First, prepare a suitable working surface. A kitchen or dining room table will do, provided the top is covered with a blanket to protect the surface. Avoid stress on your back with excessive bending over. Boxes should be well taped, with at least 3 strips of tape across the seams of the bottom and top of each box. Also, be sure to clearly mark on the top and at least 2 sides of each box with the room where the box should be placed at the destination. In addition, clearly mark any delicate box as FRAGILE. The most fragile should be marked TOP LOAD ONLY.

Please note, we can not transport flammable items. Lawnmowers should be drained of gasoline before the moving day and the propane tank from the grill is best moved in the back of your car.
The boxes we mention are available for purchase.

Computer, stereo or TV equipment is best moved in the original box. If these are not available, a linen or dish pack will usually work, provided plenty of bubble wrap or rolled up packing paper is used to protect your delicate equipment. These boxes should always be marked fragile. If you don't have a box big enough for the tv, we can wrap it in our furniture pads on the day of the move.

Books, CDs and records should be packed in the book size boxes.

Records should be packed standing up, while books should be packed laying down on their side to protect the bindings from damage. Fill each box to the top, though not overfilled. This prevents the box from crushing when stacked in the truck. A full box can weigh 40 or 50 pounds but not to worry! Our movers are strong and will quickly clear them out of your house.

Framed pictures and mirrors should be bubble wrapped and protected with picture boxes. We can provide these supplies and demonstrate how to use them if you take advantage of our free box delivery. Combining 2 pictures in the same box is okay with bubble wrap or cardboard between them. Smaller pictures can be placed standing vertically and wrapped for protection in a linen or dish pack box. Use rolled up paper covering the bottom and at the top of the box for cushioning.

Fragile items such as plates, bowls, glasses or vases should be packed in either the linen or dish pack boxes. The bottom of the box should be cushioned with loosely rolled up balls of packing paper. Put plates and other heavy items at the bottom of the box. Each plate should be wrapped in paper and standing up vertically in the box. Be sure to use plenty of paper to fill any empty spaces in the box. Use more buffering (rolled up paper) between layers of dishes in the box. Place lighter items such as glasses toward the top of the box. Be sure to wrap all glasses and place them standing vertically in the box. Another layer of buffering at the top of the box is a good precaution as well. Each box should be filled to the top, though not overfilled. Mark these boxes fragile.

Canned goods are best packed in a book box, while lighter food items can be packed in linen boxes.

Clothes from your closets can be hung in the wardrobe boxes and transported wrinkle- free. Other clothes can be packed in the linen or large boxes. Each box should be filled right to capacity, without overstuffing them. Dressers should generally be emptied, especially if the dresser is antique, heavy or large. If the dresser is not so large, some lighter, unbreakable items may be left in it.

Lampshades should be removed from lamps and packed in separate boxes. A few lamps can be packed in a dish pack box, provided there is bubble wrap or packing paper protecting each one.

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