What We Pack Differently Than Anyone Else
The difference between a good pack and a bad one is what happens to fragile items. Kitchens use dish-pack boxes (double-walled with dividers), bundle wrap for plates, and individual paper wrap for every wine glass. Artwork over 30 inches goes in mirror boxes or custom cardboard carriers with foam-protected frame edges and X-pattern glass tape. Pieces over 48 inches or valued above $2,000 get custom crating — we build a wooden frame around the piece on-site. Flat-screen TVs up to 85 inches travel in foam-lined TV boxes; if you still have the original, we use that.
Specialty Items We Handle Regularly in Germantown
Antiques, heirlooms, and fine collectibles get archival tissue paper (no acid), climate-aware wrap, no tape on surfaces, and condition-documented packing with photos before and after. Wine collections — 100+ bottles is common in Germantown homes — travel in foam-lined wine shippers that hold each bottle horizontal and stable. For serious collections we coordinate refrigerated transport. Clothing and linens go in wardrobe boxes: 24–30 hanging garments per box, straight from closet to truck to closet at the new address.
What we don’t pack: paint, propane, gasoline, batteries, live plants, perishable food. No licensed mover will — they’re federally restricted from a moving truck. We’ll tell you what to handle separately and how. Eco-friendly packing materials (recycled paper, biodegradable fill, reusable crates) are available on request at no price difference.
Licensed Maryland packers — USDOT #2870070. Pro100Movers is fully licensed for residential and commercial packing across Germantown ZIP 20874 and 20876, and carries cargo coverage on every box and crate that leaves your home. We send a written packing estimate the same day you call. Reach our dispatch line at 800-397-7885 — most Germantown packing jobs are scheduled within 2 hours of the first conversation.