Safe Ship Moving Services: The Essential Moving Checklist

Safe Ship Moving Services: Packing the Areas of Your Home

Moving to a new place is an exciting endeavor, and the excitement begins even before moving day. Safe Ship Moving Services says you'll likely feel the anticipation when you start packing. That said, it's easy to forget several essential items in all your eagerness.

Here is a short list of the things you need:

Boxes: Boxes are the biggest priority when packing. Always have several sizes of boxes for the things in your home. It can make organizing easier. 

A strong adhesive: This is needed to keep the boxes sealed. 

Bubble wrap: Bubble wraps are your primary protection around easy-to-break items. They can help ensure your important items are put away safely. 

Used blankets, towels, shirts, and newspapers can be additional padding for fragile items.

Box cutters, a utility knife, and scissors: According to Safe Ship Moving Services, you should be able to make a clean cut to tape and other materials. These cutters can help reduce any hassle when assembling things.

Permanent markers: Markers are useful for labeling boxes. Use permanent markers to label boxes. It will help you sort them by room when unpacking. Having different colors for each box may make things more organized.

Packing the different areas of the house. 

Safe Ship Moving Services says you must resist the urge to put as much as possible into a box to hurry up the process. For example, in the kitchen, you have to take care of your kitchen appliances by packing them properly. It could very well save you a huge amount of stress.

Here are a few reminders:

• Food items and leftovers: As for the food items you won't be able to take with you, you can donate them. 

• Open packages: Get rid of any open packages to avoid messes and spills. 

• Kitchen appliances: Make sure all kitchen appliances, such as coffee makers, toasters, blenders, and more, are emptied and cleaned well before being packed. Wrap their cords in a plastic bag before putting them inside the appliance. 

• Original boxes: Safe Ship Moving Services recommends packing appliances in their original boxes. 

• Fragile and Breakable: All breakable items should be in boxes labeled "FRAGILE" or "BREAKABLE." Use your bubble wrap, towels, old clothes, and newspaper to stack smaller dishes to keep them from breaking during the move. Use kitchen towels, newspaper, cardboard pieces, and linens to line boxes. These can also serve as bumpers for your dinnerware. Roll rugs and secure them using plastic ties or rope.

For your living room, here's what you have to remember. Safe Ship Moving Services says this area has many things you'll want in your future home, from your TV set to mirrors to family photos.

• Lightings and fixtures: You can begin by removing light bulbs and shades from lamps and chandeliers before wrapping each separately. 

• Masking or duct tape: When packing mirrors or large framed pictures, put an 'X' made of masking tape over the mirror or frames with glass to minimize spilled glass if it breaks. 

• Original boxes: You may also repack any electronics, such as television sets and A/C units, in their original boxes if you still have the original boxes. 

• Bubble wrap used blankets, towels, shirts, and newspapers: Once again, you can use all these things to wrap mirrors and paintings.

• Special box: It's highly recommended that you keep any irreplaceable photos or videos in a special box, especially during your move. Always remember that hot or humid climates can affect photo paper, cautions Safe Ship Moving Services.

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