Just pack the boxes. They will move them and they probably don't need to go downstairs. They work in one room at a time, so they will move the boxes and furniture and boxes to clear one or two rooms and then move things back along with the things from the other rooms while that do that carpet. They don't want to carry things up and down stairs any more than you do. The rolls of carpet and padding are enough.

Warning - two year old post! @adv1984 - your closet renovation looks amazing - hard to believe it was DIY. You must be an experienced DIYer! My master closet appears to be similar to yours. It’s a little over 7.5’ wide (as currently finished + 5-6‘ of eave space behind current walls) x 18’ deep. While I wouldn’t do the work myself, I’m interested in hearing some details - if you wouldn’t mind sharing. First, what are the dimensions of your closet? Did you build everything or use some sort of system? I know that some people have used somehing like IKEA Pax and customized it (and made it look buil-in). My guess is that you made custom pieces to fit into the space. Is the space along the top separately finished for each set of doors - or - did you frame out one continuous space + add sets of doors to access space? Also, I am very interested in how you finished the space behind your built-ins. It appears that you have eave space that runs along both sides of the closet based upon the access doors behind your hanging bars on each wall ( shown in the second and third photos). Does the eave space run along the entire length of your closet walls? I’m trying to get a feel for how many access doors I would need along 18’ wall (if I want to use the entire 18’ of space under the eaves on each side). How long/deep is the space that can be accessed by each door? Wish you lived near me so I could hire you! Thanks!

Stumbled across this and wanted to add that 3 years later, this post remains accurate. There are two really good options in the Cincinnati…Windows Direct with the Sunrise Restorations and Windows Plus with the Soft-lite essentials. I was comfortable with both but in the end more comfortable with Windows Plus and with their cost 20% lower (and for triple pane vice double pane) it was the right decision for us…but it was not an easy decision. I would encourage anyone in the area to meet with both companies and skip the rest! There is still no Okna dealer in the area which makes these the 2 best vinyl windows and associated with 2 good installers.

I'll say that I love my custom closet and find that it was absolutely worth it. I'd also say that the amount of stuff I can fit in it doubled by doing custom. But it all depends on the price. If you're telling me I can get closet system for $500 that will drastically improve my life and storage capability, but my custom closet costs me $4500, I'd probably agree that it's not worth it to do custom. But at some point the cost/benefit becomes worth it. And yes, closet needs are different for everyone. My husband has two parallel rods for all of his work shirts and pants and a few shelves. That would be a ton of wasted rod space for me. I have pull out shelves for sweaters, a tall rod for dresses, and two smaller parallel rods for shirts & pants, and a LOT of space for folded items/shelves for sweatshirts/jeans/purses and a laundry drawer for delicates. I'm also not fashionable at all and still wear stuff I bought 20 years ago, so a lot of women might look at my closet and find it doesn't work for them.