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Packing
Packing is the most time-consuming part of almost any move. Here are tips for making the most efficient and effective use of your time:
- Take a few hours each day well before your move to begin packing items that you don't need on a daily basis, such as your good china, stemware, books, and seasonal clothes. Put these boxes in an out-of-the-way space until moving day.
- Save space by not packing the unbreakable contents of tightly loaded drawers. Simply tape the drawers in place with strips of wide masking tape. To minimize tape marks, remove the tape as soon as the furniture arrives at your new home.
- Get wardrobe boxes to pack clothes. By simply hanging clothes inside these boxes, you'll save time both packing and unpacking.
- Small linens such as towels, washcloths, and pillowcases can also serve as packing material.
- Alternate the spines of books when you pack them to save space.
- To prevent odors from developing in the refrigerator or freezer during the move, put several charcoal briquettes inside the unit to absorb the odors. Alternatively, fill the refrigerator or freezer with crum-pled newspapers. The paper will absorb moisture and help prevent odors.
- Remove furniture casters ahead of time to prevent them from falling off during the move. Tie them together with heavy twine, and tag them so you know which piece of furniture they fit.
- Pack similar items together. For example, if a box is nearly filled with items from the medicine cabinet, don't add kitchen items to completely fill it. It will just make unpacking more difficult.
- Plates are less likely to break if they are packed standing on edge. To minimize breakage of glass items, place the heavier ones on the bottom and the more delicate ones on top. Pieces of crumpled newspaper make good packing material for glass.
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Your plates should be standing
on edge when you pack them. - As you tape each packed box, place a piece of string underneath the tape, leaving about an inch sticking out. When it's time to unpack, just pull on the string, which will slit right through the tape.
- Label each box with clear lettering as to its contents and where it should go. This will help when you unpack because you will be able to quickly sort out the boxes that must be unpacked immediately and those that can wait.
