Your Local Moving Companies in Mesa, AZ and Offer These Moving and Packing Tips

A Lot of hard work goes into packing and moving. Beltmann Moving and Storage, one of the top local moving companies in Mesa, AZ and surrounding areas offers these moving and packing tips.

It should all start with a quality moving checklist, click here for Beltmann’s checklist.

Tips for DIY Movers

1. Choose a color code for each room in your home and use labels or markers to tag each box with the right colors.
2. Mark each box with a number, this will help ensure you unload the same number of boxes that you loaded.
3. As you pack each box, label it with what you are packing in it.
4. Put together an overnight bag for each member of your family and place them out of the way.
5. Use clear plastic bins to pack those items you are going to need first in your new home.
6. Use Press ‘n Seal plastic wrap to help keep things in drawers where they belong.
7. As you take things like furniture apart, put the screws, tabs, and other items in sandwich bags and clearly label them or tape them to the item they come from.
8. Before you disconnect electronics, take a picture of the wiring to make sure you know how to reconnect everything.
9. Use plastic trash cans, hampers, suitcases, and laundry baskets to pack things in. This will help reduce the number of boxes you have to buy or find.
10. Use vacuum bags to store your clothing, they will take far less space.
11. Choose small boxes for heavier items (like books) and big boxes for light things like pillows.
12. Keep items from each room in separate boxes.
13. Defrost wipe out your fridge and freezer the day before your move.
14. Be sure you tape your boxes like the pros by sealing them and then wrap each box with tape twice for added strength.
15. Local moving companies in Mesa, AZ can help build crates for any paintings you plan to move.
16. Pack plates vertically (it reduces the risk of breakage) and pack each box tightly so things won’t move around.
17. Use packing paper between plates, bowls, and cups to protect them. Don’t be afraid to use plenty of paper to keep everything packed tightly (loose items are more likely to break).
18. Use pots and pans, crock pots, your microwave oven, or toaster oven for to pack small items like spices in. Be sure you use packing paper to keep everything safe.

There Are Many Things Moving Companies Cannot Transport

The Department of Transportation has created a list of things local moving companies in Mesa, AZ like Beltmann cannot transport, including:

• aerosol cans, ammonia, charcoal/lighter fluid, cleaning solvents
• ammunition, car batteries, charged scuba tanks, darkroom chemicals
• fertilizer, fire extinguishers, fireworks, fuels/oils
• household batteries, kerosene, liquid bleach, loaded guns
• matches, nail polish/remover, paint thinners, paints/varnishes
• pesticides, poisons, pool chemicals, propane tanks
• rubbing alcohol, Sterno fuel, weed killer

Checklist for Moving In

• Leave enough time to make any small repairs to your new home and give it a good cleaning before the moving truck arrives.
• Be sure there will be an adult who is authorized to sign for your delivery at your home when the truck arrives.
• If there is a balance due, most local moving companies in Mesa, AZ expect you to pay it when they are done unloading.
• Mark each door in your new home with a tag that is color-coded to match the boxes from your old home.
• Inspect everything that is brought into your home for damages. Be sure you make note of the damages on the mover’s inventory sheet before you sign it.
• Check to make sure all the appliances you brought with you to make sure they work. You may want to hire a professional tech to install them and ensure they work.
• The team from Beltmann will help reassemble bed frames but may not unpack the mattresses. Be sure you as your choice of local moving companies in Mesa, AZ about this.
• Consider unpacking your kitchen items first, then at least one bathroom, followed by the bedrooms.

Checklist for Your First Night

• Your overnight bags should travel with you or be loaded last into the truck.
• You should pack a box of cleaning supplies and tools like screwdrivers, a hammer, and a cordless drill in an easy to find box. You are likely to find they come in handy on your first night.
• Be sure you have a few extra lightbulbs, just in case those in your new home don’t work. Otherwise, you will be trying to unpack in the dark.
• Have a box of paper plates, plastic cups, plastic silverware, paper towels, snacks and bottles of water ready, your kitchen won’t be ready to use on your first night.
• Make sure you have things like toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, conditioners, a brush, and a comb handy.
• Unpack your bedding before the day is out so that everyone can get a good night’s sleep.
• Make sure you pack a shower curtain and towels.

Local moving companies like Beltmann Moving and Storage of Phoenix can help provide you with more information to make your next move go smoothly. For more information, contact Beltmann at (623) 299-8006 and talk to our moving specialists.