Residential Moving Services

Your move begins with a conversation about your home, your timeline, and your destination. We’ll review the details of your move and provide a written estimate before you book, so you can make decisions with confidence.

You’ll work with a dedicated move coordinator who serves as your single point of contact from start to finish. They’ll help confirm dates, services, packing needs, and any special instructions.

Before your move, we’ll help you understand what to expect and how to prepare. If you choose packing services, our team will carefully pack your belongings and create a detailed inventory of your shipment.

On moving day, your household goods are loaded with care. Furniture is padded, items are documented, and a final walkthrough helps make sure nothing is left behind.

During your long distance move, your move coordinator keeps you updated and answers questions along the way. You’ll have a reliable contact to help reduce uncertainty during the move.

At delivery, your household goods are placed in your new home based on your direction. We’ll review your shipment, complete the final paperwork, and make sure the move is properly closed out.

Kids often hear about a move before the boxes show up, and the first conversations matter. Helping children name what they’re feeling and giving them a sense of what’s coming makes the weeks ahead feel less uncertain. Our guide on helping your kids adjust to a move covers age-appropriate conversations and what to watch for, and our list of movies that help kids feel better about moving gives families a low-pressure way to open the door on the topic.

Some family moves involve more than a change of address. They mean blending households, merging routines, or helping kids understand a new family structure. Our guide on moving in together with kids walks through how to prepare children for a combined home, and our broader moving with kids hub collects practical advice for every age group.

Moving day is busy, loud, and easy for children to find overwhelming. Giving kids a role and a few small things to look forward to can change the tone of the day for the entire family. Our guide on making moving fun for kids shares ideas for keeping children engaged and calm while the trucks are loading and the rooms are emptying.

The first weeks in a new home are when kids start to feel whether the move was a loss or an adventure. Walking the new neighborhood, finding favorite spots, and turning unfamiliar streets into familiar ones helps the new place become home faster. Our guide on exploring the neighborhood together offers ideas for the first few weekends after the truck pulls away.

Residential moving services cover everything that goes into moving a household from one home to another, including in-home or virtual estimates, professional packing, loading, transportation, delivery, unpacking, and storage if your timeline shifts. Wheaton’s residential moving services are coordinated by a single move coordinator who stays with you from your estimate through the final walkthrough at your new home.

A residential move with Wheaton starts with an in-home or virtual estimate, followed by a written quote outlining services, pricing, and valuation protection. Once you book, your move coordinator confirms dates, packing needs, and special instructions. On moving day, our residential movers load and protect your household goods, keep you updated through transit, and complete a final walkthrough at delivery. Most interstate residential moves take four to eight weeks of advance planning.

Look for a residential moving company that provides a written estimate, a single point of contact throughout your move, transparent valuation protection options, and a track record of handling moves like yours. Wheaton has specialized in interstate residential moves since 1945 and supports every move with a network of 300+ agents nationwide, so you have local expertise on both ends of your move.

Yes. Wheaton provides everything you need for your move, from packing supplies to packing services to delivery. We can also supply packing materials for your move even if you aren’t using our services. Our number one goal is making sure your move is hassle-free.

Wheaton World Wide Moving has a nationwide network of agent partners throughout the United States to help you with your local move. Find a local agent near you!

To stage your home for a move, organize your closets, cupboards, and doors. Next, clean the entire house thoroughly, and make arrangements for your pets. It may be beneficial to hire professional staging and packing services. Read our guide to staging your home for a move.

To make moving fun for your kids, bring them house hunting with you, let them pack their own special box for the car, give them a job or a task, or do something special on moving day, like order their favorite pizza. Read more!

Yes. Wheaton World Wide can move belongings no matter their weight or size. From pianos to large artwork to cumbersome furniture, our moving experts can get your household goods to your new home without damaging your belongings or the surrounding area.