Contents Pack-Out Calculator

Estimate the cost of packing, moving, and storing contents during water or fire damage restoration.

Number of Rooms

Avg Items per Room

Storage Duration (months)

Fragile Items (%)

Tab to move between fields

Total Pack-Out Cost

$2,318.00

≈ 18 pairs of sneakers

Packing Cost$648.00

Moving Cost$950.00

Storage Cost$720.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter number of rooms affected and estimate average items per room.
Set packing ($), moving ($), and storage ($) cost rates from your sub-contractor schedule.
Review total packout cost broken into packing, moving, and storage line items.
Use total cost as a line item in your restoration estimate and insurance supplement.
Document items packed by room for inventory and chain-of-custody records.

How the result changes with Number of Rooms

Number of Rooms: Rooms with contents that need to be packed and moved
Avg Items per Room: Average number of items per room (furniture, boxes, decor, etc.)
Storage Duration (months): Expected months contents will be stored during restoration
Fragile Items (%): Percentage of items requiring special packing (glass, electronics, artwork)

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Number of Rooms = 4, Avg Items per Room = 30, Storage Duration (months) = 3, Fragile Items (%) = 20 = 4 input(s) provided
Calculate Packing Cost
Packing Cost
648 = $648
Calculate Moving Cost
Moving Cost
950 = $950

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