Planning and Packing Efficiently For your Gainesville Movers
For many people the planning and packing stage of the move is overlooked. Packing can easily be underestimated for time and materials. Packing efficiently for your
Gainesville, Fl movers will make the moving day less stressful and much easier on everyone involved. We want to make sure that all of our customers and anyone who reads the blog to be empowered with a plan for efficiently packing the house for a safe transport.
Two Weeks Before Moving Day
1. Inventory: Make an inventory of the items and location, such as the room the items are located in. Having a well organized inventory will make the unpacking process much easier. Once you have taken an inventory it is easier to quantify how many boxes will be needed. We always recommend grabbing more than you expect it will take. Most places that sell boxes will gladly refund you for any unused boxes. Don’t break down boxes unless there is definitely going to be things packed inside.
2. Purchase Packing Materials: We recommend calling the home improvement stores for pricing. Often there will be sales at the home improvement stores during moving season for competitiveness. These are the safest choice, along with boxes obtained from a storage facility. Although free ones can be obained from liqour stores, and grocers, they are not designed for household moving. The cardboard is often not as strong and the boxes do not stack properly in the truck, opening the door for Murphys Law. When deciding on boxes remember to purchase small ones for books, and anything that is heavy. The medium sized boxes are good for miscellaneous items, table lamps, small stools, etc. For the kitchen, purchase dish pack boxes, and glassware boxes. Wardrobe boxes should be purchased for the clothing and large ones for things such as linens and pillows. Everything but furniture should be boxed up. Also purchase plenty of packing tape, paper, and bubblewrap.
1 Week Before Moving Day
3. Systematically Pack: Begin packing each room and do not move on to another room until everything is packed up in the first room. Repeat this process until you have packed each room in the house. Make sure to fill any voids in the box with crumpled up paper. All items in the box should not be able to jostle around when gently shaken.
4. Label Boxes: All boxes should be labeled by the room it will go into at the new location and accurately describe the contents. Give each box a number. Organize a roster with the boxes and the contained contents using the inventory that was completed in step one. Doing this will allow the movers to quickly and efficiently move your items to the proper location. Knowing the exact contents in each box will drastically reduce time when unpacking.
5. Upack: Always unpack and put away the breakables first. By doing this the risk of breaking any fragile items is reduced since there will not be a chance that empty boxes or packing materials will be in the way.
6. Breakdown and Cleanup: After each box is unpacked completely it should immediately be broken down and placed aside. Keeping the unpacking area free of loose debris will reduce the risk of injury or damage to belongings. A high percentage of moving related accidents occurs during the unpacking portion because there are lots of empty boxes, tape and bubblewrap all over the place.
If you follow these six easy steps for planning and packing efficiently for your Gainesville Movers your move will be a breeze.
