Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Furniture Removalist Packing Tips

Select the right carton for the right job. For heavy items like books, wine, and tinned food use small cartons such as book cartons.

Tip carton upside down to gain ready access to flaps on bottom of the carton. Fold opposite flaps of cartons. DO NOT interlock flaps.

Tape bottom of carton securely. We recommend two thickness' of packing tape.

Line bottom of carton with padding - scrunched up paper, towels and linen may be used.5). Wrap all china and glassware pieces separately - then stack in carton on their ends or edges.

After each layer of china or glassware place another layer of padding - ensure there is also sufficient padding on the sides of the carton and finally on the top.

A good rule of thumb, every one carton should have two thirds china, one third padding

For ease of carriage, pack a mixture of light and heavy items in large cartons. Pack cartons right to the top or fill right to the top with padding, BUT don't overfill.

Fold the top flaps of the carton in the same manner as the bottom flaps and tape up securely.

Label each carton with name, room and brief description of the goods, to enable easy placement of the carton at delivery