How to move? Secrets of the move. Packaging of office equipment and household items

The leader of the move carried out the following actions.

A list of people involved in the move;
A list of vehicles involved;
Employees are notified in writing of the need to pack their belongings;
A list of items to be transported;
The arrangement of furniture is thought out and coordinated;
The arrangement of workplaces and office equipment is thought over and coordinated;
The terms of moving are indicated;
The performers and those responsible for the result are appointed.

Immediately thereafter, charges and packaging of furniture and other items occur.

Boxes are used for folding papers and personal items;
For packing office equipment and furniture - bubble wrap;
Documents and other important papers, disks, databases, archives - it is better to transport separately from other things;
Computers are packed in boxes. Monitors are protected by film and sheets of cardboard;
Mirrors and glass are packed in sheets of cardboard and wrapped in adhesive tape;
Safes do not usually pack;
With all the furniture - cabinets, cabinets, tables, etc., - it is necessary to remove the handles and other protruding accessories;
Doors and drawers are fixed with scotch tape;
Each box of things must be marked;
A list of boxes is being compiled;
Transportation is carried out on special carts that will ensure the safety of things and the absence of damage to the walls and floor.

Planning

How to start moving to a new apartment? From drawing up a detailed plan. A widespread mistake is the decision to collect all things in a hurry after the end of the working day or even directly on the day of the move, to look for porters and a car a couple of hours before transportation and to believe that none of the planned cases will be forgotten and everything will be completed on time. To avoid this, you need to unload your head, make a detailed plan and begin to implement it. Example:

A week before the move, compare the offers of moving companies, choose the best option, clarify the conditions. Closer to the appointed date, agree on the time of the arrival of the movers and the filing of the car.
For three or four days to order packaging materials.
Three days to start packing things. First of all, this applies to items that you can still do without - seasonal clothing, souvenirs, part of the dishes, etc. If you are afraid that you will not be able to disassemble all the boxes, the most necessary things (clean clothes, towels, washing facilities) on the first day. necessary medicines pack separately and mark.
Disassemble and pack some furniture and appliances.
The day before the move to prepare household appliances for transportation. In particular, defrost the refrigerator, unscrew the hoses of the washing machine, fasten the drum with transporting bolts, drain the water.
Start moving to a new apartment: make sure that the loaders carefully move things, tell them where to put the items in the premises after transportation.
Assemble the furniture, arrange it, connect the equipment.
Unpack the remaining things, put them in places.
Clean and discard used packaging materials.

An excellent solution is to plan the move on paper and cross out the items as they are completed. So you do not miss anything, and psychologically it is more comfortable than convulsively remembering over and over what needs to be done.

Packaging materials

You may need:

Cardboard boxes for packing books, documents, dishes, household appliances, clothes.
Corrugated cardboard sheets to protect large items such as mirrors or furniture parts.
Bags or soft bags for clothing and home textiles.
Bubble film for packaging dishes, appliances and other fragile items.
Stretch film to protect the upholstery of upholstered furniture, as well as for fastening and fixing objects. In addition, cardboard boxes can be wrapped in this material to protect them from dirt and moisture.
Scotch tape to strengthen the bottom and top of the boxes, fixing the packaging.

Boxes and bags should be marked. This will simplify the task and you, and loaders. You can easily find the right box of dozens of the same, and the movers will quickly figure out which boxes need to be handled with particular care. Marking systems may vary. You can mark the boxes with colored tape “by category”: for example, red tape can mean fragile dishes, and green - textiles. The second option is to sign the boxes, indicating exactly what they contain. The third way is to combine the two previous ones.

The amount of materials depends on the volume and features of things that need to be transported. It is calculated individually. The best solution is to consult with the employees of the transport company. But in any case, the materials should be bought with a margin: it is better to have several boxes, but on the day of the move you will not have to rush to look for additional packaging.

Preparation of furniture and equipment

Large furniture needs to be disassembled; soft furniture should be packaged in film to protect it from dirt and damage. Disassembly and packaging can take a lot of time - with this in mind, you do not run the risk of starting the move much later than the planned time and overpaying for easy transport and extra work hours for loaders. If you are not sure that you have time to disassemble the furniture yourself, entrust this work to specialists.

