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Packing your home shouldn’t be stressful
Making sure your belongings are packed and ready to transport is essential for arriving at your destination without any difficulty. Whether we pack you or you decide to pack yourself, it should be done in a manner that simplifies settling in.
It is essential to pack strategically when relocating. To ensure a swift transition from one home to the next with minimal disruption, planning and early decision making is key. Our valuable advice will help you prepare for packing in a way that limits mess and inconvenience.
For households requiring more space, we advise allocating at least one month of packing time – as long as your aim is to complete a few boxes daily and a room every week. Households demanding less space should allocate no less than 2 weeks of packing time.
The big packing picture
1. Create a MasterPlan and identify timings and deadlines for each room. Plan out each room one by one identifying how many boxes you will need for each room and any challenges.
2. Declutter. Identify what won’t travel with you and can be donated, given away, sold or removed ahead of time. There’s never been a better time to let some things go.
3. Ensure you leave out any essentials that will be needed for moving day.
4. Label your boxes, noting the room and items inside it and clearly mark FRAGILE items.
5. Do not overfill boxes as it increases the likelihood of accidents during transportation.
6. Consider how you will manage valuables and important documents.
7. If any custom crates are needed for large or fragile items, factor that packing to be completed well ahead of Moving Day.
8. Stop buying groceries a week before you leave.
