Moving Boxes? Get Them Down To A Science!

Whether you’ve finally found the house of your dreams or just need to pack some things away for the time being until further notice, one of the biggest moving nightmares is the amount of boxes you might be moving from one place to another. Too many moving boxes will create confusion as well as unnecessary expenditure if you are not doing it yourself. No matter how much effort you’ve put into drawing up a list of what to pack and what to get rid of, you will never know beforehand how many boxes you will actually be moving.

If you want your move to be as hassle free as possible here are some tips for streamlining the task of packing and moving boxes:

1) Take a rough inventory of the items you are going to pack into the moving boxes well ahead of scheduled moving date;

2) When you have a fair idea of what you are going to pack into the moving boxes always buy a few more boxes than you will actually need – most major moving companies will buy back unused moving boxes if bought from them;

3) Buy moving boxes in various sizes and for the right purposes: nowadays you can find moving boxes that are designed to carry flatware, glassware, small kitchen appliances, etc., so there is no need to overstuff moving boxes with too many items that could make them prone to breakage. The moving company that you have chosen to handle your move is highly specialized in boxes of all shapes and sizes;

4) Adding a lining of bubble wrap to the bottom of each moving box, even if the items contained within each box are light, will protect your belongings if they are exposed to wet or humid surfaces. Add another cardboard layer to the bottom of larger moving boxes for extra support. As with moving boxes, most big moving companies will actually buy back whatever excess you don’t use;

5) Clearly label the outside of the moving boxes with their contents (especially if fragile) in order to give priority to those boxes which should be opened first. When actually transferring the boxes to the new locations, always place the heaviest moving boxes on the bottom and the lightest on top. Fragile items should be placed on a flat surface and away from places that might have falling items nearby.
 

When actually taking inventory of the items to pack into the moving boxes, you should go about it in the following way:

Pack well ahead of time into the moving boxes all the things that are not necessary for day to day living up to moving day, such as decorations, paintings, fine china, flatware, electronics/appliances that are not used often, toys, out-of-season clothing.

When the time comes to actually move the clothing that you wear daily, unless you want to pack endless suitcases, most movers will actually supply you with moving boxes that are made into closets complete for hanging clothes in – which is a great idea if you don’t want to iron everything all over again.

Always keep a few moving boxes in all sizes open around the house so that whenever you come across something you don’t need, pack it away immediately. Always keep bubble wrap near each moving box and pick them up every so often so that you can see how heavy they are.

Always try to pack like items together so that moving boxes you will not have to open many moving boxes at once to find items of the same nature.

Finally, try to remember that if you’ve hired a company to handle your move, the amount of moving boxes you have packed in excess can ultimately increase the price of moving compared to what you first stipulated. If you don’t want any surprises, then maybe it is best to hire a company that does all the packing for you - they set the price once they evaluate your belongings and then it is up to them to pack the number of required moving boxes within the fee they’ve charged. And since they are pros at doing what they do, they have their own methods for packing and moving boxes so that you don’t have to worry about a thing. From the Styrofoam used to pack tiny coffee cups to crates for moving grand pianos, all the space used in moving boxes is used up wisely so that there is no weight disparity between moving boxes.
 

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