Packing up and moving away to your new home often leads to stress. Dealing with unexpected expenses, disagreements, and potentially broken items will make the experience more complicated, so preparation is key to having an enjoyable, easy move. Let’s see how to pack up and move, from start to finish:
Prepare a packing schedule
Pack up room – by – room. Start by packing the most unused rooms, and leave the most commonly used items – like mattresses, to the very last moment.
Protect yourself
Get comfortable shoes with good traction, wear clothes that protect your skin from scratches.
Get packing materials
Contact your local moving company to see what they have to offer; it would be cheaper than a visit to the hardware store in most cases.
Different color tape
A tip from professional movers; using different colored tape to mark what’s in the box – for example, red tape for fragile items, white tape for most commonly used items.
Label the boxes
In each box, write down which room it belongs in and which items are in the box.
Hire professionals to do it all for you
Instead of stressing about it all and spending weeks getting your packing in order, getting professional packers and movers to do it all for you will save you money – as losing work costs money, and broken items cost money. Pro movers are licensed and insured, giving you the peace of mind to worry about the important things – like the psychological aspects of the move on your children.
Heavier items go in smaller boxes
Books, for example, belong in smaller boxes – this way, the box won’t fall apart as you move it.
Get bins, not cardboard boxes
Cardboard boxes fall apart when they come into contact with water. Sometimes people sit on them and break what’s inside. Consider investing in plastic bins, which could be used later for storage, or, even better- contact your local moving company to rent plastic moving bins directly from them.
