Packing Tips

Supplies

Here's a short list of basic packing supplies you will need:

1. Boxes
2. Tape
3. Tape Dispenser (optional)
4. Paper Wrap
5. Bubble Wrap
6. Black Marker

Before you start packing, make sure your house is tidy and that everything is in its place, or at least in its intended room.  Items left out in the kitchen that belong in the bedroom will get lost in a box marked "Kitchen," making unpacking confusing and difficult.

Mark your boxes with the name of the destination room.  Let's say you're moving from a very small place to a large house.  Perhaps you had to put your china cabinet in the living room, because your home has no formal dining room.  Packers might pack up the dishes and write "Living Room" on the box, since that's where they came from.  But when you get to your new home, you want that box of dishes to end up in your new dining room, so the box should be labeled "Dining Room" not "Living Room."  Your packers won't know your intentions, so you need to be available to communicate those.

If you are creating "open first" boxes, then you need to label all items in a room that should go into the "open first" box.