John’s Packing Tips
If you are looking at packing your house up yourself why not use a few of our packing tips below to help get you ready.
- Pack all your items that are not needed urgently prior to your move. Packing is a much more time involved task than what most people think. Try packing one room at a time and allow plenty of time to pack a room to prevent confusion as you go.
- Make sure all breakables are wrapped sufficiently before placing into boxes.
- Always tape top and bottom of boxes ensuring you have labelled box with room and contents.
- Pull all beds, cots, tables, swingsets, trampolines etc apart to ensure more room in the truck and to allow a quicker, more efficient removal.
- Any items that will fit into boxes should be placed into boxes to allow easier and safer transport.
- Any televisions, computers, DVD players, stereos etc should also be placed into boxes unless you cannot find boxes large enough (ask us what boxes we have available also).
- If you are moving your fridge or freezer into storage, placing tea bags or bi-carb inside helps to prevent mould.
- If you have a ute or van and want a cheaper move try moving all the small/loose items/boxes and plants yourself prior to your moving day so it’s only big items that need moving. This can help reduce your costs.
- Don’t forget to pack a priority carton which may include the likes of your kettle, coffee, tea, pet foods, keys, remotes, medications, toilet paper, toothbrush, mobile chargers, change of clothes etc. Easier than searching through all your cartons when you need these things urgently.
- Don’t overload cartons. Don’t place books or files into tea chest size cartons, use book cartons for smaller heavy items to assure they travel safe and the cartons don’t break.
- Any liquids, condiments etc should have a secure lid before being placed inside cartons. Put cling wrap between the bottle and the screw top to help prevent leaks.
- Fuel, gas bottles, explosives, flammables, oils, sprays etc are to be moved by owner.
- All pet beds / kennels / cages / fish tanks / bins should be cleaned and empty ready for transport.
- Empty fuel from lawnmowers, whipper snippers etc prior to transport.
- Don’t forget to arrange your electricity, gas, phone, water etc for your new home so its all done before moving day to allow us to plug in appliances after transport so you are good to go.
- Use sandwich bags for small important items like screws. When you go to put a bed frame or bookshelf back together they’ll all be in the same place.
- Place a cotton pad or cotton ball into your powder cosmetics to keep them from breaking during the move.
- Pack plates vertically like records. They’ll be less likely to break.
Take a photo of how your electronics are connected so you can remember how and where all the wires go. - Remember to defrost your refrigerator at least a day before moving and wipe up any liquid.
- Keep your cleaning products in box or bag that’s easy to access.
- When you get to the new address make your bed first so that you can conk out whenever you’re too exhausted to keep going.
Checklist
- Arrange disconnection and reconnection of power, gas, water, phone etc.
- Is the dishwasher emptied?
- Is the electricity turned off at the mains?
- Are all the windows and doors locked?
- Check that you haven’t left anything behind.
- Cancel any regular deliveries (paper, milk, food etc).
- Arrange redirection of your mail.
- Leave your forwarding address.
- Leave a note advising bin day.
Change of address notification
- Electoral Office
- Motor vehicle registration
- Drivers licence
- Taxation Department
- Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies
- Superannuation Company
- Medicare
- Department of Social Security
- Educational Institutions (School, Tafe, Uni)
- Doctor
- Dentist
- Club membership
- Dog Registration
We hope we have helped to point you in the right direction. There’s no time like the present. Make a start now so you’re not rushed on moving day!