Packing Tips

Packing yourself can be a worthwhile way to save money on your upcoming move. We'll try to go over a few tips that may help make your packing experience a more pleasurable one.

• Packing takes time. Don't wait until the last minute to start. Instead start with out of the way areas, such as a basement or a garage.
• Have lots of tape, padding material, and of course, boxes, on hand to get the job started.  Padding material can be newspaper (unprinted will give cleaner results in the end), bubble wrap, towels, blankets, stuffed animals, clothing, pillows.
• It is best to pack room by room so the contents don't become intermixed. This also allows for convenient breaks or stopping points.
• Make sure to mark the contents of the box, the desired room placement, and your last name. An abbreviated comment or two should suffice "LR / Towels & Linens / Smith".

Preparing to pack

By Petra Ilchuk
*** In this blog, we are more concerned with the steps involved in organizing yourself to pack, not the actual packing itself.  For detailed information on how to pack, please see HOW TO PACK (coming soon).

So…. You’ve sold your house and now it’s time to pack up your belongings for the move.  You stand in the middle of the living room and wonder where to start.  The basement with all the things you hid from view in

Marking Boxes

Marking your boxes does a few things to help your mover and yourself.  If you are planning to do some or all of your own packing you will want to mark the following information on your box:

• Name
• Room
• Contents

The name will help us differentiate your box from another shipment in case there is more than 1 shipment in the truck.
The room will allow your mover to place the box in the desired room with little oversight, making the delivery process a lot less complicated.
Marking the box for contents does a couple of things.  It helps you to identify where certain items are when you unpack and it helps us to identify what is in the box and load accordingly.

Flat Screen TV's

Flat screen TV's (LCD, LED, Plasma) must be packed to ensure safe transportation.  Original box is the best way, mover supplied box or mover supplied crate.





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