Tara Maras & Donna Kozik, authors of 29 Days to a Smooth Move: A Complete Household Moving Manual give tips and hints for getting moving across town or across the country with ease.
Tara: Saying goodbye was the most emotional part of our moving experience. The daunting task of adequately bidding farewell to the only city we had ever lived in and to the friends and families that we loved so much was more difficult than packing, scheduling movers or selling our home. But, goodbyes are a necessary part of moving and, more often than not, you’ll end up wet-faced. Chalk it up to part of the moving experience!
For more about learning how to say goodbye, go to Chapter 17: Saying Goodbye—It’s a Family Affair in 29 Days to a Smooth Move.
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Two to Four Weeks Before Moving Day
Working With The Mover
Notify your Hall-Lane representative if you add or subtract items from your planned household goods shipment or if there are any changes to the dates of the move. Also be sure to supply the destination location, contact address and phone numbers where you can be reached while in transit.
Confirm any extra stops to pick up or drop off goods to a location other than the main pickup and delivery points.
Preparing Your Household Goods for Shipment
To guard your household goods against damage that could be caused by fire, explosion, or leakage in the van you should:
Dispose of flammable articles such as aerosol cans, cleaning fluids, matches, acids, ammunition, and poisons such as weed killer. These items are prohibited from being moved.
Drain fuel from your power mower and other machinery, and discard partly used cans of oil, paint, thinner, bleach or any other substance that may leak.
Carefully tape and place in individual waterproof bags any jars of liquid you plan to take with you, such as prescription medications.
Discard all propane tanks because they are not allowed on the van.
Have rugs and draperies cleaned, leaving them wrapped when returned from the cleaners.
Ready, Set, Pack!
Don’t underestimate how much you own or how much time is necessary to complete packing and preparations for your move. If you will be doing the packing yourself there are many things to be aware of and consider to ensure it is done correctly, and to avoid damage to any of your goods.
If your shipment will be transported during the summer do not pack heat-sensitive items such as candles, computer diskettes, videotapes, compact disks, record albums and cassette tapes. Consider taking these items with you or sending them by air freight.
Good Packing Means:
Limiting cartons, where possible, to a maximum weight of 50 pounds to make handling easier.
Wrapping items carefully and providing plenty of cushion to absorb shock.
Using sturdy cartons that close.
Making sure cartons are firmly packed and do not rattle, bulge outward or bend inward.
Checklist Of The Basics
Start with out of season items. Next, pack things used infrequently. Leave until last the things you'll need until moving day.
Empty drawers of articles that may break, spill, are not recommended for inclusion in your shipment, and anything that would puncture or damage other items. However, soft, lightweight goods may be left in drawers.
Pack similar items together.
Keep all parts or pairs of things together. Nuts, bolts and other small item should be placed in a small bag and attached to the item they belong with.
Wrap items individually in clean paper; use packing paper for fine china, crystal and delicate items.
Place a two or three-inch layer of crushed paper in the bottom of a carton for cushioning.
Build up in layers, with heaviest things on the bottom.
As each layer is completed, fill in empty spaces firmly with crushed paper and add more paper to make a level base for the next layer, or use sheets of cardboard cut from cartons as dividers.
Towels and lightweight blankets also may be used for cushioning.
Pack small, fragile, individually wrapped items separately or several together in small boxes.
Avoid over-packing cartons, but strive for a firm pack that will not shift during shipment. The cover should close easily but not bend inward.
Seal cartons tightly, except for those containing items listed on the High-Value Inventory form. These must stay open for the van operator's inspection.
As you finish with each carton, list contents on the side of the carton and in a special notebook. You may want to number or code the cartons as well. Make sure your name is on the carton along with the room it belongs to.
Place special marks on cartons you want to unpack first at your destination.
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