Moving and Packing Tricks

Before you begin

Please remember all loose items, dishware, china, little kitchen area home appliances, lights and other breakable products need to be packed into boxes prior to the relocation.
Start packing at least 6-10 days prior to your move day. The bigger your home/office, the more time you will require to pack whatever. Do not leave packing till the night prior to the relocation day.
Prevent using used boxes, supermarket, lenders or post office boxes. Do not utilize boxes smaller than 3 cubic feet. Do not use boxes without closing tops.
Do not load the anything from list of "Items that movers can't move by the law" and

General Packing Rules

Effectively tape bottoms of each box. Run one, but better two strips of tape over the opening in the. Run 2 more strips crossing the center make it in "H" pattern, for an additional security run extra strip over the middle and tape around the bottom for extra support and security.
Develop sufficient cushion on the bottom of each box with fallen apart paper, cover each vulnerable item with loading paper separately, create cushion between products, along the sides of the box, and fill in any empty area with packing paper. When closing the box, flaps should be leveled with the brim, make sure flaps do not cave in and do not overflow. Tape the box in "H" like you taped the bottom.
Label each box, write what room package belongs and a fast description of contents on top and side of each box. Mark box "vulnerable" on the top and side, if there are breakables inside. If box is going to other place, put it aside and identify "other area".
Use smaller boxes for much heavier products and larger boxes for lighter items. Please do not load books into big box.
Pack room by room. Prevent blending items from various rooms into the same box. As you load stack boxes in the corner, with much heavier boxes at the bottom and lighter on top.

Cooking area, Glasses, and Dishware

For glasses and dishes, use specialized meal pack boxes if readily available. If not available, use little (1.5 cubic feet) and medium (3.0 cubic feet) containers.
Cushion bottom of the box with thick layer of rolled fallen apart packaging paper.
Wrap each piece separately. Glasses, dishes must be put into package vertically and aligned in a row.
Don't be reluctant to use additional paper to cover and separate items.
Cushion the top and sides with paper to prevent moving. The steadier the contents, the less the opportunity of damages is.
Pack canned food in small carton vertically (1.5 cubic feet without any more than 25 cans per more info box.) if you have any containers, wrap them with packing paper and put inside of package. Do not take currently opened containers from the fridge, it may leak and trigger the damage.
Pack little cooking area appliances such as microware, toaster, coffee machine and others into initial manufacture box if readily available. If not readily available pack into moving box of similar size, wrapping it with packing paper and or bubble wrap.
Flatware. Utilize one sheet of paper to cover multiple pieces of silverware separating it with paper. Usage numerous sheets of paper (5-8 pcs) to load kitchen knives, separating each knife. Label the rolled package "knifes" so you would not cut yourself when unpacking.
Pans and pots. Use several sheets of paper to cover and separate pans and pots. You can likewise use kitchen towels or linens. Select a couple of pots or pans that can be embedded inside each click here other.

Clothes

Load clothes on hangers in wardrobe boxes. On local relocations, we will supply 5 to 8 closet boxes for usage at the day of the move and will take them back when move is done.
Wrap your shoes with loading paper and place in medium size boxes. If you keep shoes in original box, place several shoe boxes into a big or medium moving box. It will give double protection to your most valuable pairs of shoes.
Load non-hanging clothing in travel suitcases or medium size boxes. We suggest to empty dressers. It will weaken its structure when dressers are carried and transported with an extra weight inside.

Restroom

Reserve basics for day of your move.
Store medicine and first aid materials in a little plastic bin and keep close by. Please mark "Do not take/move", so movers would not fill it mistakenly. Move it by yourself.
Pack bath towels, washcloths, and other linens into medium size boxes.
Pack toiletries in small boxes. To prevent dripping, ensure to seal each bottle with tape and put it in little sealable plastic bags.

Electronic devices

Load all electronic devices consisting of TVs into original manufacture cartons, if not available use appropriate moving box sizes. Wrap each piece of electronic equipment with bubble wrap.

Pack Flat TVs into initial manufacture container. If not offered leave it to our movers, they will look after it. Take laptop computers with you.

Pictures, Household Photos

Little framed images. Wrap each separately with 2-3 sheets of loading paper and put in inside package vertically. Utilize the same guide as for packing kitchen plates.
For extra-large, combine 2 picture cartons to construct a larger photo box. You can cover the image with paper blankets for additional security. You can attempt to fit 2 photos into 1 box, but be careful, because of pressure you may damage images.

Lights/ Vases

Load them individually into medium size boxes or suitable size carton. You can pack multiple lampshades into the same box. Mark box "top load" for movers.
Bulbs. We recommend discarding the bulbs, especially if you are moving long distance. Please wrap individually with loading paper if you want to keep bulbs.
Lamp Base. Wrap the base of table or nightstand lamp with bubble wrap and place vertically inside the box. You can put a few lights in the very same box. Light bases can likewise be loaded with little vases into the exact same box.
Little to Medium Vases. Wrap each vase with numerous layers of bubble wrap.

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