How to Start Packing for Your Move

By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group 

From managing your very first move to packing when you're too overwhelmed to think, these basic tips from professional movers in Houston can help you begin putting one box on top of another until your home is packed and ready to go.

Start out with Boxes and a Permanent Marker

Start with that very first carton. Get a stack of 'Medium' packing cartons plus a permanent marker. Begin with the areas you use least, including the shed or den. Clear cabinets into boxes (with padding, if needed) and mark the box for its contents. Next get started with yet another box. Subsequently another. Clear out your off-season clothes directly into one box as well as your backup toiletries straight into another. Clear your books and desk drawers to one box as well as your less used cooking pans into yet another.

One box at a time, label by label, your house will get packed up.

Split Your Packing into Achievable Portions

If perhaps packing the whole home may seem like a big task, break it up. Pack your home office to start with, or everything in your closet that you do not use weekly. Pack up the storage areas, they might be actually half-packed anyway. Divide your house into areas, leaving your most-used items for last. Take on packing one evening and weekend at a time and congratulate yourself on reaching objectives.

Get Rid of Items You Have No Need For

Moving is the perfect time to clear away your personal property of anything you have no need for or don't want to bring with you. The many shirts you never wear, the dishes you don't ever prepare a meal with, or the furniture too dilapidated to be worth the moving van space can get kicked to the curb or - even better - donate them. There could be a young couple who really needs an old solid couch or a family who could really make use of that extra mattress.

Get rid of items you do not need. Whatever you wouldn't miss in the new residence is now a candidate to lighten up your load and minimize how much you'll need to pack.

Allow Plenty of Time

If you are not a professional mover in Houston, start out early. Most people cannot pack their house over a long weekend, or even over 3 or 4 weekends. Thus, allow enough lead-up time for you to pack the residence - and know when it's time to get in touch with the moving company reinforcements should you merely don't make ample progress before your moving date approaches. This is common, not everyone is a packing machine.

Hire Professional Movers

Professional movers in Houston are generally an important aid if you are planning a move. Lots of people hire movers to pack just their big furniture and a lot of fragile items, relying on their expertise to ensure these items arrive at the new home safely and securely. You can also count on professional movers in Houston to take you beyond the finish line if your personal moving efforts are not quite finished when moving-truck weekend occurs.

Whether you require moving services to boost your tight timetable or simply because you're not positive where to start, A-1 Freeman Moving Group is here to help you get where you are going. Contact us today to consult on your moving plans and schedule the professional moving services you need. We look forward to making your upcoming move a breeze.