Moving Tips 4/4: How do you keep possessions intact?

• Place cushioning at the bottom of each box (eg bubble wrap, pillows or linen).
• Fill the box up and ensure corners are firm.
• With front-load washers, secure the original locating rods if possible. Otherwise put a doona or pillow in to stabilise the drum.
• Wrap and pack each item individually. Use butcher’s paper, it’s stronger and cleaner. Screw up the paper first and pack crockery on its side and glassware vertically.  Put bubble wrap between anything fragile and the outside of the box.
• Put a list of contents on the inside top of each box and write a label on the outside indicating where it came from (e.g. bedroom 2 chest of drawers – BR2 COD – and anything specific you might look for – eg. chess board) and the room it is going to.
• Write your name and destination on each label and number the box out of the total eg. 11 of 45.
• Use good strong tape and label boxes with an arrow indicating ‘this way up’.
• Boxes you will need first should be packed last.
• Start a survival box for things you will need first or which may be hard to find, e.g. remotes, keys, phones, chargers, cables, matches, candles, torch, toiletries, pillows, coffee, laptop.
• Pack heavier items such as books and DIY tools in smaller cartons.
• Find some old blankets to put down in your new house to protect any carpets, especially if it’s muddy outside
• Draw a map of the location of rooms in the new property for the removal company.
• A couch can usually be moved into your new home more easily by standing it on end and twisting it through the doorway.

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