When transporting equipment it is important to consider:

Refrigerator must be transported while standing. If it is high, you need the appropriate transport. For example, in a standard Gazelle, a refrigerator with a height of 2.05 m will have to be installed at an angle, and this is not always convenient and safe.
The washing machine is also transported only while standing, besides, the drum must first be fixed with transport bolts and the water should be drained. If this is not done, there is a risk that the equipment will fail, and repairs can be quite expensive.
Monitors and plasma TVs need to be carefully packaged. To protect such fragile items, you can use a corrugated cardboard, foam and air bubble film. Particular attention should be paid to screen protection.
The system blocks are also being prepared for relocation: the wires need to be disconnected and neatly folded in a box so that they can be easily found after transportation, the case should be packed and fixed. If you are concerned about data integrity, you can remove the hard drive and take it yourself.

Animals and indoor plants

If you have indoor flowers or pets, preparation for the move should be particularly thorough. If possible, pets should be taken for a day or two to friends or relatives, or transported to a new apartment by taxi or personal car. You need to take care of this in advance, especially if your pet does not tolerate stressful situations, is afraid of strangers or may jump out of the apartment while the movers will carry things.

The issue of delivery of indoor plants should be discussed in advance with the employees of the transport company. If plants require special conditions of transportation, they may have to be organized separately.

As you can see, you can safely prepare for the apartment relocation without haste, and then the risks will be much less.

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How to start preparing for the move?

With a good preliminary work, if you decide to do everything yourself (be sure to talk about alternatives too). It depends on the quality of preparation for the move whether it will turn into a pain of loss for you or everything will go smoothly. We will have to work on two fronts: to solve organizational issues and actually prepare things for moving to another address. The main recommendation for this stage is to get down to business in advance, unless, of course, extreme circumstances lead to an emergency evacuation. Ideal if you have a couple of weeks left.

When is it better to move?

If possible, make a move on a weekday. For obvious reasons, this does not work for everyone, so it is easy to explain why it is not so easy to find a car and movers on weekends or holidays. Especially if the calendar is the end or the very beginning of the month: during this period, those who have experienced changes in rental housing are actively moving. In addition, the founder of the company Art-Muving, Igor Maksimenko, notes that the very end and beginning of the calendar year, as well as the week before and after September 1, are considered the “high season”. For many, this is also the beginning of a new life in a new place. Do not forget about the weather characteristic of different seasons. Agree to move more pleasant when the yard is warm and dry.

What is needed for packing things?

Stock up on a wide scotch tape, a rope (a nylon cord will suit), a bubble film and a stretch film. All this is in any hypermarket for construction and repair. They also offer the most suitable container for moving - cardboard boxes, if you do not manage to agree on a free party with some nearest "Pyaterochka". Pay attention to the quality of the product: special slots on the sides for ease of carrying may not be as important as the certainty that the box will withstand the move. In addition, avoid too large boxes: when loading, they can be heavy even to move them, and not what to wear. It will be a shame if the box suddenly remains without a bottom and all the contents ... Take another pack or two of capacious plastic garbage bags. Even if you don’t put anything in them, they can be useful as additional protection from dirt and dust.

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In what sequence to cook things?

Start with the contents of the mezzanine and distant shelves (do not forget about the balcony, if you also use it for storage). Most likely, you use all these things infrequently and easily do without them in the days remaining before the move. Actually, demand is the main criterion. Follow it until you are only with the most necessary. You will be able to pack this in just a couple of hours before the move, just remember to mark the package appropriately so that you can quickly find and start using it at the new place. Special attention and time will require preparation for transportation of fragile and valuable things - for example, family crystal and porcelain, expensive household appliances and, of course, furniture. That is why fees are better to start in advance. By the way, relocation is a good reason to revise your belongings and just throw away all unnecessary ...

How to properly fold things?

Although packages are less preferable as moving containers, they are quite suitable for transporting blankets, pillows, and seasonal clothing. To prevent packaging from being too flimsy, use not one bag, but two or three. Watch the weight: if the burden is too heavy, the bags will simply tear. If possible, turn the bale wrapped with scotch tape: so you strengthen the packaging, somewhat reduce its volume, and at the same time you can make a durable loop handle. It will be more convenient to take and carry.

