Loading is a sequence, not a race to fill space. This is how we pack a van on a typical Harrogate job. Your list and your building can change the detail. Packing of the boxes themselves is the packing service.
Weight and order
Heavy, stable furniture goes in first and against the bulkhead: wardrobes that are safe to move, sofas, tables that have been taken apart. Mattresses stand or lie where they cannot slide onto glass. Boxes of books are dense, so they sit where they will not crush a lamp box.
We load so the rooms you need first can come off first, often the bedrooms, unless you have asked for the kitchen boxes at the door. Room labels are what make that possible. A box marked only “miscellaneous” will be treated as ordinary.
Protection
Blankets go on timber and fabric. Straps stop the load shifting when the van brakes. Mirrors and pictures are kept upright and separate from chair legs. Drawers we have agreed to leave full are checked so they will not fly open.
A fridge travels empty and upright, as far as the model and the route allow. A piano is planned, not squeezed into a gap. If either is on your list, say so before the day. See piano removals if an instrument is the main item.
What helps us
A clear hall, closed boxes and an honest list. Wet garden tools and open paint tins do not belong in the same space as a mattress. If the street in Bilton, Oatlands or Starbeck means a longer carry, we stage items carefully rather than rushing them into the vehicle.
The same method applies to a full house removal and to a smaller van. Tell us what is moving when you get a free quote.
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