How to Pack Your Family Room
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- 19 Oct, 2018
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Your family room is likely the place where you spend most of your time, watching television, chatting with friends and even working on the computer. Make sure you pack your family room so all of your belongings still look great in your new home.
Start by gathering all of the moving supplies you will need. This includes:
- Sturdy Moving Boxes
- Packing Paper or Bubble Wrap
- Paper Pads
- Tissue Paper for Breakables
- Packing Tape
- Felt-tip Markers
Packing Lamps
You will want to disassemble the lamp and pack the base and the shade separately. Pack the shade into a packing carton 2 inches larger than the shade and fill with packing paper. Do not pack any other objects with the shade.
When packing the base of the lamp, wrap the base carefully with paper pads and line the box with packing paper.
Packing Mirrors and Glass
Mirrors and glass are especially fragile. When you are packing mirrors you may want to ask your Lint United Van Lines representative about boxes that are specifically made to move these items. Wrap the mirror or picture in paper and put it in the carton. Tape the box all the way around.
Moving Electronics, Computers and Televisions
If you have the original boxes for these items, it is best to use them when you are packing. If not, ask your representative at Lint United Van Lines to supply proper moving cartons. A flat screen TV is especially tricky to pack securely. Use a foam screen protector and always keep the TV upright. Some flat screen televisions should not be set with the front or back down.
Regardless of what you are moving, always remember to wrap your belongings in paper to keep them in one piece.
It does not take much to scratch, crack or dent family room furniture and décor, so if you don’t have time to pack well, Lint United Van Lines has a full staff of professional movers who can make light work of it. We serve the Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Coralville and Des Moines for local, regional and international household moves.

Once you’ve packed all of your boxes, from the kitchen to the family room and the dining room , it’s time to load everything into a moving container. Make sure you’ve organized everything with your moving partner, so that the moving container is where you need it to be on moving day. There are certain times of year that are extremely busy for movers. If you’ll be moving during one of these periods, then you’ll want to arrange everything well in advance.
It’s easy to rush into loading the moving container in an attempt to expedite the process and get everything out of your old home. But it’s important to consider when to load items and where to place them in the container, so that you can fit as many items as possible into the container, maintain safe weight distribution and not have to re-pack the container because of a mistake.

You will have to exercise additional caution while packing your dining room, but overall, the process shouldn’t be as overwhelming as packing your kitchen or family room because it doesn’t require as much preparation. Since the dining room is a non-essential room, you’re also able to pack at your convenience and it’s always nice to finish what you can before the last minute.
Once the furniture is accounted for, silverware, dishes and other fragile items will remain. You should pack these items individually to ensure that they arrive at your new home in one piece, which can be time consuming, but it’s a straightforward process if you use good packing practices.

Preparing for an international move is a stressful and exciting time. You are nervous about adapting to your new surroundings, but packing your belongings and getting your house ready for sale puts more pressing demands on you.
You may need to think through how much of your household you want to move and which items are easier to replace or too expensive to move.
There are certainly some considerations when preparing for an international move.

Moving day is exciting and can be a stressful time, but you can alleviate some of the stress if you are prepared for the moving truck. Whether you are planning a long distance move or just moving across town, having your belongings organized and separating the items you will use right away will help. Take some advice from the professional movers at Lint United Van Lines and you will stress less.
There are some things you should have done before moving day and items that should be kept separate from the majority of the items that will be moved.

You can take the stress out your move with a few moving day tips that will ensure that everything gets placed in the right room, and all of your items are accounted for the same day of delivery.
The experts from Lint United Van Lines want to help make your relocation experience seamless by offering their advice.

If you’ll be relocating in the near future, it’s a wise idea to take inventory of your belongings before you move – especially items that have monetary or sentimental value. Whether you plan to hire a moving company for packing, or you’re just trying to be organized before you begin packing, it will help to have a list or photos of your belongings and the condition they are in.
If your items come up missing during a move, or get damaged, the process of proving the value of your loss will be easier if you can prove its existence and condition. Something to keep in mind is that a moving company is more likely to replace damaged goods if its trained staff did the packing.