Books, magazines, albums, cd dear to heart fold in boxes. At the worst, if you carry close, you can put in the old fashioned way in piles and bandage, placing each pile in a bag so as not to get dirty on the way. In any case, remember about the weight: even a small box filled with printing, it becomes simply very heavy. Alexander, who works as a freelance loader at apartment and office crossings in Yekaterinburg, advises: in order to avoid this, the books should occupy at most half of the volume, and the rest should be done with lighter things.

At the same time, it is important that the contents of the box be packed tightly, otherwise it will roll, beat and break. In addition, these boxes can not be stacked (and it is necessary to stack), because the upper ones will simply crush the lower ones. And do not forget to strengthen the box with scotch tape, especially the bottom.

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How to protect the fragile and expensive?

For expensive and fragile things, of course, it is better to choose individual packaging. Well, or pick up a bubble or stretch film, paper, all the same tape and create an individual packaging yourself. It is good to fill the voids in the general box with soft things, but do not wrap everything in blankets and rugs, warns Igor Maximenko. First, get a shapeless and insecure node. And secondly, then, when after the move you take the gasket out of the box, something will definitely fall out on the floor ...

Dishes are transported strictly vertically, otherwise serving items may not bear the excess pressure from above. For large mirrors, plasma TVs and all this, they generally recommend a solid wooden crate (if there is no factory packaging left) - especially when it comes to a long distance crossing. At the worst, cardboard, film and scotch will help again. Of course, it would not be superfluous to mark packages with fragile and valuable cargo.

Furniture before moving is not always necessary (and you can) disassemble. But nothing should remain inside, including loose shelves, glass, mirrors. To protect external surfaces, do not feel sorry for the film, as baggage packers do at airports. Protect especially critical places (corners) with cardboard. Do the same with large appliances - fridge and washing machine. After packing, provide free access to large things: loaders will take them out first.

Does it make sense to go to moving companies?

There are, and we would strongly recommend to consider this option, especially if there is a long-distance and difficult move. Do not be afraid that it will be too expensive. First of all, it's worth it: you will receive a comprehensive service that will relieve you of the headache associated with preparing for the move, and will allow you to focus on other, possibly more important things. All the wisdom listed above will no longer be your concern.

Secondly, professional companies operating under the contract assume financial responsibility for the safety of the cargo. And finally, anyone who moved using the services of a simple cargo taxi (even without movers) will confirm: these guys are not as simple as they seem, and they will definitely not miss theirs. Even if it seems to you that you have taken into account all the terms of payment (for urgency, for distance, for that and for this), the final score will still be much higher than what you expected. And, by the way, not much less than you would have to pay, working with professionals. However, no guarantees, no liability, and even, as a rule, no receipt.

Olga Nikitina

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Those who at least once in their life have had to move to a new apartment are well aware of the feeling of “prostration” that arises when looking at numerous things in the wardrobes, bedside tables and shelves. It is not for nothing that the move is “equal to one fire” - some of the things are lost, some are beaten and broken on the way, and some simply disappear somewhere in an unknown way. About the amount of energy and nerves expended and can not speak.

Your attention - the main secrets of the right move!

Preparing for the move - what to do first?

The most common mistake of those moving is to collect things at the last moment. It would seem, “yes, everything will be in time!”, But - alas, oh - the result of fees in the last hours before the car arrived is always equally pitiable.

Therefore, it is better to begin training in advance.

Approximately a month before the planned relocation, the most important things should be done:

Cancel all contracts (note - with the landlord, with companies that provide cable TV, telephone, Internet, etc.), so that in the new apartment they don’t demand money for services that they continue to provide with the old one under existing contracts.
Put everything in the trash you don't need , and everything that may prevent new owners.
Clearly determine the date of the move , enter into an agreement with the relevant carrier company and inform those who will assist you with moving to a new home.
Sell furniture (clothes, washing / sewing machine, other things) that you do not want to take with you, but which still look quite decent. It is better not to put high prices so that later you don’t have to leave these things in the old apartment for free. It is better to let them "fly away" at a modest price than no one buys them at all. And remember: if you have not used the thing for more than six months, it means that you do not need it - safely get rid of it in any convenient way.

