A three-bedroom move is not a scaled-up version of a smaller move. It is a different kind of project entirely. The volume of belongings in a three-bedroom home — accumulated over years by a family or multiple roommates — creates problems that smaller moves never encounter. You run out of boxes before you finish the second bedroom. The kitchen alone fills more boxes than an entire studio apartment move. Three mattresses need three bags in potentially three different sizes. And if three people are packing simultaneously in three different rooms, you need three of everything or two people are standing around waiting for the tape.
Most people moving a three-bedroom home in Montreal either massively underestimate the supplies they need and make emergency runs to grocery stores in search for free items on moving day, or they overbuy individual items at retail prices and spend $400 or more on supplies and another 300$ on delivery they could have gotten for less in a single order. This guide breaks down exactly what a three-bedroom move requires so you can plan accurately and avoid both problems.
How much stuff is actually in a three-bedroom home
People consistently underestimate how many boxes a three-bedroom home needs because they think in terms of rooms rather than contents. Three bedrooms sounds like three times a one-bedroom move, but it is usually more than that because larger homes accumulate more shared items — a fuller kitchen, more living room furniture, more storage closets, more bathrooms, and years of miscellaneous items that have no obvious category but still need to go in a box.
Here is what a typical three-bedroom apartment or home in Montreal actually produces when packed room by room.
Each bedroom takes five to seven boxes for clothes, shoes, bedding, pillows, and personal items. Three bedrooms means 15 to 21 boxes just for personal belongings from the bedrooms alone.
The kitchen in a three-bedroom home is usually fully stocked — full sets of plates, glasses, mugs, pots, pans, baking supplies, small appliances, spice racks, pantry items, and utensils. This takes eight to ten boxes and consumes more packing paper and bubble wrap than any other room. Every fragile item needs individual wrapping. Every box needs void fill so nothing shifts during transport.
The living room takes six to eight boxes for books, decorative items, electronics, gaming equipment, throw pillows, blankets, framed photos, and miscellaneous items. Furniture in the living room — couches, coffee tables, TV stands, bookshelves — needs stretch wrap to prevent scratches and to hold drawers or doors shut during transport.
Bathrooms collectively take three to five boxes across the home. Towels, toiletries, medications, cleaning supplies, and small items that tend to spill if not packed in resealable bags.
An office or desk area takes three to five boxes for paperwork, school supplies, computer accessories, and stationery.
Electronics and cables across the entire home take four to five boxes. Every charger, adapter, HDMI cable, power strip, and gaming controller needs a resealable bag labeled with what it connects to. This is the room category that causes the most frustration during unpacking if items are not organized.
Miscellaneous overflow — seasonal clothing from closets, holiday decorations, hobby supplies, sports equipment, items from storage areas — takes four to six boxes.
That adds up to 43 to 60 or more boxes. Sixty-three boxes covers the upper end of that range with a comfortable buffer, meaning you finish packing without running short and without making a last-minute supply run the morning of your move.
Why a three-bedroom move needs triple the protective materials
The protective material math scales with the number of people and the amount of fragile and furniture items, not just the number of rooms.
One hundred and eighty sheets of packing paper — three packs of sixty — covers wrapping a full kitchen's dishes and glassware plus fragile items from all three bedrooms and the living room. With three people contributing to a shared kitchen over months or years, the dish and glassware count in a three-bedroom home is significantly higher than a one-bedroom. One hundred and eighty sheets gives each room's fragile items thorough wrapping with enough left over for void fill in every box.
Three rolls of bubble wrap at 12 inches by 30 feet each provide cushioning across the entire home. One roll handles the kitchen and dining area. One handles electronics and artwork in the living room and office. One handles personal fragile items from the bedrooms — jewelry boxes, framed photos, ceramic pieces. Three rolls means nobody is rationing bubble wrap or leaving items unprotected because the single roll ran out after the kitchen.
Three rolls of stretch wrap at 5 inches by 1,000 feet each protect every piece of furniture in the home. Dressers and desks with drawers need wrap to keep them shut during transport. Tables and chairs need wrap to prevent surface scratches. Standing lamps and curtain rods need to be bundled together. With three bedrooms worth of furniture plus living room and dining room pieces, three rolls ensures full coverage.
