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Packing Furniture Correctly For Moving House

The nature of furniture is often not particularly conducive to moving house, with most furniture being heavy, cumbersome and easily damaged! You will no doubt find that the best way to get your furniture packed up and moved safely is to get an expert home removal specialist involved, as they will have all of the training and knowledge required to ensure that you can get the job done without too much stress. As with many of the different jobs that come under the home removals territory, packing for furniture removals will often be learnt best on the job, and that is the main thing that removals experts will have over you as a regular homeowner - experience! Repeating the process and learning on the job gives an excellent level of insight in to the art of furniture packing, and the hope is that the people in charge of packing your furniture will be extremely capable of getting your things wrapped up and moved easily.However, if you are hoping to avoid getting the packing done by removals specialists, then you will need to have an idea about how to do it yourself. There is little point in trying if you don’t have the basic equipment, as otherwise you will only be making up for it as you go along. You will need a few packing materials, bubble wrap, cardboard, foam corners where appropriate, and tape. Some upholstery can be wrapped in large cling film, similar to the process performed at airports, to prevent bags from falling open. This method is good for protecting upholstery from getting dirty or ripped, and will also keep cushions and the like in place, which can prevent them from getting lost in the process. Markers to label the items can ensure that the furniture is looked after correctly when being moved, especially if it is covered completely, and the movers do not know what it is! Glass items with corners should be dressed with foam corners, to prevent the corners getting chipped when being put down and lifted up. You should prepare your furniture in a way that means that it can be treated fairly badly, just in case of accidents, but at the same time, being economical with the materials that you are using. In this way, being clever with your use of materials will be a big help, like using newspaper to wrap items that are going to be in boxes together, to protect them from getting scratched, rather than wasting bubble wrap of such a job. For larger items like sideboards or tables, you can sometimes avoid using any packing materials, and simply dress the items with packing blankets as they are put in to the van. Packing the van well can reduce the chances of accidents of breakages, and you will always get a great removal van pack form a trained house removal service. You will often find that the best way to protect items in the van if you do not have enough blankets, is with sheets of cardboard. This is a less slippery surface for things to sit on as well, as you can imagine that two shiny surfaces with a blanket between them will often be a nightmare in the back of a moving van! If you can’t avoid things sliding around, then using other items in the van to wedge them in place will be a big help. Pack heavy items towards the bottom of the van, with lighter items on top, as this prevents any heavy items landing on more delicate ones!