Packing up the garage is definitely a tough task. It is the place where all those “extras” of your house like gardening tools, the extra paint, and, the broken bicycle are being stored. When you start packing for a household move, generally you consider packing this area of your home at the last.
It is likely that you get confused what things to pack and what to leave from the garage as it already filled with the stuff that you do not need more often. Without getting much stressed, read these 10 simple tips for packing up the garage.
1. Organise and discard the unwanted
The garage or the storeroom is already a home of junks so getting rid of the unwanted stuff should be the first step. It will be, of course, a difficult job to declutter the things from a garage which is stocked up with the things you already are not using in your daily life.
Sort out step-by-step. Follow these 3 steps:
• Donate to charity
• Sell away
• Throw away
Dig the stuff off your garage and sort out the things. Throw away the stuff that is totally unusable, donate or sell away the stuff that is in good condition and can be used. Take your time to get rid of the items that no longer serve your purposes and are laying there from years.
After you are left with only the important items, pack them to transport to your new home. The lesser items you have packed, the lesser will be the transportation cost.
2. Take care of the safety
The garage items may have unevenly shaped items that can pose challenges while you are packing. It will consist of the nails, electrical wiring, and other sharp things that can tear the normal packing items and can harm you too while you are carrying one of the boxes into the trucks. So, keeping yourself safe should be a priority. Wrap the sharp-edged tools with plastic paper and towel for extra protection and buy sturdy boxes of high-quality so that the pointed objects cannot cut through the boxes and injure you.
If you have a lawnmower or other tools which work with oil or gas, we recommend you to drain out the oil or gas from them to avoid any mishap.
3. Check the non-allowable list
Check with your Brooklyn NY Movers company about the list of items that are not allowed to be moved on trucks.
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Kerosene oil
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Aerosol cans
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Car batteries
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Pool Chemicals
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Cleaning Solvents, etc.
All these are highly flammable substances and avoided to be moved at any cost.
4. Gather right supplies
Garage items are bulky and are of different sizes, so the right supplies are a must for the packing job. Purchase the heavy-duty boxes to pack your items. Gather the blankets, clothes, and other packing stuff that you need to keep everything safe. Cardboard boxes should be sturdy enough to hold the heavy garage items, instead, buy the plastic ones as they will provide more security. You’ll need good quality plastic wrapping paper, plenty of packing tape, and plenty of packing paper.
5. Use the old clothing
Set aside some old towels and clothing items while packing your garage stuff. Use your old clothing to pack the stuff and clean the items. Do not use the expensive clothing as it can get filthy in the process and you won’t be able to get rid of the tough stains.
6. Clean before you pack
Things stored in garage generally have dust sticking to them. Just make sure before you pack them to wipe them off with a damp towel or cloth. Remove the cobwebs and dirt so that on unpacking you don’t lose your mind cleaning them. Who would like to take filthy stuff at your new home?
7. Label the boxes
When you are finished with packing everything, do not forget to label the boxes. It is better if you adopt a color-coding scheme to label the boxes which later helps you save your time when you are unpacking the things.
These useful garage packing tips can help you pack your stuff like a PRO.
