The busy moving season is just around the corner! With the winter months behind usand the warm summer months approaching, this is the busiest time for people looking to complete a home move in 2025.
If you’re someone thinking about moving this year, you probably have plenty of questions about what to do. Above all else, there is one big question that needs answering: should you hire professional movers, or should you handle the home move yourself?
This can be a tricky question to answer, and it ultimately comes down to what fits your situation. Often times when we talk to customers, the very first concern they have about hiring professional movers is the cost. There is a common misconception that doing the move yourself will save you a significant amount of money, but this isn’t always the case.
Below, we’ve highlighted some factors you need to consider when determining if you should hire professional movers like TWO MEN AND A TRUCK or if you’re better off completing the move yourself.
What professional moving equipment will you use?
When hiring professional movers like us, one thing you’ll know for sure is that we’re using top-of-the-line, professional moving equipment. From our trucks to the packing supplies and boxes we use and everything in between, it’s the best of the best in moving, designed to keep your belongings safe and protected.
If you’re thinking of completing a home move yourself, you’ll need to find a way to obtain this equipment on your own. You’ll need to rent a truck, acquire moving pads and stretch wrap, buy boxes and packing supplies, get a moving dolly, find moving straps, and much more. It can add up quickly!
Moving yourself can be time consuming
If you hire professional movers, you’re doing just that: letting professionals do the job. That means they know what they’re doing, they do it every day, and they can do it quickly and efficiently without disruption. Another perk when hiring professional movers, is you don’t have to do a thing – they’ll get the move done that day within a designated time window.
If you decide to move yourself, you need to accommodate for the time it will take you, and time equals money more often than not. You need to pack, load, unload, unpack, and everything in between – this adds up as you go, and could take you multiple days.
Keeping your belongings safe is the top priority
With any home move, the top priority is keeping your belongings safe and avoiding damages, and when you hire a professional moving company like TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, you’re enlisting the help of trusted moving pros to make sure this happens.
Moving yourself can be challenging, especially if you don’t have experience. Lifting and transporting furniture and appliances is no easy task, and the chances of damages increase significantly if you aren’t trained in doing so, which can end up costing you money down the road. There is also the potential for personal injury, which is another lurking charge.
Who will help you move?
It goes without saying that if you hire TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, you’ll get a team of movers to complete the job.
If you move yourself, you’ll need to reach out to others for help, as completing a home move by yourself is impossible. Finding others who have free time to help you can be a difficult task, especially when you factor in having to compensate them for their time.
Why should you hire professionals?
Based on everything we listed above, the two main reasons you should consider hiring professionals vs. moving yourself is the time component and the potential for damage to your belongings. It might feel like you’re saving money to start, but the hidden costs of moving yourself adds up quickly, and at the end of the day, it might not be worth it.
If you have an upcoming move this summer and need the help of one of our professional moving teams, click here to get started on a free moving quote!
