Packing Guide: How To Pack

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Smart Packing Tips: Straight from Boston Movers

Our moving tips will help you save on time and cost. Efficient packing significantly influences your moving expenses.

Here we have gathered the most important packing hints and moving tips that will help ensure your move is most efficient and help save you on time and cost.

1. Pack room by room. This strategy is the best way to keep under control the sorting and packing process, and it will be easier for you to mark the boxes. Use moving as an opportunity to organize your belongings and get rid of items you do not need, so there will be fewer items to move.
2. Tape the boxes. Tape the bottoms and tops of boxes with packing tape, not masking or Full duct tape.
3. Full boxes are better. Fill boxes completely to eliminate cave-ins. Do not have items protruding from the top or sides of the box.
4. Drawers. Empty all dresser drawers and leave drawers in. It is the safest way to protect your furniture structurally.
5. Labeling. Label boxes on top and sides with a dark marker. For instance, MBR for the master bedroom, LR for the living room, etc. Place labels on items that are NOT to be moved.
6. Avoid miscellaneous-sized boxes. Many boxes of different sizes complicate truck loading and require extra handling. Moving boxes of 3-4 standard sizes can significantly cut costs. It’sIt’s simpler for the moving team to stack and arrange uniform-sized rather than randomly sized boxes.
7. Box size:

● Small boxes (1.5 – 2 cubic feet): dense items like books, canned goods, documents, CDs, and DVDs.

● Medium boxes (4 cubic feet): cookware, dishes, small appliances (like a toaster or coffee maker).

● Large boxes (5 cubic feet): light items like linens, lamps/shades, small and medium-sized pictures, toys, and pillows.