How To Box Your Belongings For a Move
Packing your belongings into durable cardboard boxes will make moving much easier. With your items packed into boxes, you’ll make fewer trips to and from your new home. Boxes are easily carried – either by hand or with a handcart – and they stack neatly in the back of moving vehicles. Now that you know a little bit about the benefits of using them, let’s talk about how to box your belongings for a move.
Choose The Right Boxes
Don’t use thin, flimsy boxes that feel cheap when you hold them, as there’s a very real chance of them falling apart once you’ve filled them. Instead, choose thick cardboard boxes that look and feel durable. You can either purchase them from a shipping company, or you can ask around at some of the local retail stores in your area. Most stores will gladly supply you with their leftover cardboard boxes, as it helps keep their storage room clean.
It’s also recommended that you stick with standard square-shaped boxes. Packing your belongings into a variety of different shaped boxes will make them more difficult to stack; thus, adding another hurdle you must face on your moving day.
Tape The Bottom
Even if there’s glue holding the bottom of the box together, you should still tape it up for extra security. Place a minimum of two strips of tape across the bottom, going about an inch up the sides. After taping the bottom, run your hands across it to ensure there’s direct contact with the cardboard.
Fill ‘er Up!
With your box taped and ready to go, you can begin adding your belongings to it. Try to focus on boxing up one room at a time to make unpacking easier. And when you finish a box, label the outside of it with the respective room.
Here are some tips to follow when boxing up your belongings:
- Use caution when boxing up books, as the weight may prove to be too much for a cardboard box.
- Add items with geometric symmetry first. In other words, pack square, rectangular and other easy-to-stack items into the box first and then add awkwardly shaped items.
- Fill voided space with packing paper (note: newspaper may bleed ink on your belongings).
- Wrap glass and other fragile items in bubble wrap and pack them in a separate box labeled “fragile.”
- If an item has a sharp edges or corners, wrap it in packing paper so it won’t puncture the box.
- Mark boxes with “this side up” to indicate the proper direction of which they should be held.
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