One week before the move:

We pack all the things that you will not need in the near future.
Throw away too much.
We begin to disassemble things, food and furniture in the kitchen.
We buy disposable plates / forks to safely remove all the dishes from the kitchen.
We connect the Internet in a new apartment so that on the day of the move it frantically does not ring up the company for this purpose, running between the boxes with the useless router.
We clean carpets and erase curtains (save yourself strength in a new place), and also we wash clothes that require it.
We do general cleaning in a new apartment, so as not to waste time on it after the move.

The day before the move:

We send children to the grandmother (friends).
Defreeze the refrigerator.
We understand the keys to the old and new housing (mailboxes, garages, gates, etc.).
We take readings of counters (a comment - we photograph).
We collect the remaining things.

7 secrets of preparation for the move, which will facilitate your life and the fees themselves

Audit. Relocation is a great way to get rid of extra rubbish. Starting to sort things for packing them for the move, immediately put a large box "to throw" or "give to the neighbors." Surely, you have things (clothes, tiles, lamps, toys, etc.) that you do not need in a new apartment. Give them to those in need and don’t drag extra rubbish into a new apartment. Toys can be given to an orphanage, decent things can be sold at the respective sites, and old blankets / rugs can be taken to a dog shelter.
A box with documents. We collect it very carefully so that we can take it with us to the car on the day of the move. All documents that you have, lay out in folders, mark and clean in one box. Naturally, this should not be done the day before the move.
Box "1st need." So we label it. When you move in this box, you can easily find a first-aid kit, toothbrushes and toilet paper, a set of changeable clothes for each family member, the most necessary products (sugar, salt, coffee / tea), towels, pet food and other important things.
Box with valuable items. Here we put all our gold with diamonds, if any, and other valuable items that are expensive or have a different value for you personally. This box should also be taken with you (do not shove it into the general “heap” into the truck, but take it with you to the salon).
Disassemble the furniture. Do not rely on chance and do not be too lazy to disassemble it, so that you do not cry over a torn sofa, a broken table and chips on a rare chest of drawers. There is no sense in dismantling and hauling old chipboard furniture - just distribute it to your neighbors or leave it near the garbage dump (who needs it, he will take it away).
Do not make major purchases a week before the move. Food stocks, too, do not do - it's overweight and place in the truck. It is better to replenish bins in a new place.
Prepare food on the eve of the move (there will be no time to cook!) and pack it in a cooler bag. Nothing inspires a new place after the move like a delicious dinner.

Collecting and packing things for relocation - boxes, bags, scotch

It is almost impossible to collect the things that you have made in an old apartment even in 1 year, in 1 day.

Therefore, the ideal time to "start" - one week before the move. The most important thing when collecting things is packaging.

Therefore, we start with boxes and other items for a comfortable move:

Looking for or buying cardboard boxes (preferably strong and with holes for easy carrying). Most often, boxes are given free of charge in hypermarkets or local stores (ask the store administrators). Estimate the volume of your belongings and take the boxes according to this volume. On average, for packing things from a 2-room apartment, in which a large family lives with pets, it takes about 20-30 large boxes. It is not recommended to take giant boxes - they are inconvenient to carry and difficult to lift, in addition, they often break under the weight of things.
Do not spare money for a wide quality scotch tape! You will need it in large quantities, and not only to seal the boxes. And preferably with a dispenser, then work will go multiply faster.
Also, you can not do without cardboard "pads" (newspapers, wrapping paper), twine, regular stretchable thin film and packs of transparent bags.
Special film with "pimples" that everyone likes to click so much, we buy in large quantities.
Do not interfere also multicolored markers and stickers.
For packing furniture will need thick fabric (old sheets of curtains, for example), as well as thick film (as for greenhouses).
For heavy things we allocate bags and suitcases (boxes can not stand them), or put the weight in a small and strong box, then carefully fasten with tape and twine.

General work plan:

We strengthen all the boxes with a good scotch, paying special attention to the bottom of the container. Pens can also be made from it, if there are no holes on the boxes themselves (or to make these holes independently with a clerical knife).
We select a separate room (or part of it) under the packed items.
We buy a notebook for records, where there will be all the information on bills, loaders, counters and the things themselves.

On a note:

If you use costumes, you will be happy to know that there are cardboard “cabinets” for the safe transportation of expensive items right on the hangers.

