How to Box This?

One of the best ways to ensure a fair price and a smooth move lies in preparing everything properly. Being packed is essential when you choose to go with an hourly rate or flat rate, and of course if you opt to DIY. When boxing items make sure most if not all boxes have secured tops and contents are properly padded.  The contents should be padded well enough to for them to survive a fall of at least two feet.  The reason for this is simple, the box will not reliably dent below this height, so no indication that it fell.   Tops on most if not all the boxes are important too.   This saves time and also allows the movers to organize their truck packing efficiently and safely. What to do if if the items won’t allow for boxing though? Of course these are items you can always toss in the car/van but movers will happily move some items such as brooms, andirons, shower/curtain rods, toys and other hard to pack goods you might have forgot about.

Some movers will scoff at the idea of moving a single broom, loose andirons, sports gear, mops etc. They can cause problems with their own packing and are much easier to move when bundled as well as safer to pack. Simply tie or tape them in an easily movable bundle for hassle free moving and packing. Especially handy when attempting to pack all the odd items in the shed and storage area. Just make sure to attach a few at a time so the bundle doesn’t bust in transit and make a time consuming and potentially damaging mess. Another great use for duct tape and the extra rolls of packing tape you might have left over.