Storing Your Belongings in a Small Bedroom

Kitchen items can be pretty delicate, expensive, and important. This means you need to handle them with care when moving to avoid damage. A typical kitchen is also full of sharp or pointed items that can cause injuries. Below are some tips to help you pack and move your kitchen.

Sort the Kitchen Items

The first step is to sort out the kitchen items. Sorting is necessary because most of the items are best packed separately. For example, you can't pack knives with your delicate china cutlery. Therefore, put the plats together, the pots together, and the small appliances together and so on.

Use Mixed Boxes

Don't buy moving boxes all of the same sizes. Have large, medium, and small boxes for your kitchen. Indeed, this advice is valid for all the other rooms in the house too. Heavy and delicate or fragile items need to go into medium or small boxes. Packing such items in big boxes risks increases the risk of their damage. Large items can go into large boxes, especially if the items cannot be disassembled.

Embrace Individual Wrapping

You will have to individually wrap some of the items. This is advisable for sharp items such as knives and delicate items such as fine china. Individual wrapping reduces both the risk of damage and injury. The wrapping introduces an extra layer of padding that prevents the items from clanging or knocking against each other during the move.

Disassemble and Clean Appliances

A typical kitchen has multiple appliances such as blenders, refrigerators, coffeemakers, food processors, grills, and food processors, among others. These appliances should be dissembled, cleaned, and dried before the moving date. Appliances that use water should be drained to avoid spillage and damage to other items during moving. The cleaning reduces the risk of mold growth and bad odor, especially for long-distance moving. Each appliance should be prepared and transported according to the manufacturer's instructions, especially in their original boxes.

Don't Skimp On Cushioning

It's dangerous to skimp on packaging or padding materials when transporting kitchen items. You need adequate cushioning to ensure the items don't clang against each other during handling. You can also use cell-packs or cardboard dividers for your delicate items so that they remain separate during moving.

You can either pack your kitchen on your own or let the moving company handle everything on your behalf. Many moving companies will handle such auxiliary moving services at a small fee. For more information, contact services like Riley Moving & Storage.