12-12-2008, 10:38 AM
Stillhope,
I had two professional moving companies come in and give me a free estimate as to how much it would cost to wrap, pack and load a container. I know this is not what you want to do, but hear me out. Both guys were dead on when they looked through my whole house and told me that a 20' container would not be quite enough and a few non-essential items would have to be left behind. It was that or get a 45' container for 21' of stuff. Guess what? A 20' container was packed tightly with our stuff and there was not enough room for our mops, brooms and a couple of other non-essentials. In my opinion these two guys were able to eyeball everything and give me their estimates based on their experience. It might be worth it to you to call one or two companies and have them give you and estimate so you will know approximately how much room you will have left over (if any). One of them told me that if I had to go over a 20' container (or less than a 20' container) they had a pod sort of thing available that was 10' long and about half the capacity of a 20' container. And they would try and find someone else who only needed a half container and ship our stuff together. Just a suggestion.
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I had two professional moving companies come in and give me a free estimate as to how much it would cost to wrap, pack and load a container. I know this is not what you want to do, but hear me out. Both guys were dead on when they looked through my whole house and told me that a 20' container would not be quite enough and a few non-essential items would have to be left behind. It was that or get a 45' container for 21' of stuff. Guess what? A 20' container was packed tightly with our stuff and there was not enough room for our mops, brooms and a couple of other non-essentials. In my opinion these two guys were able to eyeball everything and give me their estimates based on their experience. It might be worth it to you to call one or two companies and have them give you and estimate so you will know approximately how much room you will have left over (if any). One of them told me that if I had to go over a 20' container (or less than a 20' container) they had a pod sort of thing available that was 10' long and about half the capacity of a 20' container. And they would try and find someone else who only needed a half container and ship our stuff together. Just a suggestion.
The Kona Forum
http://www.konaforum.com
The Ka'u Web
http://www.kauweb.com
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former". --Albert Einstein