Packing a Whole House in One Day: A Step-by-Step Guide

Packing for a move in a day can be an arduous task, but it's far from impossible. To make sure your movers can get to work on moving day, it's important to take the time to wrap and protect your items to prevent damage during the move. Unfortunately, when you are in a hurry, it will be easy to make movement mistakes. What you need is to relax and concentrate right now.

The key to packaging productivity is to go step by step. So stop thinking about the whole house and instead focus on one area at a time. When you have to pack everything for your move in one day, you should go room by room. So, inside each room, make sure you go drawer by drawer and shelf by shelf. When you pack your bags, group similar items together and organize your boxes according to the room or area of the new house they are going to be in.

Never mix kitchen and bathroom items inside the same moving box. Most people use the strategy of packing their current home room by room, but consider how the configuration may be different in their new home. Make sure your essentials don't get mixed up with the rest of your belongings (which is very easy when you pack your bags quickly), so you don't end up wasting time opening pre-packed moving boxes looking for something you need or arrive at your new home without your first night box, which has been accidentally loaded on the moving truck that will arrive in about 3 days, for example. Address each room separately and create a purge and donate stack. Pack a 72-hour kit for each family member. Carry soft, flexible items such as towels, blankets, folded clothes, and toilet paper into a garbage bag instead of a box.

Garbage bags contain more than boxes and can be crushed to fill the space of your car or moving truck. Your move is going to be chaotic, so make sure you pack the things you'll need right away for your first day or week in your new home in a separate box, duffel bag or suitcase. Before you start packing, clean your apartment and put everything back in place. Your fast-packing effort can even turn into a fun event with great music, friendly banter and challenging packing games. You can save shipping materials for packages you receive in the mail if you know you will be moving into your new home soon. So instead of sorting all your family's shoes in a box or all the toys in a box, simply pack each room as quickly as you can and label the box with the name of the room: master bathroom, master bedroom, children's bedroom, etc.

Use your carry-on suitcase to pack your toiletries and rearrange all your storage bins to fit as many items as possible. When time is not absolute and have it stretch enough to finish packing before the big day arrives. There's no doubt that the quickest way to pack for a move is to hire professional packers to do the work for you. Whether you're color-coding or using labels on your moving boxes, knowing what items are in each box is a handy tool when it comes to unpacking. If you are packed and ready to go, hiring professional carriers will continue to keep the process organized and efficient.

Polly Amescua
Polly Amescua

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