Furniture Removal Pre-Packing 101

Here are a few "rule of thumb" guidelines we use.

1. Make an estimate (we imagine that the box was in the place of the item/s) of materials you think would be appropriate to your move and double it. Usually if you don't use all of your materials you can return them and get a full refund.
2. Remember to aim to get as many items as possible into boxes so your furniture removal will be efficient and timely. Note here too "our common sense approach to moving costs".

Which Box For What?

Use boxes that are designed for moving. There are three types of boxes we almost always use:

• Book/Wine Box - single cardboard layer box. Approximately middle of shin height (431mm x 406mm x 596mm high).
• Tea Chest Box - double cardboard layer box. Approximately knee height (431mm x 406mm x 596mm high).
• Port-a-Robe Box - single or double cardboard layer box. Approximately torso height (590mm x 500mm x 1130mm high).

Remember that if you have a wide array of different sized boxes, this makes loading more difficult and time consuming for your removalist, and yourself too.

Men That Move Things can rent boxes to you for $3.00 a box (regardless of size) if you are using our pre-packing service. Alternatively, your local self-storage facility should sell moving boxes or you can use a search engine and type in "moving boxes" to source them.

How To Pack A Box Properly.

Wait, wait, weight. Do not over pack boxes by putting as much as you can into them.  As above we advise ordering more boxes than required so you will not run out.

Make sure the box is the right way up before you start packing into it (look at the image on the side of the box). It is always easier and more practical for your removalists to upright the image on the side of the box when loading than trying to read what you have written on the box each time they handle one.

We recommend using a very good quality packing tape. We use "Vibac" Italian made packing tape. Poor quality tape will not hold well over the course of your furniture removal.

Tape twice on the bottom of the box where the flaps come together, once on the top of the box where the flaps come together and clearly label with a permanent marker on the tape itself. Marking boxes on the tape ensures you can return or re-use them.

Simple and instructive labels are best e.g.

• Kitchen - FRAGILE - fine china;
• Laundry - KEEP UPRIGHT - cleaning products;
• Dining - VERY FRAGILE - crystal ware.

You should never need to mark any box as "heavy".