To make your moving and packing task easy, one of the foremost things to consider is to collect a large number of packing boxes of varied sizes to pack your stuff. Right from the heavy items to the light ones, from clothes, furniture, electronics to glassware, crockery to decorative pieces, packing or moving boxes are used for packing your items. When buying these boxes for
packing, you must emphasize not only the economic aspect but also the utility aspect. Check out the tips given below in making the right decision to purchase these packing boxes.
Handy Tips
- Check out on the rates for different packing boxes. Depending on the size of the box, the prices would vary.
- Schedule packing goods kept in the kids room at the last stage as kids will be disturbed and will not let you do your job easily.
- Make sure to select the right box as per the items to be packed.
- Make sure to neatly label the moving boxes.
- Fragile items should be properly marked as "Handle with care".
- Make sure that your boxes are not packed too heavy as they can break open. At the same time make sure that they are not too light as they can crush when stacked.
- Always remember, as the size of the box increases, the weight of each item should decrease.
Know About The Packing Boxes
- A small carton by the size of 1.5 cubic foot box, also known as book carton, is needed to pack small items like books, CDs, DVDs, tools and canned goods. This is the smallest general-purpose box.
- You can use a medium carton by the size of 3.0 cubic foot box and about 50 pound weight for packing small but heavy items like kitchen items, small household goods, decorative pieces, electric equipments, pots and pans etc. This box is usually referred as the "workhorse" of boxes.
- A moving box in the size of 3 to 4.5 cubic foot box is used for packing clothes, linens, heavy pans larger lamp bases, lamp shades, carpets, unbreakable kitchen goods, electronic items etc. It can easily carry up to 65 pounds.
- Packing boxes are also available in a bulkier shaped box of size 6.5 cubic foot. They are the largest cartons or largest general-purpose box , ideal to pack lightweight, bulky items like blankets, curtains, children's toys, pillows, winter coats and so on. These moving boxes are rectangular in shape. The main advantage is that the items packed in these boxes would not lose shape or develop wrinkles due to several folds.
- Wardrobe carton or wardrobe moving box as the name suggests is used for hanging clothes and other items that need not be folded. They are also used to pack chandeliers, decorative articles that need to remain hanging during the move. They are available in varied sizes.
- Another type of box available is the lay down box, which is perfect for packing clothes. But care must be taken not to overload it.
- Mirror cartons or mirror boxes are expandable boxes. They are ideal for packing mirrors, pictures, art and artifacts and small glass table tops.
- There are specialty boxes like dishpack which have multi-layer construction. These are strong and safe boxes to pack and move breakable kitchenware, china, crystal, liquor bottles etc. Also known as barrel or dish barrel.
- Mattress carton or box, as the name suggests, is used for packing mattresses so that they are transported without any damage to the desired location .
