Moving into a new house comes with great challenges and hectic days. From planning to packing stuff, everything looks pretty daunting until you have the right strategy. You may think that leaving your home is the hardest part – emotionally perhaps. However, the most challenging part of the entire moving process is packing your stuff! Even if you’re only moving across the city, shifting all your belongings or practically your whole house is a tedious chore. You never know how much stuff you own unless you have to relocate it. It’s all about planning and preparation. The better prepared you are for the relocation, the easier it will be when the moment arises. You must organize, plan, and do the job ahead of time if you want your moving day to be less hectic.
The moving plan can include planning when to move what and preparing meals beforehand to focus on one thing at a time. You can cut costs by scheduling your move at the month’s end or in the middle of the month. Hiring movers can be difficult because they cost a hefty amount; hence, taking appointments and finding the right one is essential.
Today, let’s look at nine packing hacks to make your moving day a breeze for you. These hacks will help you make the most out of your shifting process.
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Reduce your load
While moving out, hundreds of things need to be sorted; from furniture to kitchen crockery, everything ends up in a mess. Well, you can now do it easily by sorting out all the stuff and keeping it in a private storage facility. Most vicinities have a rental self storage facility for the people living around, making it easier to keep their stuff that they might not need immediately. You can easily rent a storage space according to your requirements for some bucks. Hence, it would be easier to carry only valuable items while moving out. You can sort the ones in the storage facility later.
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Utilize the garbage bags
Shifting your clothes should be first on your packing agenda. This particularly includes clothes that are hanging in your closet. The hanging clothes might need some extra care because you do not want to ruin their bling. Hence, you can easily use white or black colored garbage bags. Just take a bag and place 4-5 of your clothes in a bag and tie it from the end. Make sure that you secure all the hangers together using a rubber band. In this way, you will be able to move most of your ironed clothes in just 2-3 loads without rolling them into bags/boxes.
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Food boxes can make your life easier
Whenever you have to move, you will be unbolting furniture—this means there will be thousands of screws, nails, etc. With the help of multiple food boxes, you can quickly pack all the hardware stuff and label each box by the furniture’s name. For example, if you unwind a bed, add all the hardware in a food box and add a name tag on it. You will surely be free from the headache of losing all those necessary hardware.
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Get rid of JUNK
When you move, it’s the perfect moment to get rid of unwanted stuff. Why waste time packing and relocating items that you may no longer need? Begin by packing each area and sorting everything into piles. You may need to either sell anything that is still in good condition (to assist with moving costs) or donate to a local donation center. Go through everything old and broken to see what can be recycled and what should be discarded. This will make it easier for you to pack and carry less stuff during the moving process.
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Protect your liquid items from spilling
The shifting process comes with a fear of spilling liquid items like soaps, shampoo, detergents, etc. Don’t worry; we have got you covered. These items cost a lot in your monthly/weekly grocery; hence rather than discarding them before you move, save them. Use plastic wrap or cling wrap, put it on the top of the bottle, and tighten the cap. Put all the bottles in a zip-lock plastic bag to secure them, and you are good to go. In this way, if any of the bottles spill, they won’t spill onto any important stuff.
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Use roll tubes to pack wires
We’ve all experienced the frustration of having earphones twisted in our pockets or our drawers, right? Use toilet roll tubes to pack your wires individually to avoid the same thing occurring to the rest of your house’s wiring. After that, place them in a single box and label them with a little sticky note.
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Save storage while packing your clothes
You might already know this hack if you are a frequent traveler. Putting up a stack of clothes in a box or a bag can take a lot of storage; hence, roll them. Rolling and putting them in a bag/box will help you save storage, and you can put more items in just one package. For clothes like jackets and coats, you can take them as they are because rolling them could result in damage.
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Packing your essentials is a must
Things don’t always go as planned on moving day, so it’s always a good idea to prepare for last-minute challenges if you don’t finish everything on time. Packing a “essentials” bag with all of your essential goods for day-to-day living is a beautiful approach to remain prepared for the unexpected: clothes, toilet products, electronics, and other items used daily in our lives. Even if you haven’t unpacked anything yet, you can relax for a few days after the moving day if you have this bag ready.
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Assemble boxes accordingly
Even if specific packing recommendations are self-evident, they are nevertheless worth mentioning. You may ensure that no breakable or fragile objects are smashed during the relocation by stacking your heavier boxes below the lighter boxes. When packing books in boxes or transporting furniture into solid containers and trucks, this is quite useful.
Final Take
In conclusion, packing, moving, and unpacking are undoubtedly challenging tasks, no matter how many things you have or how experienced you are in packing. Hence, you can follow these hacks to have an amazing and smooth experience while moving your stuff from one house to another. Happy Moving!
