At Changing Places Moving, we support local movers with a broad range of residential moving services. In our more than 45 years of experience delivering professional packing services, we’ve learned a few tricks for ensuring a smooth, safe, and stress-free process.
Explore our 19 pro tips below. Then, get a quote for affordable, professional, and effective moving support today.
19 Packing Tips for Ensuring a Stress-Free Moving Experience
- 5 Common Carton Sizes & Their Purpose
- 5 Time & Cost Saving Tips
- 9 Safety Regulations
5 Common Carton Sizes & Their Purpose
As part of our packing services, we offer a variety of cartons to facilitate your move. In fact, a complete list of carton sizes and applications is included in your customer information package.
The most common sizes, and their uses, include:
- Dishpacks: Dishes, crystal, glassware, large flower arrangements, table lamps.
- Small Cartons: Breakables, books, records, canned food, tools.
- Medium Cartons: Pots/pans, dry foods, games, toys.
- Large Cartons: Bedding, linens, large toys.
- Wardrobe Cartons: Hanging clothes, shoes, and hats (Wardrobe Cartons are brought to your home on the day of the move).
5 Time and Cost Saving Tips
- Remove glass table tops, marble tops, and mirrors from dressers.
- Dismantle beds, remove lamp shades, and wind cords around lamps.
- Label cartons with destination in new home.
- Place close to exit at origin house if movers are moving them, but do not block walkways or doorways.
- Ensure clear pathways to exit at origin and entrance at destination.
- Move cartons, lamps, pictures, glass tops, and small pieces yourself.
9 Essential Safety Regulations for a Smooth, Enjoyable Move
- We cannot handle the following items unless they’re packed in cartons:
- Glass & marble table tops
- Lamp shades & bases
- Pictures
- Mirrors
- Small electronics
- You may leave your clothing and linens in dressers, chests, and night stands.
- You must remove books, valuables, jewelry, and breakables (such as perfume bottles).
- We’ll load your refrigerators and freezers last, and unload them first.
- Place their contents in coolers just before we move them.
- Government regulations prevent us from transporting:
- Paints
- Gasoline
- Pressurized or toxic materials
- Firearms
- Ammunition
- Propane tanks
- To protect our workers and your possessions during the winter months, remove snow and ice from driveways and walkways leading from your door to the moving van.
- If an elevator is involved in your move, please check with your building manager to confirm if you need an elevator reservation.
- Dismount or remove any items secured to the wall, such as artwork, mirrors, and window treatments.
- We are not responsible for rehanging or reinstalling any items that were on the walls.
- Before the move, drain any and all equipment that contains gasoline.
Ensure You’re Prepared for a Stress-Free Move with Professional Packing Services
The packing tips we’ve provided above are intended to ensure an efficient and effective process for you, your possessions, and our team of movers. Through foreknowledge and an optimized process, you can make the journey as enjoyable as the destination.
Best of all, you don’t have to navigate the journey alone! Get a quote today for professional moving services from Changing Places Moving.