MOVING TIPS
- Pack Ahead - Start the process of packing two or three weeks in advance
- List of Contents - Prepare an inventory list with box numbers and contents
- Label everything - Include the contents of the box and what room it belongs to
- Essentials - Keep only essential items aside until the last day or two
- Disassembling furniture - When you disassemble furniture and other items, ensure you tape all parts to the main base
- Defrost your fridge - Defrost your refrigerator in time for your moving day
- Sufficient packing materials - Ensure that you have enough packaging tape, scissors, markers and labels to avoid last minute shopping trips
- Reinforce Boxes - Security tape the top, bottom and sides of every box
- Important Documents - Ensure you place important and sentimental documents separately so that they are easily accessible
- Packing Food - Any food that is in your cupboards/pantry should be packed before the move. Ensure that all caps and screw fittings on jars and bottles are secured
- Don't Overfill - Please don’t over-fill boxes, as this could cause breakage under strain
- Delicate Items - Packing delicate glassware and fragile items, it is advised to wrap them in bubble wrap. The boxes holding these items should be clearly marked as “Fragile”
- Dangerous Items - Please place combustible and flammable items separately. These include oil-base paints, bleach, cleaning and lighting fluids and matches
- Electronic Equipment - If possible, pack all electronic equipment in their original boxes, use bubble wrap when packing these items, if you no longer have the original packaging/ boxes, we will supply you with heavy duty protective blankets at no additional cost