PACKING MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR MOVE
Purchasing packing materials when you move is a big expense. There are packing materials that you will need to purchase, but many packing materials you already have around the house!
Many of the things you are thinking of throwing out-like those old curtains- will make great packing materials. Why throw out money on packing materials when it’s not necessary?
These are some packing materials that you will need to buy. You will need bubble wrap and some big pieces of plastic or shrink wrap. You will also want to buy mattress bags if you don’t have them. (I’m sure you know what these are! Remember when you got your mattresses they came in big plastic bags?)
By law, all glass in your furniture must be bubble wrapped as a safety precaution. You can save money and do the bubble wrapping yourself! You might want to shrink wrap your sofas or any furniture containing fabric to keep them clean. (This is worth while if your belongings will be going into long term storage.)
Remember you will need lots of masking tape. 5 Movers reccomends using only the plastic masking tape and not the paper since it’s much stronger and won’t tear.
Another consideration is wardrobe boxes. Wardrobe boxes are a expensive. They are only necessary if you have clothing that can’t be folded into regular boxes. Since most of our clothing nowadays is permanent press, wardrobe boxes aren’t a good investment.
However if you do want wardrobe boxes you will be able to find used wardrobe moving boxes that will be much cheaper then new ones. If you don’t need them, then don’t waste your money!
There are lots of packing materials you already have in the house and may not even realize it! Fabrics such as old curtains, old blankets, towels, linens, sheets and pillow cases are classic packing materials. You might even use the new ones you have or ones that are in good condition as a packing material. They won`t get damaged . Use them to wrap items that you are planning to pack in your moving boxes.
One good example is using an old blanket as protection and wrapping a table lamp with it before you box it.
Another great and useful packing material is old newspapers! Save all of your old newspapers since they are a great protective packing material.. There is no reason to spend money and buy special paper when you already have lots of old newspaper!
Why is newspaper such a good packing material? Newspaper can be crumpled up and stuffed into anything and anywhere! It`s great for easily filling up those empty space in boxes. Newspaper is also lightweight so it will not make your moving boxes any heavier.
The most important packing material you will need is cardboard boxes. Except for your large items you will want to be sure to pack everything into moving boxes. There are lots of great places to find used boxes, in mint condition. They will be great to use as moving boxes and you can always find used boxes for free!
