HOUSTON-AREA FIELD NOTES / 01
A new key. A familiar coffee mug. A whole city between the two. Plan your Houston move around the actual addresses, the building access and the things you want to find first. The bins are one part of the plan. This guide helps with the rest.
STRAIGHT TO THE USEFUL STUFF
01 / BEFORE THE FIRST BIN
Start with the handoffs: who provides the utilities, where your belongings can arrive, and which route makes sense on moving day.
If Houston Water serves your new place, Houston Public Works links to residential start-or-transfer service. Confirm the provider for the exact street address before opening an account. A Houston mailing address is not, by itself, a utility-service confirmation.
Keep the service-start request with your keys, lease or closing checklist. Coordinate the old account separately, and keep any confirmation where you can find it without opening a packed bin.
Houston TranStar publishes road-closure information alongside traffic incidents and high-water reports. Use current information when planning your move rather than relying only on the route you saved last week.
Recheck near departure, especially if conditions have changed. Leave room in your own schedule for a different route. A live map does not guarantee a clear road or establish the road mileage Frogbox will use.
For an apartment or shared building, ask management where moving vehicles may stop, how loading access works and whether you need to reserve an elevator. Get the receiving point clear before planning how to carry bins to your door.
Confirm the equipment handoff point and access choice for each leg. Standard lobby access has no surcharge. Unit-door service is $10 per stair flight per leg or $20 per elevator leg, with no stacking. Arrange the trip inside your home separately. Keep an open-first bin for the things that turn the new place into your place. Keep your mover’s arrival plan separate from the building reservation; one confirmation does not automatically cover the other.
02 / BOTH ENDS OF THE MOVE
Houston-area coverage is measured from the Hockley origin. Each delivery and pickup address must independently be within 75 road miles. A city name or ZIP code alone does not confirm eligibility.
Road miles follow the driving route, not a straight line. This is not the distance between your old home and your new one.
A distance-charge allowance is not a delivery-fee waiver. The calculator combines rental, additional weeks and standard transport. Extra distance, applicable access fees and tax are additional. Read the distance details and the transport-rate explanation.
03 / PACK YOUR ACTUAL LIFE
For a Houston apartment move, count the kitchen, bookshelves and work corner before choosing quantities. Small bins help divide dense belongings into manageable loads; Large gives clothes and linens more room. Measure your actual path, then arrange suitable help for stairs and building access.
ROOMIER LOADS
$5
BASE / FIRST WEEK / USD
94 litres · 24 × 20 × 12 inches
HEAVIER LITTLE THINGS
$4
BASE / FIRST WEEK / USD
46 litres · 21 × 15 × 9 inches
$119 minimum for one week with standard delivery and pickup. Choose 1–150 bins, Large, Small or both. The base rates use everyday volume pricing, with a $69 first-week rental minimum. Additional-week rates plus extra distance, applicable access fees and tax are additional. Dollies are coming soon at $20 each for the first week. There is no XL bin.
04 / QUICK ANSWERS
No. Each delivery and pickup address must independently be within 75 road miles of the Hockley origin. The city name, ZIP code and distance between your two homes do not establish eligibility.
If Houston Water serves the address, start with the residential service link on Houston Public Works’ Utility Billing page. Confirm the provider and activation requirements for your exact location rather than assuming the mailing city decides them.
Check current Houston TranStar conditions, your building’s loading rules and any elevator reservation. Confirm a suitable equipment handoff point separately. Keep your confirmed Frogbox delivery details alongside your building-access notes.
We can bring bins to the approved unit door using your selected stairs or elevator access, but not into the rooms inside. Standard lobby access has no surcharge. Stair service is $10 per flight per leg; elevator-to-unit-door service is $20 per leg, with no stacking. Confirm each leg’s access and follow your order instructions.
05 / KEEP THESE HANDY
Official resources reviewed October 22, 2026. Requirements and conditions may change. These links help with your own move planning; they do not establish Frogbox coverage or imply an affiliation.