If you have taken decision to pack your household effects by yourself then you might be expert in the art of packing. You must know how to pack things correctly so that they can be transferred to your new destination door step safely with no damage at all. You can simplify the process by following these few simple tips, suggestions and techniques.
- First of all, you need to gather all required packing supplies and boxes. Use the proper padding supplies, sturdy boxes, wrapping papers, bubble wraps and other required supplies. Collect sturdy boxes of different sizes. Buy dish-pack boxes and wardrobe boxes. Other supplies and accessories, you will need, include knife or scissors, note pad, packaging tapes, bubble wraps, dish-towels, blankets, peanuts, permanent markers, labeling stickers, etc.
- Prepare your home and household effects for packing. Make empty all drawers, almirahs and boxes. Keep small items in zippered bags which you can place in a box.
- Make an inventory of items which you do not want to transfer to you home. Old belongings, junk items and other things you do not want to transfer must be avoided in packing. You can get rid of these things with a garage sale or donating them to a charity.
- Pack things on the room by room basis. It will make process easier and simpler. Pack items of one room at a time labeling every carton properly with appropriate tags and a description of its contents and which room the carton belongs in. Boxes containing fragile or breakable items must be labeled with tag – FRAGILE. You must keep a detailed list of items which you pack in every box. This will make unpacking process easier.
- Wrap items carefully before you put them inside the box. Make sure you place a layer of crushed or wadded papers in the bottom of the box for proper cushioning.
- Put heavier items first and lighter items later in the box. Do not leave empty space inside the box. You must fill the empty spaces with appropriate padding supplies or wadded newspapers or bubble wraps.
- Do not overweight any box. Keep the weight of a box as you can easily lift it. Make sure a box is not more than 20 kg in its weight. It is a good decision to put heavy items inside a small box.
- Do not pack inflammable or heat sensitive items like candles, gas cylinder, audio-video tapes, kerosene, petrol, paints, thinner, cleaning fluids and other flammable things. No any moving company will transport these things.
- Do not pack flammable goods or heat sensitive items like candles, records, audio and video tapes, computer disks, propane tanks, aerosol cans, oil based paints, and certain cleaning fluids.
I hope ideas, tips, suggestions and techniques aforementioned in this article will be very useful if you have undertaken packing tasks yourself on your home shifting.
You can also use professional packing service of packers and movers company of your city; if you still hesitant to handle the packing process yourself.
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