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If you'll be doing some packing yourself, start packing several cartons each day a few weeks before your move. Be sure that the items you pack won't be needed before your move, of course. By packing yourself, you'll be more organized and the job won't be so overwhelming.
Pack on a room-by-room basis and do one area of the room at a time. It's best not to mix items from different rooms in one box.
To prevent small items from being lost or mistakenly thrown out with the packing paper, wrap miniature knickknacks and other small items in brightly-colored tissue paper before placing them in the box.
On the top and front of each carton, write a general description of the contents and indicate the room from which it came (or which it will go into in your new home).
Use different colored dot stickers for each box; then, at your new house, hang a balloon of a corresponding color outside the room where you want the color-coded boxes to be delivered.
Use only unprinted newsprint paper to wrap items. Regular newspapers are messy and can soil your possessions.
Use clean cartons designed for moving. Boxes obtained from grocery or liquor stores are not always clean, and they may not withstand the weight of the items that you'll be putting in them. Also, their odd sizes tend to make loading more difficult.
Some common household items cannot be included in your shipment because they are hazardous materials. Examples of these materials include flammables such as paint, varnish and thinners, gasoline, kerosene and oil, bottled gas, aerosol cans, nail polish and remover, ammunition and explosives, corrosives, and cleaning fluids and detergents.
You should personally transport irreplaceable photos, financial papers and assets (bank checks, insurance policies, stock certificates, etc.), legal documents (wills, passports. etc.), valuables, jewelry, coin and stamp collections, etc.), and medical and family history records.
Unpack breakables over the box you're taking them out of; that way, if you happen to drop an item, it will land on some packing material, thereby reducing its chance of breakage.
Moving Tips:
Moving Tip 1:
Make a note of your shipment registration
number (found in the upper right-hand corner of your bill of lading) and keep
it with you in case you need to call your mover with questions about your
shipment.
Moving Tip 2:
Designate one drawer of a dresser for sheets
and towels so that you won't have to rummage through boxes for these
essentials the first night in your new home.
Moving Tip 3:
If you need to store some of your goods, it's
a good idea to tour the warehouse of the mover you're planning to use. Look
for cleanliness, organization, security, etc.
Moving Tip 4:
After you've thoroughly cleaned and dried the
inside of your refrigerator, put a handful of fresh coffee, baking soda or
charcoal in a sock or nylon stocking and place it inside to keep the interior
smelling fresh.
Moving Tip 5:
Pack your current phone book to take with
you. You may need to make calls to residents or businesses back in your former
hometown.
Moving Tip 6:
Pack heavy items in small boxes, light items
in larger boxes.
Moving Tip 7:
Before the van foreman leaves for your
destination residence, give him a phone number where you can be reached. It is
also a good idea to provide him with an alternate contact in case you can't be
reached.
Moving Tip 8:
Place pictures in boxes between sheets and
blankets to give them added protection.
Moving Tip 9:
Plates and record albums should be packed on
end vertically, rather than placed flat and stacked.
Moving Tip 10:
Toilet paper, telephone, toothpaste and
brushes, snacks, coffee and coffee pot, soap, flashlight, screwdriver, pliers,
can opener, paper plates, cups and utensils, a couple of pans, and paper
towels are some of the essentials you may need upon arrival at your new home.
Pack a box with these types of items and ask your van foreman to load it on
the van last so that it will be unloaded at your new home first. Before
packing medicine and toiletry items, make sure that their caps and lids have
been tightly secured.
Moving Tip 11:
Remove bulbs before packing your lamps.
Moving Tip 12:
Tag all items and be prepared to wheel and
deal--garage sale gurus love to haggle.
Moving Tip 13:
In addition to the room and contents, have
children write their name and new address on the cartons from their rooms so
they can become familiar with their new address before they get to their new
home.
Moving Tip 14:
At destination, you might want to consider
having the TV and VCR hooked up first to occupy the kids while the rest of the
van is being unloaded.
Moving Tip 15:
Keep your pet calm and away from all the
activity on moving day by arranging for a friend to watch your pet at their
house.
Moving Tip 16:
When moving plants to your new residence via
your car, try not to let foliage rest against the windows, as the leaves will
scorch.
Moving Tip 17:
Upon arrival at your new home, let your PC
"acclimate" itself to room temperature before plugging it in.
Moving Tip 18:
Leave the rest to the professionals, sit back
and relax, and look forward to the new opportunities, new friends, new
experiences, etc., that are part of any move.
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