How to Pack Furniture for a Move
Moving your belongings to a new home is stressful enough, without the potential damage it inflicts on your precious furniture. How can you make sure your relocation doesn't lead to a scratched dining table, a nicked dresser or a broken chair leg? The solution is to pack your furniture in order to protect it from damage. Here's how. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Heavy duty packing tape
- Marking pens
- Cord or rope
- Recycled paper
- Bubble wrap
- Corrugated cardboard
- Stretch wrap or foam wrap
- Cartons
- Foam peanuts or Styrofoam pellets
Instructions
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Inventory how many pieces of furniture you must pack and protect, so that you'll have an idea of how many packing materials you will need.
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Purchase enough packing materials. These would include stretch wraps or foam wraps, furniture blankets, sofa covers, protection bags, bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard, packing tape and filling materials like foam peanuts or Styrofoam pellets. Blankets, towels and crumpled paper will also be useful.
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Disassemble furniture that can be taken apart. Disassemble bed frames and tie the parts together for easy hauling. Dismantle tables that are held by nuts and bolts, place the hardware in a plastic bag and then tape the bag to the underside of the table. Disassemble bookcases that are easy to reassemble and keep the pegs and other hardware together in a plastic bag, clearly labeled.
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Use stretch wraps or foam wraps to protect the legs of beds, chairs and tables.
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Use furniture blankets to protect headboards, dressers, bureaus and chests. Wrap the blankets around the furniture and secure with cord or heavy-duty packing tape.
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Use protection bags to keep mattresses and cushions clean.
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Protect mirrors, paintings, frames and other accessories by wrapping them in corrugated cardboard or bubble wrap. Secure with cord, tape or several layers of stretch wrap and mark with "FRAGILE."
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid using tape to close wooden drawers because the adhesive could affect or damage the finish. Use cord or stretch wrap to keep door and drawers closed.
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cygnetbrown
Apr 16, 2009
Great points about protecting your furniture when moving. I've always had damage when moving, now thanks to you, I know how to prevent it. -
cygnetbrown
Apr 16, 2009
Great points about protecting your furniture when moving. I've always had damage when moving, now thanks to you, I know how to prevent it.
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margalik
Mar 24, 2009
This is just in time. Thanks 5*
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margalik
Mar 24, 2009
This is just in time. Thanks 5*
