I need help! We're packing up the house to move!
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I did my whole house by myself, this is what I did. Buy all the same size boxes from haul or a home store. First pack up everything you are not using. Throw out anything old broken and not being used. Designate a spot to put the boxes. as the day moves closer continue to pack more and more and use less and less things. Buy paper dinnerware, so you can pack alll that stuff. Mark your boxes clearly, even list down the side individual items. Keep all the items in the same rooms in the same boxes. Being organized is the key. I hope this helps, in the end it is important to have enough packing supplies and being organized. Good Luck
Try to tackle the worst room first. Make piles and separate what you feel you really need,a maybe pile and a donate pile.Separate as you go along packing up asap what you want to take and clearly mark the boxes for what room they are. Move out of you way so there is more room to work. I always found one room at a time.
As soon as you reach your destination, make your bed up FIRST, so when you get very tired at the end of moving in, you will already have your bed waiting & fully ready for sleeping.
These are great tips! http://www.listotic.com/33-helpful-moving-tips-everyone-should-know/
Pack your dishes in your towels and sweaters. Saves on packing materials and it's more cushion for no breakage
Loose leaf notebook-Page for every room-letter for every room-number for every box-in note book list items in every box-letters indicate which room box goes in- number indicates where to look for a particular item-as in box A6 you would find spices,toothpicks,hot pan holders. Don't have to read every box, just look in the book. Worked for me , easiest move I've ever made in all my 74 years, still have the notebook because used it when we stored things in the attic or basement. Good Luck!
I used paper and styrofoam plates between my dishes. I hated the idea of all that wasted wrap when unpacking. Oh, most movers will not move living plants or liquor.
Get "banker's boxes" at an office supply store (they fold up flat afterwards). Pack things by room & label the box with a large Avery brand label (example: Kitchen- silverware, kitchen-utensils, Kitchen-cleaning supplies---make this one really stand out as you'll need it right away!, Master BR-dresser contents, Son's room-dresser contents, etc.) Then, tell the movers to place the boxes in the appropriate room as they unload the van--this saves you a bundle of time! I also like to handle the "valuables" myself, rather than having the movers deal with them. The one place that I "break my rule of like-to like room" is with fragile items--where I cushion them with spare bath towels. Regarding the kitchen--have one box labeled "open first" --this one holds the necessities--most needed pots & pans & utensils, powdered drink mix, coffee, tea, etc. These will get you off the ground while chaos reigns elsewhere.!
All very good tips . My advice is to use a combination of several of them as fits your needs. You did not say if you are handling the actual move yourself or having a moving company come in for your big stuff or if move is short or long. All are important facts about your move. One big tip do a open first box for each each major room. Kitchen has coffee pot and cups etc. Each bedroom has bedding ,etc.
Another. If you are not able to buy moving boxes the best Bo es in my experience is to use boxes for French fries, chicken nuggets from fast food restaurants.
for my last move, i bought very few boxes. i went to my local grocery store on shelf stocking night. they were very happy for me to collect the boxes. because i was doing a move a few hours away, i had the moving company pack the breakables. if they got broke, the company had to replace the cost for new. pack your kitchen last, and have it first off the truck.
as we packed up the house we labeled them to which room in the new place they would land , -br 1 , br 2--bed room 1, bed room 2, and had the doors labeled as such in the new house.
there are some items movers won't take. household chemicals were on that list. gas cans for mowers, sno blowers. et cet. they wouldn't move my compost tumbler, or house plants. those had to be moved by passenger vehicle.
read up on the movers contract as to what they will pack and wont pack. have a vehicle available to take them. as you pack up- ask your self "when was the last time i ... wore this? used that? " and do i really need this item? donate!
make a 1st night bag. pjs, set of clothes for the next day- toiletries, don't forget the tp, bath towels and wash clothes. keep these in your personal vehicle, until ready to use them.
pack a kitchen basics box. fry pan, tea kettle/pan to boil water for instant coffee, tea, instant oat meal. pan for soup etc. maybe a crock pot for stew or ground meat for sandwiches. paper plate and bowels, plastic ware. cooler for beverages. if you move your fridge or frezer you might have to let it sit up right for 24 hr b/4 plugging it in.
occasionally, the moving trucks get detained, or another customer has their stuff on the same truck as as yours.
Bankers boxes is a brilliant tip because they fold flat for next time (mine have had 12) but don't list contents on them. Simply write a code, A 1 or something. Then as you pack, note the contents on your notebook or laptop. Then you can reuse boxes in the future. It helps if your code relates to the relevant room, but don't forget to write down the key. I use stick on red dots for fragile. Organisation is key to a stress free move.
Forgot to say, when going through your stuff have an Undecided box next to the Keep, Recycle or Throw boxes. That saves a lot of time because by the the time you get to it in the evening, you'll probably be happy to get rid of most of it. It beats anguishing over every item. I've made 12 moves in 12 years, getting good it now! Good luck.
"I hope this helps, in the end it is important to have enough packing supplies and being organized. "
I definitely agree with this statement! Once I moved with a dozen of plastic bags and that was a catastrophe. So the next time I moved I made sure that everything is sorted properly. I bought boxes, bottles, jars and even tubes on allinpackaging.co.uk to sort every single piece of stuff I had. And that was a fantastic idea as I reconsider it now.