How to Pack When Moving Houses?

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How to Pack When Moving Houses?
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• Moving can be chaotic. On the day of the move,
  the house will be emptied and all your things
  will be loaded in the truck to be moved to the
  new place. The whole process seems fairly simple,
  but it can only run smoothly when it is backed up
  by thorough preparation and a solid plan.

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• The core of your move depends on your capacity
  to pack every single item properly and with care.
  Pack carelessly and you will end up with a few
  broken things. Allow yourself to be distracted
  and you may lose track of your things.
• Packing is quite important in the moving
  process. The following guidelines should help you
  with this

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• Do the inventory. Before anything else, you
  should take an inventory of all your things.
  While doing this, you should also identify which
  items could be thrown away, given away or sold.
  Only pack things that you are taking with
  youwhich means you should endeavour to get rid
  of things you do not need.

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• Categorise your belongings. After taking an
  inventory, you need to categorise your stuff so
  that they will be easier to pack and locate. Note
  the sizes of your items because it will also
  dictate the sizes and number of boxes, bags and
  crates that you need. One simple categorisation
  would be to group them by rooms kitchen,
  bedroom, bathroom and so forth.

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• Things in the specific rooms can be further
  classified kitchen utensils, canned goods,
  perishable food, plates, glasses, and so on.

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• Obtain all your packing materials. Based on your
  preparations, you will know how many and what
  sizes of boxes, bags and crates you will need.
  Buy all materials with a little extra, so that
  you do not waste time and effort going back and
  forth to the supplies store. Among the usual
  packing materials necessary are boxes, bags,
  packing tape, permanent markers, ropes, scissors,
  cutters, bubble wraps and newspapers.

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• Secure smaller and fragile items. Before you
  bring out the big boxes and crates, you will need
  to wrap the fragile items with bubble wrap or
  paper, first. Secure smaller items in bags,
  Tupperwares or small containers. If you kept the
  boxes of the different appliances when you bought
  them, you can bring them back out.

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• Start packing. Once you have categorised your
  things and secured the smaller and more valuable
  items, you can start the actual packing process.
  Predetermine what boxes to use so that you do not
  waste your time making exchanges between the
  boxes. When packing, make sure not to put heavy
  items above fragile or breakables try to
  maximise the space you have and evenly
  distribute the weight between boxes.

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• It is also important that you properly seal the
  boxes so that they do not break open in transit
  and spill all their contents.

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• Label the boxes. So that you can easily locate
  your things among the collection of boxes, crates
  and bags, make sure to properly label them and
  keep a list of contents with you. This may seem
  tedious but when you are unpacking, it will make
  the process so much easier for you when the boxes
  are properly identified and labelled.

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• During a move, many things can get lost and
  broken. A good packing system can prevent this
  from happening. If your budget allows for it, it
  is also a good idea to hire a trusted and
  reliable removalist such as Giraffe Furniture
  Removals, to handle your packing/unpacking needs.
  Their trained professionals would know exactly
  how to best pack each item for maximum safety and
  cost efficiency.

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