How To Pack & Package Items & Furniture When Moving Home / House

How To Pack & Package Items & Furniture When Moving Home / House

Packing is a time-consuming aspect of moving house, so do not leave it until the last minute. Instead, try to start packing early with the less important things (these are normally a lot more than you thought!) weeks before your moving date. As the moving date gets nearer, you can start packing the more important and larger, bulkier items.

One key thing to remember: never pack your legal and other important documents with general household items as you do not want to them to get lost! Instead, try to pack them separately and keep them with you for safety reasons.

Packing materials

The most common house moving packing materials are: paper, cardboard boxes, bubble wrap, high quality cardboard papers, tape and tape guns. Newspapers are not a good option as they tend to stain items and are vulnerable to physical damages and water. Good home removal companies normally have these materials beforehand so this can be a good reason to choose a full-service removal option.

How to pack different items

You should treat different items differently when packing them. For fragile items it is recommended to use protective material such as bubble wrap and make sure you cover the entire item. Wrapped items are better to be in the same box as this will provide more resistance from physical shocks.

Cardboard boxes are the most common material in house moving. Make sure you have good selection of packing boxes in different sizes. Medium sized cardboard boxes are normally for small, heavy items such as books. Large boxes can be used to fill with lighter, bulky items. The best option for heavy and bulky items such as televisions will be to use their original box. If you do not have it, then use a lot of bubble wrap to protect the item.

Remember to tape around the boxes to keep them together throughout the move and empty space in boxes with mixed items should be filled with paper of other soft material to prevent damages.

For valuable items and items which need special treatment such as furniture, wine bottles, china, crockery and glass, do some search over the Internet to find the appropriate packing materials.

Labelling

Do remember to label every box in numeric system with item descriptions, the place where it will be and caution markings such as Fragile etc. This will help the removers know where to put boxes and how to handle them and make it easier for you when unpacking the boxes.