the room on the side, not the top. You can't read the top once it's stacked.
Tell us the rooms, we'll tell you the box count
Guessing at supplies is how you take three trips to a store. Give us the basics — a one-bedroom apartment near campus, a four-bedroom house out toward Snook, a dorm room in August — and we'll put together a realistic list based on what we actually load for homes that size. If you'd rather not pack at all, our crews can do the packing for you and bring the materials with them.
Nobody plans to run out of tape. Ask us before you start and you'll only unpack boxes once.
We'd also rather tell you what you don't need. Dressers usually travel with the drawers in. Clothes on hangers go straight into a wardrobe box. A little honest advice up front usually trims the supply list instead of padding it.
Supplies delivered wherever we move you
We serve College Station, Bryan, Navasota, Caldwell, Brenham, Hearne, Madisonville, Somerville, Rockdale, Anderson, Bedias, North Zulch, Iola, Snook, Millican, Lyons, Mumford, Roans Prairie, Washington, Wheelock and long-haul destinations including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. If your move is a long-distance one, tell us at the start — cross-state loads get packed tighter and need sturdier cartons than a ten-minute hop across town.
Whether you're boxing up a student apartment, a farm house, or an office full of files, we can get the right materials into your hands before the truck shows up. Call Aggie Movers Company at (979) 764-2928 and tell us what you're packing.