How to Pack your Kitchen | Moving Tips | Packing Advice | Moving Boxes | MA and NH

[Music] welcome to expert advice where you'll learn moving tips from the pros at United the moving experts in this video will focus on how to pack your kitchen before you start it's a good idea to gather everything you'll need including sturdy cartons of various sizes with flaps that can be completely closed packing paper small sealable bags packing tape for sealing to pack cartons and felt-tip markers for labeling now that we have everything we need let's get started when you're packing breakable items you'll want to fill the bottom of your cartons with crushed paper wrap all breakable plates in clean paper using several sheets start from the corner and wrap diagonally continuously tuck in the overlapping edges a double layer serves well as an outer wrapping place them on their ends in a sturdy carton never pack them flatten the carton if you're wrapping multiple plates of the same size put a clean sheet of packing paper between the two plates stack them on top of one another and wrap them together with the heaviest items in the bottom and build up in layers with the lighter items divide the layers with crushed paper fill in empty spaces with crushed paper for a tight pack seal the carton label with the name of the room what's inside the carton and the word fragile with an arrow pointing up for bowls with lids place a layer of paper above the top of the bowl put the lid upside down in the bowl and wrap the bowl and live together in clean paper followed by an outer double layer of paper Rapp bulls in the same way as flat plates place the bowls in the carton in the same way as the plates when packing odd shaped items be sure to protect any handles by rolling a piece of packing paper and wrapping it around the handle wrap the rest of the item in a double layer of paper [Music] when packing cups wrap them individually and protect the handles with an extra layer of paper then pack them upside down items such as toasters and other small appliances should be wrapped individually and packed in a carton with crushed paper label them for easy identification inside the carton wrap pots and pans and other cookware in clean paper in the same way as plates here are some quick tips on food items do not take anything perishable take only food items you are sure will travel well seal with tape open boxes of dried or powdered foods such as pasta rice and cereal for items that can easily spill place them in a sealable bag and protect with paper good packing is essential to a stress-free move with advice from the moving experts at United you can rest assured that your valuables remain valuable there's moving and there's moving United [Music]

Channel: DigginsandRoseNH

Views: 116,871

Keywords: Moving tips, packing advice, professional packing, how to pack for a move, moving boxes, packing supplies, Movers, in, MA, Movers in NH, diy moves

Id: RShhKOIxsPs

Length: 4min 9sec (249 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 12 2010