Here’s Some Packing Tips – The Do’s & Don’ts

The Do’s

  • Start packing early. The time taken to pack can be under estimated. Try to allow 2-3 weeks starting with items you are least likely to need. Remember, if it fits in a box, put it in a box.
  • Create a list of goods that you no longer want or need and consider donating these to charity, friends or even hold a garage sale prior to your move.
  • Use proper removal cartons – strong cartons of the same size can be loaded quicker and safer than what weak, odd shaped cartons can be.
  • Use plenty of packing tape, especially at the bottom of the boxes
  • Use butchers paper – never let newspaper touch your goods as the ink rubs off
  • Use towels/linen to protect fragile items
  • Pack heavy items such as books, cans, DVD’s into smaller boxes.
  • Plates and flat fragile items are safest on their ends and wrapped individually with packing paper.
  • Pack heavier items to the bottom of the carton
  • Packing large cartons too heavy causes the carton to distort or break when lifted or contents to crush themselves
  • Remove the microwave plate from the microwave
  • Wrap items individually, placing heaviest items on the bottom and lightest items on top
  • Whatever fits into a box, pack it into a box. This includes lightshades. This serves not only to better protect your items during transit, but also saves time on the move
  • Pack similar items and sets in the same box
  • Use a permanent marker to label each box by writing both the contents and room on the packing tape. This way the boxes can be recycled.
  • When packing goods, ensure that these are packed in small cartons so that they aren’t too heavy to handle easy
  • Use bubble wrap on large vases, bowls and artwork
  • Tape cords to their appliances
  • Seal the carton with 5cm packing tape, ensuring that both the base and the top of the carton are securely sealed
  • Line the base, sides and between layers of contents of the carton with crushed paper (preferably butcher’s paper) at least 5cm thick

The Don’ts

  • Using masking tape instead of plastic packaging tape will cause the cartons to open as masking tape is made out of paper and will rip easily
  • Under filling cartons causes them to crush down when stacked
  • Using large cupboards to pack goods causes failure of furniture when lifted. By all means put in light large things as pillows
  • Using fridges/freezers to pack goods causes lining damage
  • Using newspaper for wrapping creates unnecessary cleaning after unpacking

How To Pack Fragile Items

  1. Begin with placing a good layer of crushed paper or linen at the bottom of the box and up the sides.
  2. The first items into the box should be your larger, heavier items. They should be individually wrapped in paper. Ensure they fit snug to avoid movement.
  3. Place additional crushed paper on top of items packed.
  4. Continue layering the items wrapped in paper between layers of crushed paper, working up from the heavier items at the bottom to the lighter finer items at the top of the box.
  5. Use of paper and linen to fill to the top of the box will ensure added protection and no movement.
  6. Tape the box closed – write on the carton a brief list of the contents and the room it is destined for.
  7. On our Home Removals and Packing Services and Materials page - a very important section we have left out – maybe a button Find out more about our Carton Loan Service - that when clicked takes you through to this

Carton Loan Service

Should you decide to move with us, we offer a carton loan service whereby we deliver as many cartons as you need to your door with an out of pocket expense of only $25. We will even pick up the cartons when you have finished with them, free of charge of course. We also supply TV boxes and portable wardrobes to use on the day of the removal at NO CHARGE.



Cardboard boxes can work out expensive. And if you are preparing for a move, you want that money to be spent on more important things involved in the relocation process. Therefore, consider reusing cardboard boxes. All of the used boxes available are still intact and since a lot of them are opened with a razor blade, you can easily reseal them with a packing tape.

Advantages

  • Cost Effective – Pay a $75 deposit and get refunded $50 of it on return of the boxes. That's only a $25 out of pocket expense for all the cardboard boxes that you will require for your move!
  • Free local delivery and pick up service - We will drop off the cartons to your door almost immediately and arrange pick up at a time that is convenient to you.
  • Using proper removal cartons, iestrong cartons of the same size means that they can be loaded quicker and safer than that those that are weak and odd shaped.
  • Book in your move at the time that we quote and we will even lend you the boxes for FREE!
  • Environmentally Friendly - Even though cardboard boxes come from recycled materials, there is still an impact on the environment as most recycled materials have to be shipped to China and then shipped back to the west as finished products. Reusing boxes minimises this.

8. Also in our Packing Services and Packing Materials – another button – Our Pre-packing service – when clicked – reads below:

Pre Pack Service

Don't want to do the packing? Just ask us for help! Our team are professionally trained to pack your possessions so they arrive at your new home in pristine condition. After all, the last thing you want to worry about in the first few days in your new home is that broken or lost item.We understand that packing is stressful. That's why we offer a range of solutions to suit every budget. Packing is an important, but time consuming part of any removal. The time taken to pack is often underestimated.


Our crew normally perform substantial sized packing jobs the day prior to the removal. This avoids your redelivery being delayed into the evening on the day of the removal. To avoid major disruption to your day to day life, our professional moving staff can pack your household items within the agreed time frame.



At Affordable Home and Office Removals we can pack one box or the whole house, allowing your move to be time efficient, safe and cost effective. For easy and efficient moving, there's no better option than professional packing. Everything we pack is covered by our no-damage guarantee.* When taking out insurance, it's often assumed that the insurer will cover you for everything. This is not the case. Most insurers won't cover you for any items that you pack yourself.

The Advantages

  • Trained and experienced packers so you can relax - If you have delicate or precious items to transport, particularly heirloom and antique furniture and are concerned about packing them yourself, you can ensure their safety by opting for professional packing.
  • Incidentals are insured - All items packed by us are covered by our No Damage Guarantee
  • Specialised packing materials - We can pack all items in your household using materials purpose designed to protect valuables in transit. Fragile items such as china and glassware are wrapped in custom paper and then packed in double thickness cartons.
  • Streamlined transition into your new home -Each box individually labelledwith the contents and room it needs to go to.
  • Leave your packing to the very last day – No need to live with the annoyance of having boxes stacked up in every room for a month before you vacate.
  • No Fuss clothing transportation – Your clothes will be hung in Portable Robes so that they arrive on the other end ready to be hung straight up as they were
  • With our packing, you not only benefit from our expertise but it reduces the burden on your family significantly during the relocation process.

* Unpacking is not an automatic consequence of packing by a removalist and must be stated as a requirement when requesting a quote. If you want unpacking, think carefully. Most customers prefer to unpack steadily over a few days so they can organise the location of items as they wish. However, if you are happy for us to do the unpacking for you, we will unpack itemsto bench tops and on completion will remove all of the packing debris allowing you to settle quickly into your new home

9.      With the Let’s talk button – it automatically takes you through skype – we don’t want that can you just have our number 07 5491 1078.

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