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Packing
Tips
Tips
for loading your space
A box for everything and everything in a box is the best
protection of your goods. Prepare your unit by placing plastic
on the floor under your goods. Be sure the plastic laps up
over the walls a few inches on every side. Leave a small air
space between the goods stored and the storage unit walls.
Use uniform sizes of boxes, when possible, and stack them
shoulder high to maximize your space. Store lightweight small
items around the back of the storage unit. Move large, heavy
items into storage last. Do not place heavy or sharp objects
on top of upholstered furniture. Protect mattresses, sofas,
and chairs with plastic covers. Cover the entire load with
a light plastic cover. Use a good quality lock on your storage
unit. Cheap locks rust. Insure your goods while in storage.
Ask the manager about self storage insurance at reasonable
rates. Keep a list of all items in storage as well as pictures
and descriptions for insurance purposes.
Space
Saving Packing Tips
Begin packing a couple of days before you move. Careful
packing pays by preventing breakage with loss of fragile small
items. Moving time is a great time to weed out old, unwanted
or unneeded possessions and pass them on to your favorite
charity.
Ready
to pack? You'll want plenty of sturdy corrugated cartons,
packing paper, sealing tape and a magic marker-type pens.
When you follow these simple packing tips they will help avoid
damage to your goods, make maximum use of your storage unit
and can even make packing fun!
- Appliances
— Easiest to unpack later when you pack up with everything
nice and clean. Tape all appliance doors shut. Secure all
movable parts with paper or wedge. Wrap a paper pad around
each item for protection. Clean freezers, refrigerators,
or washers and dryers make excellent cartons for bedding,
towels and clothing. Always clean your stove before moving
and give the utility company a few day's notice to disconnect
appliances.
- Beds
— Lash bed rails together with rope or plastic tape.
As you take beds apart be sure and mark all pieces so that
you will know what goes with what headboard etc. Have a
supply of ziplock baggies to store bolts and tape bag to
the rails. Place covers on mattresses to keep them clean
during moving and storage.
- Books
— Books get heavy in bunches. Pack books in small cartons
keeping weight under 30 lbs. for easy lifting. Line all
book cartons with plastic and fill empty spaces with packing
paper. (Garbage bags work well as a liner)
Bureaus: Make your dresser drawers earn their passage as
extra packing boxes. Fill them with a few small and fragile
items. Sweaters, blankets and towels make excellent padding.
Carton: Go easy on your back. Hold weight of all packing
cartons to under 30 pounds. With a marking pen list contents
of all cartons on the side. For load sizing multiply length
x width x height of each carton if that is not already on
the carton.
- Chairs
— Protect all chair legs by wrapping them with packing
paper. Leave slipcovers on upholstered chairs and cover
them with plastic covers.
- Clothing
— Clothing that ordinarily hangs in a closet should
be packed in a wardrobe carton.
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Containerize — Clear plastic
boxes come in all sizes at your local Wal-Mart. Simplify
your life before moving day by sorting your cupboards and
putting like items in clear boxes. Suggestions: First Aid,
Shampoo and Hair products, Sewing notions, Sunscreen and
Bug Spray - when all those little bottles are in a separate
container, then you only move those four containers from
that shelf instead of thirty bottles of stuff! Make it easy
on yourself!
- Dishes
— Take your time when packing dishes. Wrap each one
with packing tissue and cushion them in the carton with
crumpled packing paper, Keep dish pack cartons under 30
pounds for easy handling and safe riding. Pack glasses carefully.
Wrap them with tissue and pad them with crumpled paper like
the dishes.
- Lamps
— Pack lamp shades in individual boxes with plenty
of paper for padding. Lamp bases ride securely in bureau
drawers, freezers and washing machines. For safety pad them
well with towels and blankets.
CAUTION: Do
Not Store Combustibles or Perishables, such as open paint,
cleaning fluids, gasoline etc. Make sure all fuel is drained
or burned out of gasoline powered equipment. Throw away anything
that could possibly cause fire. Do not store food in open
containers or any items that could attract rodents and pests.
Pack
well and it will be so much easier when you unpack!
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THE MOST OUT OF YOUR STORAGE SPACE
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