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Moving Tips…
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Gummed tape (1
1/2 to 2 inches wide) and/or strong twine for
sealing cartons.
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Markers and
labels for identifying contents of cartons.
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Notebook and
pencil for carton identification log.
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Scissors and/or
sharp knife.
Packing Pointers
Before actually packing-up, you need to have a game
plan. For example:
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Pack one room at
a time. This will help you when it comes time to
unpack.
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Pack a couple of
cartons a day, starting well ahead of the move.
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Mark all boxes,
designating room and box number. Make a carton
identification log to show the number of boxes
packed per room, and the total number of cartons
packed. It's a good idea to leave space in your
log for a special comments section to note carton
conditions or location of high value goods. Notify
your mover of any high value items.
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Be sure to have
plenty of "filling" material available.
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Be sure that the
bottoms of all cartons are secured and will hold
the weight of the contents.
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Packing tape or
gummed tape is better than masking tape.
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Pack heavier
items toward the bottom of the box and lighter
items toward the top. Try to keep a per-box weight
of 50 pounds or less; it makes moving a lot
easier. A general rule to remember on carton size
-- the heavier the item, the smaller the carton.
Packing Dish-ware
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Select a
medium-sized carton (or mover provided dishpack)
and line the bottom of the carton with crumpled
packing paper.
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With packing
paper stacked neatly in place on a work table,
center one plate on the paper.
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Grasp a corner on
several sheets of packing paper and pull the paper
over the plate until sheets completely cover the
plate. Stack a second plate on and, moving
clockwise, grasp a second corner and pull sheets
over the second plate.
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Stack a third
plate. Grasp remaining two corners, folding two
sheets of each corner (one at a time) over the
plate.
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Turn your wrapped
stack of plates upside down onto your packing
paper.
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Re-wrap the
entire bundle: start with one corner of packing
paper and pull two sheets over the bundle, cover
bundle with next corner, then the third corner;
and finally, the fourth.
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Seal the bundle
with packing tape.
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Place the bundle
of dish-ware in a medium-size box so that the
plates are standing on edge
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