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Key Advantages of Using Specialist Packing Cases
If you are in the process of a house move, a decluttering, or are about to put items into storage, it may be tempting to put items in any cardboard box that comes to hand. However, this could prove to be something of a false economy and could end up leading to damage to your belongings.
At Hamiltons Removals, we stock premium packing materials for moving house from our base on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Here we look at some of the key advantages of using specialist cartons to pack your belongings.
They Help with Labelling
We have recently extended our range of specialist packing cases available on our online shop.
All of them are labelled, helping you save time as you know exactly what is in what box. Our range includes specialist packing cartons for include glassware, a (plasma) TV carton, a box for CDs and DVDs and a bottle box.
With the glassware and bottle boxes in particular, the bespoke packaging should drastically reduce the risk of any breakages, as everyone will know to handle those boxes with care. To be doubly sure, we also offer ‘Fragile’ tape which comes in handy when it comes to sealing your boxes up.
The Provide Better Protection for Your Items
Bespoke cases are purpose-built with the storage item in mind – one problem with DIY removals is that you can end up putting wrong sort of item in the wrong sort of box and cause damage to your belongings in transit to your new home.
Bespoke or specialist packing cases have been designed by professionals who are fully aware of the bumps and stresses and strains items will experience while they are being moved from one home to another – and the designs account for that.
At Hamiltons, for example, all our specialist cartons (with the exception of the DVD/CD box) are double walled, so there’s less chance of any of the contents being damaged.
They Save You Time
Although they ideally need further labelling, having bespoke packing boxes will certainly save you a lot of time, both when packing up for your move and when unpacking at your new home.
Wardrobe cartons are particularly useful as you can transfer your clothes straight from your wardrobe to the carton, and vice versa, because they come with a handy plastic hanging rail. You won’t have to shake out any creases or folds and shouldn’t have to send them away to be dry-cleaned or put them in the washing machine straight away either.
They Keep Items Clean
As well as wardrobe cartons, bespoke packaging and covering should keep your items free of any dirt and grime they might otherwise pick up during a move, or while being lifted or handled.
This particularly applies to sofa and armchair covers – which we at Hamiltons can also supply.
Packaging Materials for Moving House in Norfolk
At Hamiltons we also supply a range of other boxes and cartons, and you can also buy packaging paper and other accessories from our online shop.
And, if you need somewhere to store your possessions, for example if you are having a declutter, are undertaking a home renovation project, or are stuck in a homebuying chain – then remember we also have safe and secure self-storage facilities available at our Harleston and Aldeby sites.
The former (which is also the base for our packing materials stock) has a range of self-storage rooms available for as little as £65 a month, while our Aldeby site has containers which are ideal for storing larger items such as vehicles.
For more information about our self-storage facilities, follow this link.
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