Packing can be a time consuming process. But if done right, everything is organised and most importantly not broken or ruined in any way. Packing your items correctly, will not only keep your items safe, but it will also make your unpacking process faster and more enjoyfull.
1. heavier items AT the bottom, lighter items on top
This way the weight is evenly distributed and the boxes can be carried easily. If you are loading your boxes in the truck, always put your heaviest boxes first in the front and the lighter last.
2. No empty spaces
Don’t leave empty spaces in your boxes. Try to fill the gaps with clothing, towels or packing paper. This way your items will be stable in the box and no damage will occur.
3. Different rooms In different boxes
To avoid packing items from different rooms in the same boxes, try to buy correct sized boxes for packing. By doing so, you will avoid trying to fill empty spaces in boxes from different rooms. Of course, if this happens, the way to keep organized about where is what, remember to keep a list on your phone of the contents of each box. This way, even if you end up mixing some items in boxes of different rooms, at least you know where is everything and you spent less time looking for what you need. You can find bundle deals in our shop, to help you get started.
4. Tape your boxes well
The secret here is to use the movers’ techniques. By making a couple of wraps all the way around the box’s top and bottom edges, where stress is concentrated, it reinforces your box and keeps everything in place.
5. Expensive art needs special crating
If you are packing expensive art yourself, try to understand how this should be done so the art is not damaged in any way. Never wrap oil paintings in regular paper because it will get stuck on the painting. When you pack pictures for moving, place the frames facing one another with padding in between them, like with a piece of cardboard between each framed piece for protection. You can also make an X with masking tape across the glass to strengthen it and to hold it together if it shatters. Finally, wrap the pictures in paper or bubble wrap and put them in a frame box.
6. Kitchen packing care
Dishes: Put packing paper around each dish and pack them on their sides, never flat. wrap bundles of five or six together and use bunched-up paper as padding above and below.
Cups and bowls: Place them inside one another, with paper in between, and wrapped three or four in a bundle. You can also pack them all in dish-barrel boxes.
Glasses: Use a box with cardboard dividers to help protect the glasses, and wrap them in plenty of layers of paper to protect them.
7. Wardrobe packing
You can pack folded clothes in cardboard boxes, suitcases or use vacuum storage bags. Vacuum storage bags are reusable for your next move, or to save space for storing winter clothes. For hanging clothes, you can use a special wardrobe box, so you can hang your clothes right in it.
You need to protect your shoes from each other when you pack shoes for moving. Wrap shoes individually to keep sharp heels or buckles from damaging other shoes, and to keep dirt on one pair of shoes from messing up the rest of your shoes. You can pack socks into shoes to help them hold their shape, and use up all available space.
8. TV packing
Some movers treat TVs like any other piece of furniture, wrapping them in quilted furniture pads. Plasma TVs though, require special wooden crates for shipping if you don’t have the original box and can be ruined if you lay them flat. If you’re packing your TV yourself, double-box your TV, setting the box containing the TV into another box that you’ve padded with packing paper.
