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Packing Tips
Packing tips
Make sure you pickup the right kind of boxes for your items. U-Haul offers a number of different choices whether it's electronics boxes, clothing boxes, or just the normal packing box. Visit our moving supplies store to order any supplies you need to make your move easier. Get protective supplies
Group items of similar size and weight. Try not to mix belongings from different rooms of your home. First, pour a layer of packing peanuts into the
bottom of the box. Wrap heaviest items first with bubble wrap or packing paper and place them in the bottom of the box. 
Wrap additional, lighter items with bubble wrap or packing paper and separate them from items in the bottom of the box with cushion foam. Place
heavier items on the bottom and lighter items on top. 
Before closing your box, cushion the entire package using packing peanuts or crumpled packing paper stuffed firmly into unfilled spaces to
prevent shifting and damage to your goods.
Your filled box should not weigh more than about 30 pounds, or that which you can lift easily. Under packed boxes may collapse in transit, while over packed boxes can rupture, damaging belongings. 
Close the box and seal it with sturdy packing tape. Label the box with its contents and destination room.
Tier your load by placing the heaviest pieces in a
row across the floor of the van and building a second and third row on top of the first, and so on, until they reach the ceiling. Then start on the next tier. Household items are never identical in weight, shape or size, and packing for a tight, evenly distributed load is key to ensuring that all belongings arrive undamaged. The pros use pads to ensure that they meet this goal; to fill a space, to level a tier or to give support to a curved (contoured) or irregularly shaped item.
Use pads for the tops of cartons or blocks used underneath furniture with legs to help spread the weight evenly.
Fill the top of a hutch or armoire with pads to avoid springing the joints. Pads will raise the tier so that subsequent rows will not rest directly on the top lip.
Contrary to popular belief, the back of a TV needs just as much protection as the front; a good bump can cause major internal damage. To protect the back, roll two pads into “sausages” and place them vertically, one on either side of the horn between the back of the TV and the previous tier.
The tier behind the back of overstuffed furniture or upholstered couches must be padded to protect the furniture. Also, the floor under the couch must be padded and a pad folded into four gives plenty of protection to a couch with flat ends. However, a couch with irregularly shaped ends, such as one with “French wings”, must be set on a base of several pads folded to support the contour of the arm.
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Make sure you pickup the right kind of boxes for your items. U-Haul offers a number of different choices whether it's electronics boxes, clothing boxes, or just the normal packing box. Visit our moving supplies store to order any supplies you need to make your move easier. Get protective supplies
Packing your boxes
Group items of similar size and weight. Try not to mix belongings from different rooms of your home. First, pour a layer of packing peanuts into thebottom of the box. Wrap heaviest items first with bubble wrap or packing paper and place them in the bottom of the box. Wrap additional, lighter items with bubble wrap or packing paper and separate them from items in the bottom of the box with cushion foam. Placeheavier items on the bottom and lighter items on top. Before closing your box, cushion the entire package using packing peanuts or crumpled packing paper stuffed firmly into unfilled spaces toprevent shifting and damage to your goods.
Your filled box should not weigh more than about 30 pounds, or that which you can lift easily. Under packed boxes may collapse in transit, while over packed boxes can rupture, damaging belongings. Close the box and seal it with sturdy packing tape. Label the box with its contents and destination room. Tier your load by placing the heaviest pieces in a
row across the floor of the van and building a second and third row on top of the first, and so on, until they reach the ceiling. Then start on the next tier. Household items are never identical in weight, shape or size, and packing for a tight, evenly distributed load is key to ensuring that all belongings arrive undamaged. The pros use pads to ensure that they meet this goal; to fill a space, to level a tier or to give support to a curved (contoured) or irregularly shaped item. Use pads for the tops of cartons or blocks used underneath furniture with legs to help spread the weight evenly. Fill the top of a hutch or armoire with pads to avoid springing the joints. Pads will raise the tier so that subsequent rows will not rest directly on the top lip. Contrary to popular belief, the back of a TV needs just as much protection as the front; a good bump can cause major internal damage. To protect the back, roll two pads into “sausages” and place them vertically, one on either side of the horn between the back of the TV and the previous tier. The tier behind the back of overstuffed furniture or upholstered couches must be padded to protect the furniture. Also, the floor under the couch must be padded and a pad folded into four gives plenty of protection to a couch with flat ends. However, a couch with irregularly shaped ends, such as one with “French wings”, must be set on a base of several pads folded to support the contour of the arm. Los Angeles Moving Companies
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