Packing Tips
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GREAT PACKING TIPS FROM THE BEST MOVERS IN BARRIE, ONTARIO

Put heavy items, like books, in small boxes; light items, like linens and pillows, in bigger ones. Large boxes packed with heavy items are a common complaint of professional movers. They not only make the job harder but also have a better chance of breaking.

Fill in gaps with clothing, towels or packing paper. Movers often won’t move boxes that feel unbalanced or loosely packed.

Following this tip will help make your packing and unpacking go a lot smoother.

This will let you and your movers know where every box belongs in your new place. Numbering each box and keeping an inventory list in a small notebook is a good way to keep track of what you’ve packed, as well as to make sure you still have everything when you arrive at your new home.

Never wrap oil paintings in regular paper; it will stick. For pictures framed behind glass, make an X with masking tape across the glass to strengthen it and to hold it together if it shatters. Then, wrap the
pictures in paper or bubble wrap and put them in a frame box, with a piece of cardboard between each framed piece for protection.

Use a couple of pieces of tape to close the bottom and top seams, then use one of the movers’ techniques making a couple of wraps all the way around the box’s top and bottom edges, where stress is 

most concentrated.

As you pack your dishes, put packing paper around each one, then wrap bundles of five or six together with more paper. Pack dishes on their sides, never flat. And use plenty of bunched‑up paper as padding above and below. Cups and bowls can be placed inside one another, with paper in between, and wrapped three or four in a bundle. Pack them all in dish‑barrel boxes.

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