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Packing boxes - strengthening bottom

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  • trailingspouse
    trailingspouse Posts: 4,035 Forumite
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    Things that are already in drawers don't need to be taken out and put into boxes. Take the drawer out, full. Move the chest of drawers into the removal van. Put the drawer back in.

    Use tea towels, towels, old clothes etc etc to protect breakables. Saves on bubblewrap!!
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  • badger09
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    As we've strayed somewhat off topic, I would add: if you're packing yourself, colour code all the boxes and colour code the door of each room in your new home.

    Makes it much easier to allocate boxes to the correct room, and you don't have to try to read what's in them;)
  • Smodlet
    Smodlet Posts: 6,976 Forumite
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    badger09 wrote: »
    As we've strayed somewhat off topic, I would add: if you're packing yourself, colour code all the boxes and colour code the door of each room in your new home.

    Makes it much easier to allocate boxes to the correct room, and you don't have to try to read what's in them;)

    OK, or you could just go with the more traditional K = kitchen, L = lounge, B1/2/3 = Bedroom 1/2/3, Bath = Bathroom. Whatever peels your banana. Good luck with the move. I bet you dream of boxes tonight.
  • Callie22
    Callie22 Posts: 3,444 Forumite
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    It's probably too late now, but whenever we move I always buy (or scrounge …) some archive boxes. They are really strong, are a good size for carrying and are just small enough that you can't really overload them. They also stack really well, and don't tend to need their bottoms taping as they have a sort-of double flap on the base, although you do need to tape the lids on. They're also quite sturdy to store those things that you don't quite get around to unpacking very quickly :)
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    Always order double sided boxes for packing, single strength boxes are useless but for the lightest products.

    You can fold the flaps on a box to add strength. I don't always use tape. fold flap one over, then two, then three, fold flap four down across bottom of box but force corner of 4th flap under first flap.

    Someone who worked in a post room (with heavy parcels posted) showed me this.
  • jackomdj
    jackomdj Posts: 3,073 Forumite
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    Books - if you work in an office, or know someone who does, the boxes photocopying paper cones in are perfect size.
  • jackomdj
    jackomdj Posts: 3,073 Forumite
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    Sunny_Intervals wrote: »
    Is there an etiquette to this? If you're having a couple of burly strangers load the van, do you pack away your undergarments in a bag or leave them in the drawer?

    Use black bin liners, drawer contents into liner, then back in the drawer.
  • YoungBlueEyes
    YoungBlueEyes Posts: 4,045 Forumite
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    Agree with the bin liners thing.

    I always empty the drawer, put the opened empty liner into the drawer, then pack stuff back into the drawer and fold the bin liner over them. If that makes sense. Otherwise you'll have all kinds of lumpy shapes going on and the drawer won't close!
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  • t0rt0ise
    t0rt0ise Posts: 4,276 Forumite
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    I've always just left drawers of clothes as they are. If they get some tittilation from seeing my knickers that's a bonus for them! I never considered it.
  • tealady
    tealady Posts: 3,743 Forumite
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    t0rt0ise wrote: »
    I've always just left drawers of clothes as they are. If they get some tittilation from seeing my knickers that's a bonus for them! I never considered it.

    :eek: Wouldn't want ANYONE seeing my "harvest festivals" (so called because all is safely gathered in). I don't even hang them outside.
    Find out who you are and do that on purpose (thanks to Owain Wyn Jones quoting Dolly Parton)
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