Moving Guide for Those Who Want to Move Easily

One of the biggest challenges faced by those who are about to move or want to move is the process of packing items. Items may get damaged, break, and lead to large expenses if not packed properly during the moving process.

Unfortunately, if the best packing methods are not applied for a damage-free and smooth moving process, it's likely to experience bad surprises when you arrive at your new home.

To prevent facing such situations, we as the sturdy and modern furniture manufacturer Doğtaş have prepared a furniture packing guide for those who want to move, which they can apply to their furniture and other belongings.

How to Pack Items When Moving?

Every day, many people are moving to change their living locations. Considering that each person may need to move many times throughout their life, it shows the importance of learning how to pack items.

Once you learn the tips for packing items, you'll see that there will be nothing to worry about while moving. So, what steps need to be followed to move effortlessly?

Packing Furniture

1. Gather Packing Materials

Those who want to move into a new home typically pack their belongings with only boxes and tape. However, these are not sufficient for protecting every item. Therefore, investing in a few more materials to prevent damage to your belongings during the move will be the most logical. Moreover, these are not costly materials and can be easily found.

• Bubble wrap
• Sofa and bed covers
• Sealable plastic bags
• Plastic wrap
• Corrugated cardboard sheets
• Styrofoam

2. Prepare Furniture for Moving

Before packing your items, you should clean them well to ensure there is no dust, residue, or similar in or on them. The reason for this is that particles left on the furniture could scratch or damage the surface during moving. Additionally, you avoid bringing dirt and dust to your new home.

You should also take some time to remove any wheels, handles, or knobs from your furniture if they have any to make moving easier.

A lifesaving piece in homes, the dresser, can have its drawers removed, and you can place other items inside these drawers to pack them, achieving more space for packing. Additionally, removing the drawers will make heavy furniture lighter, making them easier to move.

3. Disassemble Furniture

If you don't want the features of your carefully bought comfortable beds, stylish sofa sets, modern wardrobe models to be lost, we recommend you disassemble any furniture you can before moving.

For instance, disassemble bed frames, remove cushions from couches. In other words, if a piece of furniture has detachable pieces, separating them will make the process easier and safer. This way, damage to the furniture while loading onto the truck or moving it into the new home is minimized.

Moving to a new home is an easier process when you keep certain tips in mind. When disassembling furniture:

If available, always refer to the assembly guide for disassembly.

After disassembling the furniture, place any screws, nails, and other small parts in a sealable bag and tape these bags tightly to the furniture they belong to.

To speed up the process and save time when moving, complete the disassembly the day before the move.

To make reassembly easier for furniture with many components, mark each piece's location with a felt-tip pen on masking tape.

4. Pack Furniture for Easy Moving

Two of the most important materials ensuring the safe transportation of your items are bubble wrap and plastic wrap. Using bubble wrap for the secure transportation of delicate items, like wooden furniture, will simplify your task.

For couches, you can use plastic wraps or specially designed couch covers. If these are not available, old blankets or moving covers will work. Another place where bubble wrap is ideal is in packing mirrored and glass furniture.

Placing masking tape in an “X” shape on mirrored and glass surfaces will ensure that even if broken, the glass doesn’t shatter into pieces. We recommend wrapping mirrors or glass products thoroughly in bubble wrap and paying special attention to corners when packing them.

Later, place the packed mirror between two cardboard sheets and tape it. This way, you can move even the most delicate furniture without damage.

5. Plan Before Loading Furniture onto the Moving Vehicle

Another issue that arises for those wanting to move into a new house is unloading furniture and items haphazardly onto the moving vehicle without any planning, resulting in damage. To prevent this, you should create a loading plan before loading your items onto the vehicle. Additionally, planning will make moving easier for both you and any movers that may be helping.

• Start by placing the cardboard boxes at the back of the vehicle first. These boxes should contain no breakable items, be heavy, well-packed, and similar in size to act as a protective barrier.
• Against this wall of cardboard boxes, place the square or rectangular furniture. Ensure that you have placed blankets, styrofoam, or cardboard sheets between the items for their protection.
• Then, place mattresses and afterwards furniture like sofas. Do not forget to secure your items with hooks available in the moving truck.

Packing Breakable Items

Packing plates and glasses, in other words, packing breakable items which mostly consist of kitchenware, are another situation where those who want to move must pay attention.

Incorrectly packed, you might unfortunately lose your beloved dinner set or favorite mug. Below are a few tips that will make carrying your fragile items easier.

• Use medium-sized double-corrugated boxes.
• Wrap plates and glasses separately in papers like newspaper.
• Crumple papers to create a buffer at the bottom of the box to act as a cushion.
• Place the plates vertically, not horizontally, on this buffer.
• While placing the plates, prioritize larger and wider ones. Once the first layer is filled, continue by creating a buffer from paper between each layer.
• Place smaller items like glasses on top once the box is filled. Ensure a more solid packing by applying another layer of cushion before closing the box.
• Package larger kitchen tools like pots by placing smaller items like cups and glasses inside them.
• Once the process is complete, you can label or write down the contents on the box to help during unpacking. You can also place a warning on the box for movers to handle with care.

Packing Clothes

Packing clothes is perhaps the easiest step for those who want to move. Despite being easily transported, as they are quite light and unbreakable, this packing process should be done carefully to prevent damage from tearing, unraveling, or getting dirty.

Clothes that won’t wrinkle can be placed in trash bags and then boxed. Thick clothing like coats and jackets can be placed in vacuum bags to take up less space and be easier to move. For clothes you don't want to wrinkle, you can use wardrobe boxes.

Packing Electronics and Appliances

Moving electronics and appliances is challenging due to their sensitivity. Therefore, the best packing method will be applied by movers. However, in addition to the movers' protective measures, you can wrap these items in bubble wrap.

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If you want your furniture to be long-lasting and not lose their sparkle even after moving several times, you can confidently choose Doğtaş's sturdy and quality furniture.

If you're unsure where to start cleaning after moving into your new home, check out our article titled "How to Ensure Cleanliness and Hygiene at Home?" to gain useful tips.