By Lou Ross
When moving house, certain items require special care to survive the trip. Stemware is expensive, delicate and very fragile.
When you've decided to move from one home to another, you've got many things to think about. You need to wonder if you're going to be happy in your new home, whether it's a house or apartment. Also important to think about is whether you're going to like your new neighbourhood, or if you are going to miss where you lived before.
Among all of these thoughts, you also have to decide how you're going to move all of your household goods from one place to another. Should you hire professional movers to do the job, or are you going to rent a van and do it on your own?
Another item that's important in your quest to move from one home to another is how you pack your items for shipping or moving.
Your household things are important – you don't want to get to your new house and find out that your favourite china was broken, or that an important piece of your electronic equipment has been dented or scratched. Just as necessary as doing research into how you're going to move your items from one place to another is deciding how you're going to get them there safely.
Luckily, many moving companies and moving van/truck rental companies offer items that can make your job of packing a lot easier. One of these items is specialized boxes. For instance, obtaining special moving boxes for stemware can make it so that you don't have to worry that your goblets, flutes and other stemware are going to make it to your new home in one piece.
These special boxes are designed so that you can place your glasses into them with a minimum of padding and wrapping, and they'll stay cushioned and away from each other in transit.
If your moving company doesn't offer specialized shipping options, it's entirely possible that you can order these boxes online. Several different large packing material companies make specialized boxes, and different Internet retailers offer these for sale. Be sure to order your boxes well in advance, so that you have them available when you start packing.
Avoiding breakage when you're moving is an important part of your moving experience. If you can get all of your items to your new home in one piece, it will make the transition between your old house and your new home much easier.
Lou Ross is with MovingCompaniesforYou.com in USA.
