Self Moving Tips for Do-It-Yourself Moves

If you’ve carefully weighed your options and have made the bold decision to move on your own, then you should know that it’ll be entirely up to you, and your friends, to pull it through. There are many things to be taken care of before you can call your self-moving adventure a success, such as quality packing supplies, moving equipment, renting a truck, moving labor, etc.
This special selection of DIY moving tips will help you take some of the enormous pressure off your shoulders and streamline the whole self-move at the same time.

How to pack glass shelves for moving

When you get to the point of packing up some of your large furniture pieces with glass shelves in them – china cabinets, bookcases, display cases, desks, kitchen cupboards, bathroom cabinets, etc., then one important question is how to protect the super-fragile glass objects so that they don’t break during the chaotic house move. Such

How to pack speakers for moving

With your house move just around the corner, you may be wondering how to best protect your speakers for the bumpy road ahead. Speakers can be rather expensive, especially when it comes to large floorstanding speakers, so you want to make sure those pieces of hi-tech equipment are packed up in the best possible way

How to pack boots for moving

When moving from one home to another, you’ll surely reach the moment when you’ll have to pack your shoes for moving. And when you do, you’ll also want to know how to pack boots for moving – the bulky and heavy footwear that can be rather tricky to pack safely due to their larger size

How to handle the stress of moving

There’s a good reason why moving house is often ranked as one of the most stressful events in life. In fact, there are several reasons for the moving anxiety that almost everyone gets to experience to some degree when moving between two homes. Below you’ll see why moving is so emotional, but the more important

How to use moving blankets

When you’re packing by yourself, you’re going to need a number of moving blankets as well in addition to the basic packing supplies such as cardboard boxes, packing paper, and bubble wrap. That’s especially important if you plan on taking with you some of your furniture pieces and/or household appliances. Thick furniture blankets will cover

How to pack a printer for moving

When you’re packing a computer for moving, you’re going to have to also take care of all the computer peripheral devices you may have such as a mouse, keyboard, scanner, game controllers, microphone, webcam, etc. (input devices), and a monitor, printer, projector, headphones, speakers, etc. (output devices). One of the trickiest peripheral devices to pack