Packing
Tips
If you'll be doing some packing yourself, start packing
several cartons each day a few weeks before your move. Be sure
that the items you pack won't be needed before your move, of course. By pacing yourself,
you'll be more organized and the job won't be so overwhelming.
(Moving Tip #6)
Pack on a room-by-room basis and do one area of the room at
a time. It's best not to mix items from different rooms in one box.
(Moving Tip #11)
To prevent small items from being lost or mistakenly thrown
out with the packing paper, wrap miniature knickknacks and other small items in
brightly-colored tissue paper before placing them in the box.
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On the top and front of each carton, write a general
description of the contents and indicate the room from which it came (or which it will go
into in your new home).
(Moving Tip #4)
Use different colored dot stickers for each box; then, at
your new house, hang a balloon of a corresponding color outside the room where you want
the color-coded boxes to be delivered.
Use only unprinted newsprint paper to wrap items. Regular
newspapers are messy and can soil your possessions.
(Moving Tip #8)
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Use clean cartons designed for
moving. Boxes obtained from grocery or liquor stores are not always clean, and they may
not withstand the weight of the items that you'll be putting in them. Also, their odd
sizes tend to make loading more difficult.
Some common household items cannot be included in your
shipment because they are hazardous materials. Examples of these materials include
flammables such as paint, varnish and thinners, gasoline, kerosene and oil, bottled gas,
aerosol cans, nail polish and remover, ammunition and explosives, corrosives, and cleaning
fluids and detergents.
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You should personally transport irreplaceable photos,
financial papers and assets (bank checks, insurance policies, stock certificates, etc.),
legal documents (wills, passports. etc.), valuables, jewelry, coin and stamp collections,
etc.), and medical and family history records.
Unpack breakables over the box you're taking them out of;
that way, if you happen to drop an item, it will land on some packing material, thereby
reducing its chance of breakage.
(Moving Tip #9)
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