How to move and not forget anything - lists of things, marking boxes and much more

In order to not look painfully for a long time in a new apartment, clothespins or pantyhose in all the boxes that no one ever takes apart at once (usually it takes from a week to a month, and especially lucky ones take up to a year), use the rules of competent packing of things:

Mark boxes with stickers and markers. For example, red - for the kitchen, green - for the bathroom, and so on. Do not forget to duplicate each box in a notebook.
Be sure to put the number on the box (on each side of the box, so that later you don’t have to turn it around in search of a number!) and duplicate it in a notebook along with a list of things. If you are not shy of loaders and are not afraid that "things are stolen," then the list with things can be glued to the box. In notebook, you should have all the boxes with all the lists of things. The numbering of the boxes is also useful because in the new place it will be easier for you to check whether all things have been brought into the apartment.
Life hacking: not to look for clothespins and washing powder, pack them directly into the drum of the washing machine. Tea and sugar can be folded in the kettle, and a pack of coffee in the box with the Turkish coffee grinder. You can fold the litter, bowls and pet food into the cat carrier. And so on, with other things.
When folding wires from equipment and gadgets, try not to confuse them. In a separate box - a scanner with wires, in another - a computer with its own wires, by separate packages, phones and other gadgets - each with its own charge. If you are afraid of getting confused, immediately take a picture of the area where the wires are connected to the equipment. Such a cheat sheet can make life easier for you after the move.
Ship linens separately with towels and blankets with pillows.
Do not forget to select a separate box for tools. and the little things needed for repair, you will need it almost immediately after the move.

Room moving - we prepare furniture for transportation

Do not rely on "strong" furniture and "caring" loaders.

If your furniture is dear to you, then take care of its safety before moving.

Everything that understands - we sort, pack and label. For example, we disassemble a table into parts, each one is packed in special thick paper or cardboard (the perfect option is a pimply film), each part is marked with the letter “C” (table). Accessories from the table are folded in a separate package, twist it and fasten on one of the parts. Ideally, if you manage to fix all the details together or put in narrow boxes. Do not forget the instructions! If they are preserved - put it in a bag with accessories, so that later it would be easier to assemble furniture. Keys for furniture and other tools for its quick assembly, put in the box "1st need" (described above).
Sofas and chairs wrapped in thick cloth , on top of a thick film and wound with tape. Do the same with mattresses.
All the handles on the doors and drawers wrapped with cling film or foam rubber so as not to scratch other things.
If the drawers from the dresser (table) you do not pull out , be sure to fasten them so as not to fall out when carrying. Also fix all the doors on the furniture - on the kitchen and so on.
All glasses and mirrors must be removed from the furniture and packaged separately. . Usually they fight first if the owners leave them in the closets.

If you send things to another city in a container, then pay special attention to packing furniture and boxes!

Moving to a new apartment and pets - what you need to remember?

Of course, the ideal option is to send pets and children to relatives during the move. First, it will be easier for parents, and second, it will protect children and young cubs from accidental injuries.

But if there is no such possibility, then use the "reminder" for moving with pets:

Do not swear at pets. For them, moving alone is stressful. Their attention to things and boxes is quite natural. Do not swear and do not shout. Do not forget that they do not feed themselves.
At the time of collection and running around with boxes, highlight the young animals anything that can distract them - a separate box for cats (they love them), toys, bones for dogs.
In advance (for a couple of weeks) resolve all questions with the veterinarian, if any. Update the information on the chip (note - phone number, address).
For transportation of fish: Pour the water from the aquarium into a bucket with a ventilated lid (transfer the fish to the same place), and transfer the vegetation from it to another container, adding the same water. Soil lay out the packages. The aquarium itself - wash, dry, wrap "pimply" film.
For the transportation of birds: we wrap the cage with cardboard and on top with warm and dense matter (birds are afraid of drafts).
Rodents can be transported in native cages. , but it is recommended to warm them if it is too cold outside. In the heat, on the contrary, choose a place for transportation in which it will not be too hot and stuffy (so that the animals do not suffocate).
Do not feed dogs and cats right in front of the road. , be sure to walk the dogs, and clean the troughs during transport - or, if it is hot, replace them with wet sponges.
For cats and small dogs it is better to use hard carriers. Naturally, it is not recommended to transport them to a new home in the cargo compartment of the car. The best option is to carry pets on your lap.

And do not forget to take a couple of days off for moving and unloading things in a new place. Moving after a working day is an ordeal.

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