How to use a dolly on stairs

From planning your relocation and finding an appropriate new home to packing your belongings and saying goodbye to your old life, the entire process of moving house is extremely difficult – both physically and emotionally. Moving day, however, represents the culmination of physical hardship. Taking all your earthly possessions out of your old home and

How to make moving more bearable

It’s no secret that moving house is notorious for being both stressful and expensive. In fact, the house moving process can easily prove to be overwhelming for people who don’t have any previous relocation experience. Under specific circumstances, a house move may even become unbearable in terms of difficulty. With so many things to do

How to build a moving crate

Exquisite pieces of art, precious collector’s items, and other delicate valuables require utmost care and protection – especially when being moved from one location to another. So, if you’re about to move house and have some extremely expensive or deeply treasured belongings that can be easily damaged during the relocation (because they’re highly sensitive, made

How to pack perfume for moving

Perfumes delight the senses, evoke pleasant associations, and help a person define themselves. Most people love perfume and keep at least a dozen bottles of their favorite fragrances at home. So, when the time comes to move house, an apparent problem arises – how to relocate the delicate vials in a safe and efficient manner?

Will movers move trash bags?

It goes without saying that you’re going to use boxes for your move – affordable, convenient, and efficient, cardboard boxes are the perfect packing containers. Yet, they may not be right for all your packing needs – some of your awkwardly shaped items may not fit in a standard box, bulky items like pillows and

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 jars for moving

Packing for a move is so energy-draining and time-consuming that the last thing you want to do is add to the complexity of the task. And yet, sometimes you may need to do so – you may have some specialty items (antiques, collectibles, musical instruments, sports equipment, etc.) to relocate and preparing them for moving