Moving boxes are essential for protecting and safely transporting the homeowner’s valuables. Moving house is stressful enough without worrying about this heirloom, or that beloved object coming to grief on their way between where it was and where it’s going to be.
Moving Boxes
Plain moving boxes
These boxes can come in all sizes. A typical size would be 24 inches by 18 inches by 24 inches. They tend to be sold and shipped flat, in bundle quantities of about 25 or so. Some have flap tabs that make sure that the flaps don’t slap the homeowner’s face while they’re packing. Good moving boxes have a graphics on the side where the homeowner can list inventory. Among the accessories for these boxes are dish-pack partition kits. These can carry drinkware, wrapped in bubble wrap or tissue paper, comfortably and safely.
Wardrobe Boxes
Another moving box, which is most convenient especially when it comes to being put on moving trucks, are wardrobe packing boxes. These tall boxes have wardrobe hanger bars, often sold separately, where the homeowner can hang their clothes and thus keep them from being wrinkled or crushed in transit.
Mirror Boxes
Other moving boxes include tall lamp boxes and flat mirror boxes. These boxes come in “inner” and “outer” versions that slide into or over each other and make the box especially sturdy for transporting a delicate piece of furniture. They also have the word “Fragile” printed on the outside. Some boxes come as a system with which to safely move a laptop computer and its accessories.
Others Types of Moving Boxes
Along with these regular moving boxes, the homeowner might want to purchase boxes for hazardous materials like buckets of paint or solvent, or heavy duty boxes for items that need an especially sturdy box. They might buy bulk cargo containers, which can be corrugated and have double walls.
Other things the homeowner will need along with the boxes are bubble wrap and foam, packing peanuts, tape, labels and tags, tissue paper and packing papers, as well as envelopes for packing lists.