Some Packing Tips
- Make sure that none of your boxes are bending in or buckling out. Your boxes also should not rattle.
- Clearly label each box to show what is packed inside and what room it belongs in. This will help immensely when it comes time to unpack at your new property.
- Organization is the key to an easy and stress free move. If your box is going to be put in storage clearly mark the box to indicate this.
- Do not mix items from different rooms in your boxes. This will make unpacking later very confusing. Put only kitchen things in your kitchen box and only bedroom things in your bedroom box; pack things together that are supposed to be together.
Packing up your belongings to move to a new home can be very disruptive. To ensure as smooth a move as possible consider the following suggestions:
- Do not pack up things that you use on a daily basis right away. Instead start by packing up seasonal items and items that are not used very often. Your essentials should be the last things that are packed.
- Use common sense. Don’t pack breakables with heavy items.
- Never pack medicines, cleaners, polishes or soaps with food.
- Use corrugated boxes to pack your dishes and pack each one separately.
- Use wardrobe boxes for your clothing that needs to be hung up.
- Get some picture boxes to pack your pictures in.
- Remove all your light bulbs from any lamps before packing them up.
When you are packing up things that have many parts, such as curtain rods with screws, make sure that you pack all the parts together. This will make it easier to find them when you are unpacking and setting things up. A good way to do this is to place small items, such as screws or nails, into a plastic bag and tape the bag to the item that it belongs with. Also be careful when packing up electrical equipment. Carefully label all of your wires for easy assembly after you move.
Things Not To Pack
Some items should never be packed and sent off with a moving company. These include items such as money, jewelry, and valuable papers, such as deeds, wills, investments, stocks or bonds. Keep these items with you on your moving day.
You also will not want to pack up anything that is flammable, especially aerosols and anything that is perishable.
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Hi Sean,
Thanks for the great packing tips. I’m good at organizing things and I’ve used most of these strategies when I’ve been moving. I really like your tip of keeping all the screws for each item in their own little bag.
I’ve made this mistake and boy; was it painful. I did have the screws in their own bags but I put all the bags in one box. When I got to my new house; it was agonizing trying to sift through each bag and work out which screw went with which item.
All the points made here are very sensible and practicle. Vacuum bags are also handy for reducing the amount of room clothing and manchester take up. Taking photos of how things go back together is also a good idea to refresh your memory.