After thousands of moves across Cambridgeshire, our crews have packed pretty much every kind of household possible. These are the ten habits that separate a smooth unpack from a chaotic one.
1. Use double-walled boxes
Supermarket boxes collapse, split and rip. Proper double-walled removal cartons cost a few pounds each and protect everything inside them. Always buy more than you think you need.
2. Heavy items in small boxes
Books, tools and crockery go in small boxes. Bedding, towels and lampshades go in large boxes. Mixing the two is how backs get hurt.
3. Wrap fragile items individually
- Plates upright, wrapped in paper, in a divided dish-pack
- Glasses upright with paper crushed inside the cup
- Mirrors and pictures in dedicated picture boxes
- TVs in their original box or a flat-screen carton
4. Label boxes on the side
Once boxes are stacked, top labels disappear. Write the destination room and a brief contents list on at least two sides.
5. Pack a first-night box
Kettle, mugs, tea, phone chargers, toilet paper, bedding, toothbrushes. This single box is the difference between a relaxing first night and a frantic one.
6. Photograph electronics
Before unplugging the TV, router or home office, take a photo of the cable arrangement. Future-you will be very grateful.
7. Drawers full, contents secured
Most modern furniture can be moved with light contents inside drawers if they're taped or shrink-wrapped. Heavy items should still come out.
8. Empty fuel & sharps
Removal companies cannot legally transport petrol, paint thinners, large gas canisters or aerosols. Dispose of them at a recycling centre well before moving day.
9. Keep documents with you
Passports, deeds, birth certificates, jewellery and medication should travel in your own car — never on the moving truck.
10. When in doubt, ask the pros
Our professional packing services in Cambridge can pack a typical three-bedroom home in a single day. For valuable, fragile or short-deadline moves it almost always pays for itself.
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