Making Your Moving job Easier

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WEST COAST MOVING
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Making Your Moving job Easier
Moving can be a stressful time, especially if you
have a large house to pack up and move but there
are ways that you can incorporate to make it
easier and less stressful. One of the first
things that you should do is start packing as
soon as you know you are moving. Make a list and
write down everything. Write the list in a
spiral notebook and put it on a clipboard. This
will make it easier to hang the clipboard in a
central place so it will be quicker to find.
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Making Your Moving job Easier
Before you start packing the first box, start a
simple record keeping system. In the notebook,
number your pages. When you pack a box, write a
number on the box and the contents on the
matching numbered page in your notebook. You do
not have to write down everything that is packed
into the box. For example, if it is a certain
set of dishes or kitchen stuff, instead of
writing kitchen stuff on the box, give a
description of what is in the box. This will
make it easier to find what you need.
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Making Your Moving job Easier
You should also have a central area where you
keep your list, boxes, packing tape, marking
pens, and packed boxes so you will have what you
need when packing. Keeping the packed boxes in
the same area will eliminate having packed boxes
all over the house. Make sure that you have
plenty of supplies, including a lot of sturdy
boxes, packing tape, and markers. You also need
to make sure that you have filler to put in the
boxes to keep things from moving around. You
should have paper or bubble wrap to put
breakables in. You should have some extra boxes
on hand for last minute packing such as cleaning
supplies, bedding, and clothing. If you use
newspaper to wrap things, make sure that it is
unprinted newsprint because printed newspaper
could stain your stuff.
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Making Your Moving job Easier
Try to find some wardrobe boxes, which are the
tall boxes that you can use for lightweight bulky
items like blankets, pillows, clothes that need
to stay on hangers, and comforters. Check with a
local moving company to see if you can purchase
some of these type boxes. When packing any box
make sure that they are not too heavy to lift.
The boxes should be taped securely, especially on
the bottom, so the boxes do not break open
causing everything to spill to the ground.
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Making Your Moving job Easier
If you are using professional movers you should
put a color sticker on each box near the number
and then put the same colored sticker on the door
to each room in your new home. This way the
movers would know which room to put the boxes.
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