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Tips for Effective D-I-Y Packing

BORN AGAIN BOXES knows boxes and packing. You will appreciate our standard sized moving boxes because they fit together like a puzzle, which makes loading your truck fast and efficient.
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Although packing is mostly common sense, below are a few very handy tips to make packing easier for you.  We have many more tips than those below - so many that we couldn't put them all on this page. We would like to send you our extensive collection of packing and moving tips - the most effective tips around. They're all contained in our Trade Secrets from Professional Packers report.  It is 100% free, and you can request it by clicking on the red arrow above.

General Packing Tips

  • Start packing a few weeks before your move date and take it one room at a time.
  • Make good use of packing paper.  Use a sheet to wrap each breakable item, then stuff paper between each breakable item in the box. Always line the bottom of breakables boxes with a layer of crumpled packing paper. Do the same before you seal the box. This provides the essential cushioning within the box while it is loaded and transported.
  • A properly packed box will not rattle. Nothing inside the box can move. As you pack, fill any voids within the box with crumpled packing paper.
  • Remember — the heavier the item, the smaller the box.

Loading a Moving Truck

Loading a moving truck is like cutting your own hair. The more you do it, the better you'll be. But since most of us only move on average once every seven years, here are some tips from United Parcel Service to help loading your moving truck go more smoothly.

"In a perfect world, the boxes would all be the same size and shape," says Dean Schroeder, a 33‑year veteran of UPS, where he trains the managers who train the people who load the trailers.

When you get free boxes, you also get a wide variety of box strengths and sizes.  NOTE: With our standard moving boxes, you DO get boxes of uniform sizes.  That’s as close as you can get to a “perfect world!”
  1. The most obvious point: The chance for success increases substantially if you keep the beer on ice until the work is done.
  2.  Keep up the energy: Provide satisfying, healthy refreshments for your helpers (hired or not).
  3.  You want a snug fit, so things are held in place. But not so compacted that boxes get crushed and items damaged.
  4. Load the heaviest items first: a fridge or piano. Move them to the front of the truck, and equalize the weight. Use moving pads or blankets to cover furniture and prevent damage (pillows, comforters, towels and cushions make good padding too). Break down what you can (bed frames, for example) and fit them in where there's space.
  5. If you're only moving boxes, start loading from the front of the truck to the back.
  6. Begin with a cornerstone. Schroeder qualifies it this way, "It's the package that sets the depth and height of your wall, and it's a sturdy one. Maybe 18 to 24 inches wide, by 12 to 24 high. That package is usually touching the last wall, the end of the trailer, and that sets the depth." When using our boxes, this cornerstone box will be a fully packed large box.
  7. Build shelves: Heavier and sturdier packages go on the bottom, lighter ones on top. Build at least three shelves of boxes, rather than one tall (and unstable) column.
  8. Be safe:  For anything stacked above chest level, use a small stepladder for safety.
  9. "Smaller packages can be used as filler," Schroeder says. "If I have packages of different sizes, I may have space between or behind. I fill that space with smaller packages while I'm still building the shelves."
  10. Work from left to right. Put the cornerstone on the left side, then the next package should be the same height.
  11. Designate a loader. Others assisting with the move can bring things out to the truck, but it works best if one person is inside fitting pieces together and acting as the chief organizer.
  12. Use all the space, not only so things don't shift during transit, but also for space efficiency purposes.

                                                                                                           
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