Short-Term & PCS Storage
Storage shows up on a lot of DC moves whether the client expected it or not. Federal PCS orders shift; a Hill staff turnover happens before the new lease starts; a Georgetown townhouse closes a month before the family is back from overseas. Mercy keeps a vaulted-storage warehouse in the DMV so we can hold the shipment and finish the move when you are ready.
What vaulted storage actually means
- Wood vaults, each one roughly the volume of a small studio.
- Your shipment goes into the vault at our warehouse — not into a self-storage unit you load yourself.
- Vaults are stacked in our climate-aware warehouse, off concrete, away from the loading-bay swings.
- Same uniformed crew loads in and loads back out.
DC storage pricing
| Home size | Vaults | Monthly storage | Inbound / outbound move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio / small 1-bed | 1 vault | $125 / mo | From $489 each way |
| 1-2 bedroom apartment | 2-3 vaults | $245 – $345 / mo | From $685 each way |
| 3-bedroom rowhouse | 4-5 vaults | $465 – $565 / mo | From $1,285 each way |
| 4-bedroom single-family | 6-7 vaults | $685 – $785 / mo | From $1,950 each way |
Storage works as the bridge between local moving across DC and a long-distance run later in the year — one Mercy crew, one inventory list, two delivery dates. Released-value coverage is included, full-value protection optional, and the warehouse is staffed by the same office team that booked your move. No annual contract, month-to-month.
What rides in your DC flat rate
- Warehouse-vaulted storage in our DMV facility — not a public mini-storage unit
- Same Mercy crew loads the vault and the same crew loads it out months later
- Inventory list (paper + digital) so you know exactly what is in each vault
- Climate-aware vault siting — off concrete floors, away from loading-bay swings
- Released-value coverage in storage; full-value protection optional
- Flexible billing: by the month, no annual lock-in, easy stop-and-start for PCS timelines
What will it run?
Two of our movers and a truck at $169/hr, or lock one flat written DC number up front
Blankets, dollies, shrink-wrap and basic COI prep all ride in the rate; step up to a three-mover crew with truck at $219/hr.
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