What To Pack Last - Or To Let The Household Movers Get

Books, videos and DVD's are a good place to start, leaving your essentials out until you are about to move. Packing your bedrooms, toys, and clothes should take place over the four weeks preceding your move, but you may want to consider packing as much as you can and keeping out only essentials. Home offices should keep only the things they need to complete and fulfill orders over the duration of the move - and pack anything that you don't use as often.

Packing your dishes, cutlery and cooking utensils is probably best kept for last, alongside any of your home office materials you use regularly - over the morning of your move if you can - as is anything like shampoo, toiletries and work uniforms and equipment you use for your work. These things should be placed in a spot that you know you will have easy access to upon arrival at your new home. Planned packing might take over four weeks, but its worth it.

Packing Order - Do It Like Household Movers Should!

Optimal packing order is based entirely on preference. Some people like to pack their living room last - some like to pack rooms in two lots - one round to remove the non essentials, and one round to complete packing, others still like to pack where they can, when they can.

Deciding on what's unimportant and can be packed first is a good place to start. After de-cluttering thoroughly, packing any books, and out of season clothes, you can start deciding on a packing schedule. Your packing schedule should take into account any redecorating or repairs you want to undertake - and should also allow for anything you need to use.

These essentials should be packed over the last day, so don't leave out too much - or you'll find it very difficult to finish packing in time. Wardrobes, your garage, and shed can be packed as one of your first tasks - if you don't use your garage and its secure, you could then store any boxes there, or in cupboards, closets, pantries or an unused room or basement.

More Packing Tips For DIY Household Movers

By far and away, the most awkward items to move are computer monitors and TV are the hardest to move – unless you've kept their boxes, you'll find it very difficult to either fit them into a box that you have acquired, or find that you need the boxes for other things. These can be wrapped in sheets or dust covers and placed, with padding around them, in the van once the boxes are in. DIY household movers always look for ways to improvise and at the same time to imitate the way the professional household movers work. Most professional moving companies bind layers to stop them from shifting or falling, so you can secure your monitors, and computers in the same way.

Fragile items, such as ornaments and dishes can go in polystyrene bead lined boxes, or be packed in bubble wrap, but it's important to remember that this will cut down on the volume of the items you can fit into the box, and it's still no guarantee that they will survive the move.

Careful packing does minimize the risk of things being broken, but one of the only ways to actually ensure that you have no breakages while moving is to take them with you, or, if hiring a firm, allowing them to pack.

Newspaper is a great buffer item, but remember, the ink may rub off when you're in transit, giving you another chore at the other end. You can get white “newsprint” paper from most box suppliers, which is considered to be best for packing and wrapping fragiles.

Packing Fragile Items Like Professional Household Movers Do It

Glassware and other fragiles are some of the hardest items to pack. From ornaments to dishes, antiques, photos and lights, you'll need to consider what you're packing, and how best to transport them.

Large photos, framed items, paintings and other wall based items are easiest wrapped in bubble-wrap and then placed carefully in a safe place – they'll need to be monitored closely when moving, as anything falling against them could cause serious damage, tear or break them beyond repair. One way to 'multi-purpose' in your packing is to use your towels and washclothes as cushioning agents in place of bubble wrap. This will save you time and space. It may not be the way professional household movers do things but when you're a do-it-yourselfer you find ways to improvise.

Time Savers For Household Movers & Packers

Moving a household of furniture and belongings can seem overwhelming at first thought. You look around and wonder where to start. Here's some tips that will help make the job a little less daunting and more manageable. Of course, if you have the help of professional household movers the job is much easier. These movers can help do almost tasks needed in the moving stages.

It's a good idea to clear out your largest closests, cabinets, and pantries first. Then those places can be used to store your packed boxed of things you are taking with you. Professional household movers will suggest that you get rid of any clutter rather than moving it to your new home. So plan a yard sale and a trip to your local charity to give some of those things away.

Once you've cleared the closets and other storage areas, sweep and wipe down the surfaces and then use those cleared spaces for the boxes you're not using now and won't use until after your move. Pack items you know you won't need first - it might seem obvious, but packing up and putting away your winter clothes in summer, or putting away your hobby stuff stored in the bottom of your closet is a must.

It means you're not living out of boxes for the duration of your packing, and it also means that you'll be able to store those boxes. Get rid of your children's old clothes and toys BEFORE you pack - its easy to pack around small children, harder to sneak their favorite outgrown things into the bin while they aren't looking.

Packing Time For Household Movers

Most rooms take around two days to pack for non-professional household movers, but sometimes you also have to do other 'chores' such as repairs, painting, or replacing old or worn items before moving. Some people do that while in the middle of planning to move and packing, but others move out and leave their house for a landlord or landlady to ready for someone else to live in - and others move from one housing association house to another. Either way, there's no denying that having the help of professional packers and household movers is truly appreciated during such a chaotic time.

The most important tip when packing up a complete household is that you will NOT want to pack your whole house in a week, given the choice. Packing is dull for most people - it takes a lot of time that you might want to spend elsewhere. When it comes to household moving, the actual packing is the most tedious work involved. Most people wisely take this opportunity to clean out and de-clutter as they go through items. This means there will be less clutter moved into the new home and less room taken up with clutter in the rental household moving truck or storage unit. The idea is to become smart enough about packing that in the end you feel like a competent household mover yourself.