Perhaps you don’t have the money left as the closing nears to pay for a professional moving company. Although the professionals take all the stress out of moving across town or across the country, it doesn’t mean you can’t do it yourself with just the right amount of guidance. Carefully planning every detail of the move will ensure all your belongings make it to the new property without issue.
Here are the proper steps for packing up a moving truck like the professionals at Cheap Movers San Diego.
1. Don’t Load the Truck by Room
As you are packing the house and labeling the boxes, don’t assume you’ll load the moving truck room by room. The goal here is building a wall a few feet at a time and utilizing every single inch of the truck before you run out of space. In the beginning, stack the same size boxes, so there are no open spaces.
Since you have been labeling the boxes clearly, when you arrive at the new house, you can simply bring each box as it comes off the truck to its appropriate room.
2. Balance the Weight as You Go
Keep in mind that the moving truck is going to get very heavy and weight needs to be distributed as much as you can. If you put a heavy couch on one side, try to put a heave dresser on the other to balance the weight and avoid the moving truck getting too heavy on one side. Place a heaving dining room table on one side, then stack light boxes on top of it.
Stack heavy boxes on the other side, with things like pillows and blankets on top in those open spaces.
3. Stack to the Ceiling From the Start
As you stack your belongings at the front of the moving truck, don’t even leave a few inches of open space. It is easier to stuff those openings now then run out of space in the end and have to rearrange everything.
If you make a wall of boxes and have openings, place tiny boxes, yard equipment, toys, anything small enough to fill the holes, and keep filling the holes from the start.
4. Heavy Low and Light High
When you are ready to begin loading the moving truck, go through the house and identify all the heavy boxes first. These must be loaded first because they will form an excellent foundation from which you can safely stack smaller boxes to the ceiling. Leave a row down the center of the moving truck so you can keep walking to the front and stacking those boxes. Once you have the heavy items in the truck, it is easier to begin stacking lighter boxes and creating a solid wall.
Keep in mind that everything you do will take longer than you estimate, so leave plenty of extra time and be flexible in your approach because you are going to make your share of mistakes. This guide for packing like a professional should help to minimize those mistakes.