Packing guide
How to pack so everything arrives as it left.
What you need
- Strong boxes in two or three sizes
- Good tape and a tape gun
- Packing paper and some bubble wrap
- A thick marker pen
The golden rules
- Heavy things in small boxes, light things in big ones
- Fill every box to the top
- Tape the bottom twice
- Label the top and a side with the room
The kitchen
- Stand plates on their edges
- Wrap glasses one at a time
- Paper in the bottom and top of every box
Fragile and awkward
- Tape a cross on mirror glass
- Use the TV box if you have it
- Take shades and bulbs off lamps
The open-first box
- Kettle, mugs, tea and milk
- Chargers
- Toilet roll and soap
- Bedding and towels