Moving can be very stressful. You shift from one place to another for work or other reasons. For you moving to a new house can be a routine task or you might be moving for the first time. But in any case, some moving tips can come in handy to make your move easy and hassle free. As soon as you think of moving, your first thought goes to the packaging supplies.
If you plan your move ahead of time then your move will become pretty smooth. Below we have mentioned a few more tips that can come in handy when planning a move.
- Think of packaging material you would require, including moving boxes. Opt for a few different sizes, like big, medium and small. You can pack bulky stuff in large boxes. Clothes in medium sized boxes and books, accessories and shoes in small cardboard boxes.
- Start as soon as decide to move. Each day pack one or two boxes. Do not delay.
- Don’t forget to order high quality cardboard boxes so that they don’t get opened during the transit. For furniture, like sofa, you can order sofa bags from Globe Packaging. During the rainy season, this could come in handy and will keep your stuff dry.
- Order packing paper, tapes and bubble wrap in advance. You can use crushed paper to at the bottom of the boxes to lend a cushioning effect. You can use a blanket also for the same purpose.
- Keep things you might need handy, including candles, drinking water, cutter, scissors, floor protection and flashlights.
- Using a marker to write on each box the items packed inside. Also, mention the room so that without any confusion you can easily unpack.
- Properly taping the boxes is essential. Use good quality tapes. Make H shape at the top and bottom of the box. Use tape on the edges and centre.
- If you think, you need professional help, you can call them so that everything goes fine and your boxes reach your new house safely without any damage during transit.
- Remember, you need to start packing your boxes in advance. It might be difficult and overwhelming but if you will start packing a few boxes each day, you will find that packing is not all that difficult and everything will fall in place.
- Once you reach your new home, unpacking might look dreadful but the same thing goes here too. You need to start somewhere, right. So, start by unpacking kitchen boxes.
- Next unpack the room that you think is the easiest because once a room’s stuff is unpacked, you will be motivated and will feel a sense of accomplishment.
- Spend some time every day to unpack. This will make the unpacking less stressful. Give yourself a deadline to finish unpacking.
- Fold the empty boxes and keep them in the attic to be recycled later. They will come in handy for the next move.
- If you are wondering from where to buy packaging supplies for your move, Globe Packaging is your go-to online store. They stock premium quality products at affordable prices.