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- Start with out-of-season items – things you’re definitely not going to need over the next few days.
- Next, pack things you use infrequently. Leave the things you'll need up to the moving day to last.
- Empty drawers of breakables and spillable items, items not recommended for inclusion in your shipment and anything that might puncture or damage other items. However, blankets, sweaters, lingerie, bath towels and similar soft, lightweight goods may be left in drawers.
- Pack similar items together. Do not pack a delicate china figurine in the same carton as a cast-iron frying pan, for example.
- Keep all parts or pairs of things together. For example, curtain rod hangers, mirror bolts and other small hardware items should be placed in plastic or cloth bags (which can be purchased from the moving company) and taped or tied securely to the article to which they belong.
- Wind up electrical cords and fasten them so they do not dangle down.
- Wrap items individually in clean paper. Use tissue paper, paper towels or even facial tissue for fine china, crystal and delicate items. Coloured wrapping draws attention to very small things. Use a double layer of newspaper for a good outer wrapping.
- Place a two or three inch layer of crushed paper in the bottom of a carton for cushioning.
- Build up in layers with the heaviest things at the bottom, medium weight next and the lightest on the top.
- As each layer is completed, fill in empty spaces firmly with crushed paper and add more crushed paper to make a level base for the next layer or use sheets of cardboard cut from cartons as dividers.
- Cushion well with crushed paper; towels and lightweight blankets also may be used for padding and cushioning. The more fragile the item, the more cushioning needed. Be sure, no sharp points, edges or rims are left uncovered.
- Pack small, fragile, individually wrapped items separately or a few together in small boxes, padded with crushed or shredded paper.
- Place small boxes in a single large box, filling spaces with crushed paper.
- Avoid overloading cartons, but strive for a firm pack that will prevent items from shifting. The cover should close easily without force, but should not bend inward.
- Seal cartons tightly with tape except for those containing items listed on Arnold and Self’s High-Value Inventory form. These must be left open for the van operators inspection.
- As you finish each carton, list the contents on the side of the carton (for easy viewing while cartons stacked) and in a special notebook. You might want to number and/or code the cartons as well.
- Indicate your name and the room to which each carton should be delivered at the destination. Tape a sign on the door of each room at the destination corresponding to the carton labels so our movers can get the cartons into the proper rooms quickly.
- Put a special mark on cartons you want to unpack first at the destination.
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