Packing Tips for your Upcoming Move

Press Release • Jan 21, 2010

Local movers pass on great advice for first time homebuyers on how to pack their belongings for their upcoming move.

Online, January 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - With the housing market slowly picking up, especially from the increase of first time home buyers, many people are left wondering how to properly pack their items. Well, who better to ask, then one of the owners of the Award winning Sacramento moving team of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, Mark Snyir.

Here were his thoughts.

An unsuccessful packing job will lead to an unsuccessful move. Proper packing paper, padding and boxing procedures are vital to protect your belongings. The last thing you want on the day of your move is to start unpacking and realize that your valuables are broken because of poor packing.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® Sacramento offers a full range of packing and unpacking services. Trained professional packers are able to help you with as much or as little of the packing and unpacking as you need. We also sell moving boxes and packing supplies.

But if you decide to go at it alone, here are some tips to make sure your belongings get there in one piece.

Do not over-pack moving boxes - the heavier the item, the smaller the moving box.

Start packing the items you don't need as soon as you know you're moving.

Avoid mixing items from different rooms in the same moving boxes.
Put detailed labels on tops and sides of all moving boxes.

Don't interlock moving box tops. They must always be sealed with packing tape.

Pack a moving box of things that you will need immediately at your new home and make sure it is loaded last on the truck so that the contents will be immediately available at your new home.

To minimize the chance of breakage, pack and unpack over a padded surface so that if you do drop an item, it will land on a cushioned surface.

Lampshades and fine china should not be packed in newspaper because the ink can permanently stain these items. Instead, use packing paper.

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®/ Sacramento has won their Home Office's Safety Award and finished in the top five in the Awards in Excellence the last 2 years and running. They can be reached at (916) 852-7411 or at www.sacramentomovingservice.com

Mark Snyir is the Vice President of the Sacramento Chapter of the CMSA (California Moving and Storage Association) and on the CMSA and AMSA (American Moving and Storage Association) Government Affairs Committee. He serves as TEAM representative of the Pacific Region for TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® International and he co-owns 3 locations in the Northern California Area.

Find out more about Mark Snyir at www.thebigsnack.com