Relocating to another city: Tips on moving, packing, and unpacking (Part 1)
March 20, 2010 General Comments Off
It’s always intimidating to look around your home, planning the packing and moving of your entire life. But with a few easy hints, your move can go smoother than ever.
You Get What You Pay For. This relates not only to the quality of the boxes you will be using to move your possessions, but also for the actual physical moving of said boxes. Purchase new boxes as much as possible even if the move is only a local shift. Used cardboard tends to become weaker each time used, and it’s likely that time and wear has worn its way through those storage boxes in the basement. The last thing you need upon shifting the antique glass collection to your shoulder is to hear the bottom fall out. Go to your local hardware store and invest in fresh, new boxes along with a good supply of tape.