Removalists have the training and expertise for packing correctly making them the best people to prepare, wrap and pack your items when you move. You may, but, choose to do your own packing for some of your items, following this Townsville moving specialist advice.
Reason for packing
Packing gives protection for fragile and delicate items while moving. Removalists suggest wrapping and securing each box using the exact same thoroughness and care needed for sending parcels.
Packing allows several articles to be carried together, making it easy for Townsville removalists to do their job safely and effectively. Boxes that are improperly packed might be hard to lift or stack properly in the moving van.
Packing tips
1. You must start packing at least 2 weeks in advance before the big move. This enables you to complete packing and store delicate items safely.
2. Prepare packing materials like stout boxes with lids or overlapping flaps, clean wrapping paper, durable adhesive tape, bin liners, labels and marking pens.
3. Pack items one room at a time, categorizing boxes with a general description of it's contents and indicating the room they'll go into at your new house.
4. Stack boxes as they're filled to free up space to work on.
5. Use cardboard boxes with a minimum size of 1 cubic meter, taking care not to pack in excess of what one person can lift. If you are hiring removalists, you could arrange for packing materials to be delivered, as well as special wooden crates and injected polystyrene moulding for delicate items.
6. Close and tape boxes from the top, ensuring that these are full, without protruding, to enable stacking. Use wide adhesive packing tape, not masking tape, to seal openings and cover the full length of the carton's seams.
7. Use plastic crates that could be stacked.
8. Pack soft items like towels, linens, blankets, and soft toys in strong plastic bin liners which must be tied at the top.
9. Wrap fragile items to offer a layer of air around it to act as a cushion. Use crumpled paper under the bottom layer and in between layer as well, and marking boxes containing delicate items appropriately.
10. Clothes need not be packed as these could remain in drawers provided a towel, sheet or similar object is tucked in around the edges.
Removalists still offer the easiest and most secure means to pack your belongings and stack them in the moving van. They also provide particular packing solutions that you may need for delicate and valuable items.
