01 · Boxes
Moving-box & box-volume calculator
Turn bedrooms, household size and storage spaces into a small, medium, large and wardrobe box count, then check the volume of any box you are offered.
Count your boxesMoving cost, box & space planner
Draw your move before you pack a single box.
Pick a room on the blueprint, add the sofa, the bed, the desk and the TV, and watch an approximate box count, load volume and vehicle size build up in real time.
Interactive moving blueprint
Furnish each room and watch the move take shape
Choose a room, set how full its cupboards are, then add furniture and appliances. Every figure is an approximate planning estimate built from the assumptions shown further down this page.
Editing: Living room
Add furniture and appliances
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The planners
Five planners, one move
Each planner goes deeper than the blueprint, with its own calculator and a practical guide covering comparisons, trade-offs and the mistakes that tend to cost movers time and money.
02 · Space
Truck size & furniture-space calculator
Add up furniture and boxes in cubic feet and cubic metres, see which vehicle class fits, and learn how to load it so nothing shifts.
Size your vehicle03 · Supplies
Packing-material calculator
Estimate tape, paper, bubble wrap, blankets, stretch wrap and mattress bags from your box count and how fragile your belongings are.
List your supplies04 · Budget
Moving-cost estimator
Compare a do-it-yourself move with a professional crew using your own rates, then check the hidden costs most budgets forget.
Build a budget05 · Records
Room-by-room inventory
Log every item and box by room, with notes on condition, then print a list for removal quotes, insurance and unpacking day.
Start an inventoryMethod
How the numbers are built
No calculator can see inside your cupboards, so we publish our assumptions. Use them as a starting point, then correct them with your own measurements.
1. Room baselines
Each room carries a baseline number of boxes for loose contents — plates in a kitchen, books in a living room, toiletries in a bathroom. The “light”, “typical” and “full” settings scale that baseline to 60%, 100% and 150%.
2. Furniture volumes
Every item has an approximate planning volume that allows for padding and awkward shapes. Storage furniture such as wardrobes and bookcases also adds boxes for the things kept inside them.
3. Buffers and fit
Boxes are counted at an average of 3 cubic feet each. We add a 10% buffer before matching the total to a vehicle class, because real loads never stack as neatly as the arithmetic suggests.
| Item | Planning volume | Contents boxes added |
|---|---|---|
| Three-seat sofa | 50 cu ft | 0 |
| Double bed and mattress | 60 cu ft | 0 |
| Wardrobe | 40 cu ft | 4 |
| Chest of drawers | 20 cu ft | 3 |
| Desk | 20 cu ft | 2 |
| Bookcase | 15 cu ft | 4 |
| Flat-screen TV | 8 cu ft | 0 |
| Fridge freezer | 40 cu ft | 0 |