What is the best way to have an easy and effective move?
Question:We are about to move house, I have 5 weeks to get everything organised to go, can anyone help with the best area in the house to start off slowly, so i can move it easily when the time comes to go.
I don't have anywhere separate to store stuff, and I am going to still need a working house.
Answers:
Hi Tracey. Start with a room less used than any other room in your current place. In at least a couple of rooms, try to select a place for boxes to go (along the wall).
Get permanent markers, packing tape (several rolls), and as many "free" boxes as you can. If you can, liquor store boxes are the best for packing breakable glassware. Get lots of newspaper, and maybe even some bubble wrap.
Pick the least used room to start packing. If you can, also use bath towels, kitchen towels (not used), blankets, extra sheets, etc. to help wrap items in. And, to pack around breakables, and important items.
When you have completed packing a box, tape it closed, and with the marker, write what room it's from, and a brief synopsis of the contents. Example--Guest bedroom-sheets/other bedding.
If you have breakable items in a box, please, label the box with FRAGILE-on the box-along with listing the room, and basic contents--kitchen,FRAGILE-glas...
The kitchen should be the last room to be packed, yet, please pack all non-essential items in each room first. Including the kitchen non-essential items.
Stack the boxes as you get them packed. Per room. Video tapes/CD's, etc. are fragile items.
When I moved into my apt about two months ago, I used free boxes I was given-that were small paper boxes-that held reams of paper from a print room. So they were small enough for me to pack and stack. A few bigger boxes helps for larger items.
If you can get down to one box (maybe two) left just for the last minute kitchen items.-like number of plates/silverware/cups needed for you to pack up the morning of your move, that's good. Just please get this all done before the people who are helping you move arrive, so everything is done.
Also, it helps if you can have an open box to put your household cleaning items in, to leave for you to clean with after you move out. Then you can easliy move that into your new place when you have completed cleaning the old place.
Happy moving! Take care.
I have moved many times and have learned the hard way.
Buy good boxes (new ones) and use heavy duty box tape. Get only 3 or 4 sizes of boxes so uniformity in stacking and weight can be controlled (not a hodgepodge of beer boxes, etc) Buy too many boxes, return for refund those you don't tape and use. And especially.label, label, label the boxes; on all sides.
You can survive without a "full working house" for a reasonable amount of time. Pack ahead of time all you can. Move furniture around to make space to stack packed boxes. For example; keep out only one set of dinnerware for each person, bare essentials for cooking, pack the stereo (listen to a little $5.00 radio a few days, big deal). Have one or more family members sleep in the living room so a bedroom can be a storage room and be packed. Act like you're "camping out" for a few days or a week or so. Live a few days out of a suitcase and toiletry kit. This small sacrifice in lifestyle will save a lot of time and stress and will enable a smooth transition to the new home; enabling fast and organized unpacking at the new house.
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