How to pack your valuables when moving house
They do say that moving house is probably one of the stressful tasks you will ever undertake. Well maybe, but the rewards are far too great to cower away from finding that dream home – so with that in mind, here at Need A Space, we are going to play our part in making the practical task of moving your valuables out, just a little bit easier. If you need storage in Kent do not hesitate to contact us.
Here are our top tips for making that house move extra smooth:
- Content insurance
You precious valuables are going to be most vulnerable on the road and believe it or not you can still get insurance cover for them at this time. So check with your insurance provider. – if they don’t do it – change!
- Start early
Packing up is likely to take longer than you think so start as soon as you know when the moving date will be. You are likely to be living amongst cardboard boxes for a while.
- Begin with a priority list
A list of all the things you are going to take is invaluable. You can prioritise what is most important, which boxes to place each commodity in and where it will go in the van. Also at this stage you can decide what needs to go and what doesn’t. It’s unlikely you will be taking everything and you can determine whether you will give to your favourite charity, contribute to the next boot fair or hit ebay.
- Boxing up
Now you have a clear idea of what needs to go with you, you can decide how each item will be transported. The smaller items and appliances will be going in boxes so work out how many boxes you will need approximately. Be sure not to overfill boxes as you could (1) do yourself a nasty mischief when trying to pick it up and (2) a cardboard box may not be able to take too much weight and the bottom may break open.
Try to keep each box to a certain category so it will be easy to find when you are unpacking. For instance, you could have a box for a specific room or a type of item such as kitchen cutlery. Use padding in all the boxes (with newspapers, or bubble wrap) even when the items are not breakable and don’t forget to label each box. Take a look at the accessories we have at Need A Space to make your packing a lot easier
- Easy access stuff
You need to make sure you pack the van so that the most important items (i.e. stuff you may need as soon as you get in such as heater, kettle, nightwear etc.) go in last so they are easily accessible.
- Clear labelling
A very important point is to make labelling clear and place in the order you hope to retrieve the items when you get to your new home. Also label boxes as to whether they are likely to have breakables.
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