Amazing ways to pack and move pictures, mirrors, glass items!

You might be thinking of moving out of your current home in Delhi to settle down in Mumbai, but the one thing that pulls you back at the final moment, is the entire relocation process that you will have to deal with! What further adds to the hardship is when you have to think of the packing task of all your precious glassware items – the mirrors, pictures, glass photo frames, and exquisite wall hangings which if handled with even the slightest of thoughtlessness, undergoes breakage. Your glass artwork could be shattered, the larger wall hangings could get chipped from corners, or the sets of crockery could severely be broken. So, just stop over thinking and hire the packing and moving experts from Agarwal Packers.

In this blog post, we have mentioned some useful tips and ways that you can consider while managing your glass articles, during relocation. You must be aware that packing glass articles or other fragile goods call for expertise, attention and intensive care, and since not all of us are experts in this domain, one should be careful and go by the expert techniques discussed below.

But, ahead of getting into all of that, make sure you have the required packing materials:

• Thick moving blankets

• Bubble wraps

• Stretch wraps

• Packing paper

• Cardboard box

• Moving cartons

• Specialized mirror boxes

• Mirror boxes

• Safety tapes

• Permanent marker

• Foam sheets

• Glassine paper

Now let’s get into the tips now!

1. To begin with, for instance, if you are packing a glass piece, make sure you lay it carefully over the moving blanket, with the face of the item facing downwards. Pull the corners of the blanket sheet from the corners to the top.

2. Wrap each and every item in the same process, and follow it up with wrapping packing paper over the top. Secure everything in place – the bubble wrap and the packing paper. You can even use stretch wraps to tie the frames with a ‘+’ sign. This will make sure, the item remains in place.

3. While you are preparing your photo frames, and wall paintings for the move, make sure to keep them securely in moving cartons/boxes that are at least 20% larger in size than that of your article. The left out space around the article would be consumed by bubble wraps, packing paper, and foam peanuts.

4. Make sufficient use of bubbles wraps for every glass article you pack. It adds the required cushioning effect to your item, and it absorbs any unwanted tremor, shock or jerk during the transit movement.

5. You can use high quality PVC tapes to close the flip covers of the moving boxes and to safeguard any flaps. Seal the corners and sides of the moving boxes, because excessive pressure could cause your item to slip out of the box through the opening and cause damage!

6. If you are moving without the assistance of moving professionals, you will have to arrange plenty of packing materials (particularly the ones mentioned above in the post) and other items (packing peanuts, paper towels, divided boxes to carry multiple items, air pillows, cotton pads, thick clothes, old socks, etc.) that are simply unavoidable especially when you are packing fragile items.

7. Do not forget to stick a big ‘X’ over the surface of the moving cartons so that anyone can figure out the potentially sensitive items your package contains. Always choose heavy duty, quality moving cartons if you are getting them from outside. If you assigned the responsibility to the professionals – Agarwal Packers and Movers, they would have all the required packing materials with them!

8. When it comes to packing your photo albums, make sure you mound them vertically within the moving cartons. You can use cardboard boxes, available in different sizes and many of them are even equipped with separators and you can put in several different glass articles – showpieces and décor items) within these. You can use them just as you wish to – these are readily available in grocery stores and stationery shops.

9. If you have canvases and expensive paintings that you wish to be moved as they are, layer a sheet of glassine paper followed by a couple of layers of packing sheets so as to add sufficient shield to these fragile items.

Note: 1. None of your fragile glass items – pictures, photo frames, paintings, canvases should be wrapped solely with packing paper and bubble wraps, these should always be carefully placed into the moving boxes. Do not forget to label the fragile goods boxes with ‘Fragile’ term mentioned over it. You can also mention the handling instructions along the sides of the moving box.

Note: 2. Avoid using newspaper for wrapping glass items, as it could cast imprints on the plain, clean surface of your articles. Never ever lay the packages carrying fragile articles flat, always keep them vertically. Stacking them one over the other creates pressure and this could break your delicate artwork.

Should you hire moving professionals for the purpose?

Hiring moving professionals – like the experts from Agarwal Movers and Packers is indeed a great idea because – first, they are trained in the handling and shipment departments and make sure to take proper care of all your goods, and promise to deliver them in its original condition to your new address.

Right from the beginning of the process, they follow a step-by-step format that involves preparing your goods, to packing them with the best quality materials, loading them into the moving vehicle using their unique ways and smart tools to finally delivering them to you as they were. Moreover, they walk a mile extra by safely unpacking your packages and re-arranging the goods in the desired places – which means everything remains well sorted!

Conclusion

Your delicate pieces of artwork – the paintings, glass pieces and artworks are not easy to move from one place to another. But, if you have the expert support and assistance from the best – Agarwal Movers and Packers, you can enjoy a convenient, quick and damage-free relocation experience.