subject: Making Kitchen Appliances Packing Easy While Moving [print this page] A certain amount of skill is required to pack and move the kitchen appliance because all of them have delicate inner workings. Caution is the key to success while moving fragile kitchen appliances and goods. You must pack kitchen appliances in the original cartons, with utter care by using bubble wrap, cushions and a good quality tape.
Before starting to pack your kitchen for the move, dispose the things that you have not been using since long. You might not have used many thing sin your kitchen, for instance, electric popcorn popper or bread machine. You can gather all unnecessary items in a box for trash. You must remember that one person's trash can be another person's treasure. Appliances that are not worth taking to your new home should be either donated or put in a garage sale, so that there are lesser items to carry. Traveling light is always good for a family as well as a business. You can always hire a man and van for moving your things safely to your new home.
You will be needing a few things you might need while packing your kitchen before moving. Arrange a marker, bubble wrap, unprinted news wrap and packing tape. You will need about 5-6 large size boxes to pack, lightweight and hard to pack items such as plastic kitchenware, dish racks and small appliances, like toaster, sandwich maker. Some boxes which having thick double walls are also required to pack fragile items.
Read the instructional manual before starting to pack anything. While packing a stove, remove the loose grates and wrap them with bubble wrap. Gas should be completely off before you disconnect the lines. You can give a call to the gas company for taking a piece of advice, to avoid any gas leak. It is better that you pack the stove in its original carton.
Dissembling is the key to a successful packing, as far as the kitchen appliances are concerned. Always clean and dry items thoroughly before packing, so that the moisture does not attract insects and bugs. Label well all the boxes, so that the professional movers that you have hired for relocation may get to know the contents of the boxes. You can write content description and room location on the top of the boxes.
Always keep similar items in one box. Crush several pieces of plain newsprint or brown paper on the bottom of the box before packing anything. Use FRAGILE label for boxes containing china-ware and glass items.
Appliances like a coffee maker and microwave are indispensable for your kitchen, hence they need to be transported in a very careful manner to your new home.
