How to pack for a house move

If you’re planning to move house soon, chances are that you’re most excited about packing. If this is the case, you’ve probably never done it before and you haven’t faced all the hidden challenges yet. 

Packing does sound exciting, especially if you’re an organized person who loves to see everything neat and tidy. However, it’s extremely demanding, time-consuming and even expensive, considering the amount of packing supplies you’ll need for a successful packing project. Regardless of whether you’re planning to move alone or by using help from a moving company in London, it’s best to be prepared for this phase of the process. 

In this article, we’ll help you save time and stress when packing by showing you how to pack. We’ll share a few important tips and ideas on how to make the process easy and effective. 

Prepare your packing supplies 

The starting point for any house moving is buying the packing supplies and materials that you’ll need. If you’ve never done this before, you may find this step extremely confusing as there are a ton of options to choose from. 

Here is a short list of materials that you’ll need:

• Moving boxes: think about the sizes that you’ll need considering what types of belongings you have. You’ll most likely need small boxes, medium boxes, large boxes, heavy duty boxes, wardrobe boxes, and mirror boxes.
• Packing tape
• Styrofoam
• Bubble wrap
• Markers or pencils
• Labels in different colours
• Plastic bags
• Stretch wrap
• Newspapers

After you’ve collected everything you’ll need, you’re ready to start the packing.

Use a labeling system

The best way to stay organized is to use a labeling system of your choice. The most important thing is to clearly separate your rooms or house zones and label the boxes from that room in a special colour, with a special symbol, or any other ideas you may have. You can go deeper into the labeling method and label different types of belongings. For example, keep the cutlery labeled in one way while your books can have a different type of label. 

This is extremely useful when transporting your things and unpacking as you’ll know which boxes are fragile and which ones are with a higher priority for unpacking. 

Declutter

A sure way to make packing more enjoyable and easy is to get rid of all the things you don’t need before you start. Moving house is the perfect time to think about which items come in use in the house and which ones you haven’t used in ages. Instead of piling old things in your new home, consider donating them to a local charity or ask your friends if they’ll be useful for them. 

The less belongings you have, the easier your house move will become. 

Work according to an inventory list

Packing may become unbelievably chaotic at one point. If you are not working using a checklist or an inventory list, you may find yourself lacking concentration and constantly forgetting something. An inventory list is especially practical and useful if you have a lot of collectibles or a rich range of books, trinkets, or CDs. Be as detailed as you want and separate your belongings into categories or special collections. You can use a digital list to save paper and have everything on your phone whenever you need to use it. 

Focus on one room at a time

Don’t be tempted to tackle everything at once. Pick one room from the house and start by packing everything from it before you move to the next one. This will help you stay organized and avoid stress and chaos entering your life. This is also useful if you want to be certain about which box goes where when you are transporting the items and unpacking them. You can do the same when unpacking. Start from one room at a time and gradually continue to the next. 

We hope that these tips will help you get through packing with ease and comfort. Remember that your movers can help you with packing too so it’s worth asking if this service is included in the package.