How to Pack for a Move
Packing for a two week vacation is difficult, but packing for a move from one residence to another can be horrific. Not many people look forward to packing even if they are looking forward to the move! Start collecting boxes about a month or more prior to the actual move date. Supermarkets have great clean boxes, so ask them to save some for you or pick them up every time you shop. Cover your furniture with any type of material you can find; sheets or table clothes do a good job. Secure them with tape to keep them from getting dirty. Start packing early to minimize the rush.
1. Make sure to pack everything that belongs in a particular room together in a room labeled box. It also makes unpacking easier once you get where you’re going. Start packing one room at a time, packing smaller items first to get them out of the way. Carefully mark and tape each box so you can find everything when you unpack.
2. Pack a suitcase or box for each member of the family several days in advance. Include a personal-sized bar of soap, new toothbrush and toothpaste, towel and washcloth, disposable razor if needed, some ‘relaxing’ clothes (sweats or something similar) and two complete changes of clothes, and anything else you know each person will need during he first days with everything in boxes. Keep these boxes or suitcases in a safe place where they won’t get mixed in with everything else, and bring them with you in the car.
3. Clean out the kitchen. Toss away junk and only box things used. Use your kitchen food storage containers for all loose things you find as you empty drawers from the kitchen, desks, or table drawers. Label boxes according to contents and rooms they belong in then securely close or tape them. Use various sized baggies for the same purpose. Add a sticky note inside each baggie noting the contents like “stereo cables” and “pens and pencils”. Place all containers and baggies inside a larger box labeled appropriately with room and content.
4. Begin taking apart any large items and placing all hardware in double-thick Ziploc baggies according to contents and room. Keep all baggies in one box along with the proper tools–allen wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, etc. This will make it easier to put everything back together when you have moved in.
5. Make sure you keep the box of hardware and tools in a central place where everyone can find it. This will make re-assembling much easier. Place small things like video ear plugs, remote controls, boxes of nails and things you will need immediately after moving in.
6. Stack the boxes as you are finished filling, taping, and labeling them. Try to keep them stacked in the rooms that you have finished packing. Keep all power strips and extension cords and grounded adapters in one specific box; they’ll be much easier to find later on. Very clearly label the hardware box and the extension cord box. Consider spray-painting both boxes bright yellow or red. Place all the screws or bolts back into an item after it has been taken apart. This way, you can connect the bed or put the lampshade back on immediately instead of searching for them.
7. Look in each room, and make sure that everything has been removed. Place any last minute items left, together in one room.
8. Remember, that when the truck has been filled, and the movers tell you that they have everything, to check out each room to make sure that nothing has been left behind. This is your own responsibility. When you are certain that each room is completely clean, then it is time to shut the door, and move!
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