10 Professional Packing tips to make a stress free move
Packing. It is the most overwhelming thing to do when one is about to move. Those collections of stuff are enough to make you think you are draining an ocean with a teaspoon. However, what did we say, it does not have to be a stressful scramble?
Packing, with the appropriate strategy, can be a well-planned, even pleasurable, task. We have been packing thousands of homes in PMS Packers and Movers. The pitfalls have been identified and the trade secrets that ensure the difference have been learned.
We are giving out our best 10 tips of packing like an expert so that your property is safe as well as your sanity. Let’s dive in.
1. Never Fool yourself on Supplies: Your Line of First Defense.
Your grandma has china, it is not worth a used box of grocery. To invest in high-quality materials is to invest in your peace of mind.
What you will require Sturdy, small, and medium boxes, good packing tape, permanent marker, packing paper, bubble wrap on delicate things and a few moving blankets on furniture.
Pro Tip: PMS Packers and Movers have the ability to convince you of all the professional level packing supplies you require, and will make certain that everything in your glasses to your gadgets is safely wrapped.
2. The First-Night Box: Your Move-Day Lifesaver.
Day one will not be spent unpacking. Prepare another box or suitcase with all you will require during the first 24 hours in your new house.
What not to include: No food, liquor, alcohol, and drugs, pet food, snacks, a change of clothes, medications, phone chargers, a toolkit containing simple assembly, phone, toiletries, toilet paper, and your important papers. Keep this box in your car- other wise do not leave it in the truck.
3. Minimalism Ruthlessly: Discover how to have less and less of everything.
Why carry, transport, and carry the things you no longer want or need? The best time to clean up is during a move.
Instructions: Room by room: Donate, Sell, Trash. Be honest with yourself. You are not likely to need it in one year, after not utilizing it in the last year. A scaled-down load would result in a reduced number of boxes, a reduce-in-cost of moving, and a cleaner beginning.
4. Master the Art of the Label
It is a good beginning to write on a box, Kitchen. The fact of writing KITCHEN - Coffee Mugs and Plates - FRAGILE is a power move.
Labeling instructions: Open a bold marker and write in an easily understandable manner on the top and at least one side of each box. Add the room where it belongs and a little description of its contents. Most importantly, mark boxes with delicate objects with a huge FRAGILE written and arrows that point to this side up.
5. Pack Room by Room: The Secret of organization.
Do not put objects of more than one room in the same box. It is the golden rule of packing organized. It simplifies the process of unpacking the unbelievably as every box can be brought to its destination.
6. How to Pack a Box Like a Pro
There’s a technique to it!
Bottom Heavy: It is possible to place the heaviest objects (such as books) at the bottom of the box, and more light objects at the top.
Pack the Gaps: Fill any empty space with the packing paper, bubble wrap or even towels and clothes. This avoids the movement of items during transit a major cause of damages.
Don’t Overpack: A box must be full, but not so bulky that it cannot be carried without being dropped. When you do not easily close the seams, then it is too full.
7. Hacking Clothes: Space and Time Saving.
You do not have to carry with you all the clothing items one by one.
Store it on the Hanger: It is recommended to leave clothes on the hangers and cluster them. Simply take a bunch of clothes and put a garbage bag over them and then merely hang them straight back up in your new closet.
Carry Your Baggage: Suit cases and duffel bags can be used to transport clothes, shoes and linens.
8. Protect Your Furniture
Small things do not only need to be packed.
Dismantle What You Can: Assemble bed frames, tables, and shelving units. Put all screws and bolts, and little hardware in a labeled ziplock bag and tape it to the furniture itself.
Wrap it Up: Use moving blankets or old sheets to cover the furniture surfaces and prevent being scratched and dinged. In the case of wooden furniture, an additional protective surface against scuffs can be offered in a layer of stretch wrap.
9. Use Care when dealing with Fragile Items.
This is the point at which professional methods excel.
Dish Packs: Stack the plates on their sides in a substantial box made of a dish-pack with sufficient paper padding between each plate. They will hardly break in this direction when stored flat.
Glassware: Pack each glass or cup separately in a packing paper or bubble wrap. Place them on end in a box and stuff.
Electronics: Preferably make use of the original boxes and foam inserts. Otherwise, fill it with lots of bubble wrap and label them with “FRAGile” and “Electronics.”
10. Plan Ahead in Time and BRING a Packing Kit.
The last option is the worst thing to do.
Pack weeks before: Pack stuff that is not necessary early.
Make a Packing Kit: Store your tape, markers, box cutter and packing stuff in one box that is central and concentrated in one box. This spares you the hustle of having to look around all the time in search of your supplies.
Summing up: Your Peace of Mind, Professionally Packed.
By adhering to these ten tips, the moving day will be cut down to a small fraction of its usual chaos. But we are aware that time and energy is limited even with the best advice.
Provided that the idea of ordering the materials, wrapping each dish, and labeling the infinite amounts of boxes is overwhelming, keep in mind that you do have a professional choice.
Allow PMS Packers and Movers to do it. Our professional packing staff apply skills and high quality materials to make sure that each and every article, including your daily dishes and all your most valuable family treasures, are carefully packed. We do not simply box things, we box peace of mind.
Why not be relaxed when you are ready to move? Contact PMS Packers and Movers to have a quote about our professional packing services. We have to have you moved, securely and economically.