Great Packing Tips When You Are Moving From Your Old Home to a New One

If you are planning for relocation, then the most complicated part in relocating is to figure out how to shift your household items from your old house to a new one. One very important thing that you have to bear in mind is that the fragile, valuable and expensive things are likely to be damaged or entirely ruined during the transit process. Therefore the packing job has to be good enough to sustain your valuable things to the new home without the need to buy many new items. The idea of hiring professional packers and movers will also help you a lot if you do not want to trouble yourself and have complete peace of mind. The professional packers and movers will not only help you in having peaceful moving, but also assist you in logistics of relocation. Below are the great packing tips and guidelines to make your big day hassle free:

Crockery, Glassware and Dishes-

Take note that whenever you are packing the dishes, dining ware, cups, mugs, bowls and other fragile things, you need to properly wrap them so as to prevent damage. Many people attempt to scrimp on some packaging papers for these things, as this idea will surely fail. It is obviously a better idea to use lots of packing paper rather than using too little. It is absolutely fine to put one or more fragile items together, the only thing that you have to be careful about is that you should make sure that you wrap each and every set with some thick and a good quality wrapping paper. Once you have finished wrapping, you need to tape each set individually to ensure that wrapping does not come off during your shipping and handling process.

DVD and CDs -

If you have a collection of these DVD's or CD's then you need to pack them in original cases if possible. Just put some layer of crushed or shredded paper on the bottom of your container and line all these items side by side. Never lay the CDs or DVD's flat as that will increase the chances of getting damaged.

Microwaves-

Remove all the loose pieces such as trays, shelves before you being packing a microwave. In order to prevent the breakage of the microwave glass, you need to sue the masking tape and place an X across the border. If it's possible, use original boxes or secure the same in cartons that have lot of room for padding the oven properly.

Bedding -

All the Bedding has to be freshly washed prior to packing and you need to place the same in a sturdy container.

Lamps -

Make it a point to remove the bulbs from the lamps and pack lamps with bedding wherever it is possible. If that's not possible, then place them in upright position in the tissue-lined carton and wrap the delicate ones in tissue papers in order to prevent damage.

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Electronic Items:

For all electronic items, such as amplifier, DVD, VCR, video, boom box, stereo speakers, computer (not computer screen) printer, fax, small copy machine etc...We still recommend to use dish pack box because it is considered to be the strongest and thickest box available in our inventory that will provide you with added protection. Please surround each one of them (electronic items) with lots of bubblewrap (use the thick bubblewrap) and place them in the box. Put the heaviest at the bottom and the lightest at the top. It is always good to put the amplifier at the bottom since it is a heavier electronic item. The rest should be depending on size and weight.

Table Lamps:

For ceramic or glass table lamp, we still recommend to use the dish pack box simply surround them with lots of bubblewrap (use the thick kind of bubblewrap for added protection). Place them in the box make sure they are well secured around the walls of the box by using bubblewrap or paper balls around the items to avoid movement during transportation. Regarding the lampshades, you will need to open a new dish pack. They will have to be placed by themselves since they will keep its full protection within the transportation. No bubblewrap is necessary for the lamp shades, simply place them in the box and they will still have the necessary protection.

Please note: For all of your fragile items, we don't recommend using other boxes, beside dish pack, since they are not strong enough and can get smashed or break under pressure.

Picture:

Open the box, surround the picture with bubblewrap. For oil paint, simply wrap with paper sheets, do not wrap it in bubblewrap since the wrap might increases heat transport to the paint and the oil might leak and stain the whole picture. Place the picture or oil paint per box. If it's a small painting, two paintings can be place in a box but they should not intertwine. Do not mix oil paint with glass picture that you protect with bubblewrap due to the same reason mentioned above. Make sure they are well placed in the box to prevent excess movement during transportation.

TV and computer screen:

A special box is available that comes in different sizes. Small, medium and large. Simply surround the TV or computer screen with lots of bubblewrap (two layers of bubblewrap is enough when using thicker wrap) and place them in the box to prevent movement. You can add paper balls in between items to increase protection as well.

Other self packing tips

Now, before tapping yourself on the shoulders, and scream "I am a professional packer" , we would like to remind you that you forgot to pack the glass plate from the microwave . Before making any mistakes, make sure to remove the plate from the microwave oven and place it in the dish pack.

It is always good to write on top of all boxes which rooms it's originated from and the content of the box.

It doesn't matter which moving company you choose do not ever, ever, ever write CD on your CD box. Simply name the book boxes so to avoid any... well, you get my drift.

Please, for any other questions regarding packing or other inquiries, do not hesitate to contact us TOLL FREE@1-877-963-7283 and ask for our packing instructor.

Or simply email us at admin@movemewithcare.com

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