Three mattress bags protect all three beds. The kit offers nine size combinations at checkout mixing Twin, Double, and Queen in any configuration — 3 Twin, 3 Double, 3 Queen, 2 Twin plus 1 Double, 2 Twin plus 1 Queen, 1 Twin plus 2 Double, 1 Twin plus 1 Double plus 1 Queen, 2 Double plus 1 Queen, or 1 Double plus 2 Queen. Three bedrooms rarely have three identical bed sizes, and the mix-and-match system means every mattress gets the right fit rather than forcing you to buy three of the same size.
Thirty resealable bags in three packs of ten handle hardware, cables, and small items from all three bedrooms. When three people are disassembling their own furniture simultaneously, each person's screws and brackets stay in separately labeled bags that travel with their belongings.
Coordinating a three-person packing operation
The logistics of three people packing simultaneously is the part most families and roommate groups underestimate. The kit addresses this directly with quantities designed for parallel work.
Six rolls of tape means two rolls per person. Nobody waits for the tape. Three markers means one per person — every box gets labeled in the room it was packed, not retroactively when someone finally finds the marker an hour later. Two box cutters means two people can unpack simultaneously on moving day while the third person directs furniture placement.
The practical approach is the same as a two-person move but with a third stream. Each person takes two tape rolls, one marker, one roll of bubble wrap, one roll of stretch wrap, one pack of packing paper, and one pack of resealable bags to their bedroom. They pack their room completely and independently. The kitchen, living room, and shared spaces get packed last using whatever supplies remain, with everyone working together.
This prevents the most common problem in a large move — three people constantly interrupting each other to borrow supplies, losing track of which boxes belong to which room, and leaving shared spaces until the last hour when everyone is exhausted and rushing.
What is in the 3 Bedroom Moving Kit
The complete kit starting from $309.99 CAD includes sixty-three moving boxes at 18 by 18 by 18 inches, six rolls of packing tape at 48mm by 100 metres, three permanent markers, two box cutters, thirty resealable bags at 6 by 9 inches, one hundred and eighty sheets of packing paper at 18 by 24 inches, three rolls of bubble wrap at 12 inches by 30 feet, three rolls of stretch wrap at 5 inches by 1,000 feet, and three mattress bags to cover your mattress from dust and damage during move, in your choice of size.
Pricing varies by mattress combination. All combinations among Twin, double/full and queen combinations available so that you can choose mattress cover according to each bedroom size.
If your home is particularly large or you have been living there for many years, you can always add more items at cart during checkout.
Not sure a kit is right for you? You can also browse our full catalog of individual moving supplies and add exactly what you need to your cart.
How to order
Go to movekitmontreal.com or directly go to 3 Bedroom Moving Kit, choose your mattress bag combination from nine options, add any extra supplies at checkout, and select delivery or pickup.
Your kit arrives in one delivery ready to distribute across three rooms and three people. Everything needed to pack, protect, wrap, label, and seal a complete three-bedroom home — in a single order instead of multiple trips to multiple stores.
How this kit compares to the 2 Bedroom Kit
The 2 Bedroom Kit at $214.99 includes 43 boxes, four tape rolls, two markers, one box cutter, two of each protective material, and two mattress bags. It is built for two people packing a two-bedroom apartment.
The 3 Bedroom Kit adds 20 more boxes, two more tape rolls, a third marker, a second box cutter, a third roll of each protective material, ten more resealable bags, 60 more sheets of packing paper, and a third mattress bag with nine size combinations instead of six. The roughly $95 price difference reflects a genuine third set of everything, not just incremental additions.
If your three-bedroom home has one room that is mostly empty — a guest room or home office with minimal furniture — the 2 Bedroom Kit with add-ons at checkout may be sufficient. If all three bedrooms are fully occupied with beds, closets, and furniture, the 3 Bedroom Kit is the right starting point.
Delivery options
Express delivery reaches any address in Montreal or Laval within 48 hours (Including weekends) for $19.99. Standard delivery arrives within five days for $13.99(Including weekends). Both include a tracking number sent to your email.
Accepted payment methods
MoveKit Montreal accepts all major payment options to make checkout fast and secure. Pay with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or debit cards. Digital payment options including Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Shop Pay are also available at checkout. Charges appear on your statement as MoveKit Montreal.
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