What size truck for a 5‑bedroom house?
Too much
Too much for one truck.
The biggest, a 29-foot truck, takes 48 of our 191 pieces. Plan the biggest truck plus a trailer, or two trips.
More detail: every truck we tried, and what we counted
Our packing fills about 70–80% of a full truck; a careful pro load fits more, so a truck that "came close" below may work too.
Every truck and van for a 5‑bedroom house
Doesn't fit (16 trucks and vans)
U‑Haul 29'48 of 191
U‑Haul 26'47 of 191
U‑Haul 20'33 of 191
Penske 26'33 of 191
Budget 26'29 of 191
U‑Haul 9' Cargo Van26 of 191
Penske 22'23 of 191
Budget 16'20 of 191
U‑Haul 15'20 of 191
Enterprise Cargo Van16 of 191
Budget Cargo Van16 of 191
Penske Cargo Van16 of 191
Penske 16'15 of 191
Budget 12'7 of 191
Penske 12'7 of 191
U‑Haul 10'6 of 191
What we counted for a 5‑bedroom house
King mattress × 1
King box spring × 2
King bed frame × 1
Nightstand × 8
6-drawer dresser × 4
Queen mattress × 3
Queen box spring × 3
Queen bed frame × 3
Twin mattress × 1
Tall chest of drawers × 3
Sectional: sofa section × 1
Sectional: chaise section × 1
Armchair × 2
Recliner × 1
Coffee table × 2
TV stand × 3
65" TV in its box × 2
55" TV in its box × 2
Dining table × 1
Dining chair × 6
China cabinet / hutch × 1
Refrigerator, French-door × 1
Chest freezer × 1
Washer × 1
Dryer × 1
Desk × 3
Office chair × 3
Filing cabinet, 2-drawer × 1
Tall bookcase × 4
Treadmill × 1
Gas grill × 1
Lawn mower × 1
Bicycle × 5
3-seat sofa × 1
Loveseat × 1
Small moving box × 23
Medium moving box × 51
Large moving box × 21
Wardrobe box × 20
Box counts from the move4umovers.com box guide; other guides suggest up to twice as many boxes. The furniture list is our own typical list. Yours will differ, so change it in the planner.