When moving house there are different box types that removalists use to pack your belongings. The varieties of cartons are designed to make sure of the safety and security of items and for occupational health and safety reasons. If you are moving a long distance the best advice is to engage professional removalists as they will have the experience as well as all the right materials to pack your belongings.

If it is a local relocation, many people reduce costs by packing some their own belongings, at least the more manageable items. They do leave larger goods such as lounge room furniture, bedroom furniture, as well as fridges, freezers and washing machines to the removalist company. If you are packing your own, the following are some examples of the types of boxes you will need.

A dish-pack carton is known commonly as a standard carton and is used for general household goods. You will use this for kitchen ware, ornaments, toys, games, linen, bedding and other smaller items. The dimensions are normally 43cm in width, 43cm in depth and 62cm in height. You can think of the size of these cartons similar to a 3 draw bedside cabinet. These cartons rely on the contents not being too heavy and can easily be moved.

A book carton is used for much heavier items such as books, records, CDs, files and papers. You do not want to overload these boxes to the point that an injury might occur in lifting them. In effect they are the same as an archive box. The dimensions are smaller to the standard carton being 45cm x 30cm x 33cm. Clothing cartons are used for flat-packing clothing, linen and bedding. They should be quite light and so the dimensions are 95cm x 48cm x 26cm. Thinking of size, a medium suitcase would be very similar.

One very convenient box type is the Porta Robe carton. This allows you to hang your clothing so that when you arrive at your destination your clothes are not crushed and need to be ironed or dry cleaned. The Porta Robe has the same width and depth as a standard carton, but is 50% higher to allow for hanging space.

Finally, you may have lamps or more fiddly sized items and normally these can be packed into a lamp carton that is again higher than a standard carton.

Whether you are moving overseas or interstate you will find that professional removalists will take care of everything. If you are packing your own belongings, it is very important to ensure that you have all the right materials such as the cartons mentioned previously. At the same time, you should also consider using packing material designed for different items so that they are protected inside the boxes. The right moving materials will reduce the risk of your belongings being damaged in transit, but also reduce the risk of personal injury through lifting as well as unpacking items that may have been broken.

Geoff Cooper has undertaken a number of corporate relocations and has always used experienced international removalists or a professional interstate removals company if moving between states. Whenever using removalists ensure that they are accredited with your local national moving association.

Geoff Cooper has undertaken a number of corporate relocations. His moving experiences have been significantly enhanced by using the right removalists that offer a broad range of services to help families settle into their new location quickly and easily.
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Author Bio: Geoff Cooper has undertaken a number of corporate relocations and has always used experienced international removalists or a professional interstate removals company if moving between states. Whenever using removalists ensure that they are accredited with your local national moving association.

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