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Packing supplies calculator
About how many boxes of each size, plus tape, paper and bubble wrap, a home your size usually needs.
Your move
Typical for 2 bedrooms
About 50 boxes
- Small boxes
- 20
- Medium boxes
- 16
- Large boxes
- 8
- Wardrobe boxes
- 3
- Dish-pack boxes
- 3
- Tape rolls
- 4
- Packing paper
- 15 lb
- Bubble wrap
- 75 ft
Typical counts for this size of home. Homes vary, so treat them as a starting point.
How it works
Pick your home size
The calculator uses a typical box mix for that size of home.
Read the list
Box counts by type, plus tape, packing paper and bubble wrap.
Treat it as a starting point
Homes vary. If you own a lot of books or dishes, add a few boxes of those sizes.
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