Packing services in Silver Springs

Silver Springs has about 5,000 residents and 2,300 households, and about 85 percent of homes are owner-occupied. The Census sorts the rest of the housing into attached, multi-unit and mobile or manufactured homes, and the median home has 5.2 rooms.

Owned homes that are not standard houses

A high ownership rate with a low share of detached houses means many residents own homes in other forms. Manufactured homes have narrower hallways, lower ceilings and built-in storage, and so cartons and furniture need to be sized to fit. The crew chooses carton sizes that fit.

A smaller living space does not mean less to pack. Households here often keep tools, equipment and outdoor gear in sheds and carports. The estimator includes those areas in the walk-through.

Wrapping furniture for tight spaces

Tight doorways and halls call for careful padding. The crew wraps furniture in pads, protects door frames and floors, and plans the load so large pieces come out first and go in last. See in-home furniture moving if you are rearranging rather than leaving.

• Furniture padded before it leaves the room
• Door frames and floors protected
• Small and medium cartons for narrow halls
• Outdoor gear grouped and wrapped

Three-bedroom homes are the standard

Of about 2,650 homes in the Census count, about 1,410 have three bedrooms and about 640 have two. A three-bedroom pack takes a crew a day or two. A two-bedroom pack can be done faster. The estimator sets the packing time on the estimate.

The distance from Sparks

Silver Springs is about 44 miles and 67 minutes from our Sparks warehouse, via I-80, SR 439 and US 95A. The free in-home visit is scheduled ahead, and packing supplies are sold at the Sparks office. See Fernley, Fallon and Lyon County.

Help for downsizing

Silver Springs owners who are moving to a smaller place can pack in stages and store the extra. Wooden vaults in our warehouse hold the overflow, with vault storage from $40 per month. See long-term storage.