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The following boxes and packing materials are used
specifically for household moving. These boxes and packing
materials are manufactured especially to the moving
industry specification. You can obtain all these items
from your moving company's agent or a moving supply
company for a reasonable fee.
Boxes:
- Book
(1.5 cubic feet), size 17 x 123/8 x 123/8:
These small cartons are designed for heavy items,
such as books, records, CD's, and canned goods.
- Legal Tote (2.3 cubic
feet), size 24 x 16 x 13:
This box is specially designed for your files and
folders.
- Medium (3.0 cubic feet),
size 101/8 x 18 x 16:
This box is designed for non-fragile and moderately
heavy items, such as pots, pans, linen, folded clothes,
toys, games, etc.
- Large (4.5 cubic feet),
size 18 x 18 x 24 or (6.0 cubic feet), size 23 x 23
x 20:
All large bulky articles, very light, such as pillows,
comforters, lamp shades.
- Dish pack (5.2 cubic
feet), size 18 x 18 x 28:
This box has double extra thick walls specifically
designed for dishes, vases, glasses and other fragile
items. You can also use cell packs separator for china
or glassware with individual compartments for the
items being packed.
- Mirror, picture box:
These narrow boxes accommodate different sized mirrors,
paintings, other fragile items and flat items.
- Wardrobe box with metal
bar:
This box is equipped with a metal bar so clothes may
hang.
- Mattress Box:
Comes in various sizes for different size mattresses.
Packing Materials:
- Tape:
The most common tape used for carton sealing is a
plastic tape called "PVC".
- "Newsprint" paper:
NEVER USE NEWSPAPERS! as wrapping and cushioning material.
Newspaper ink has a tendency to rub off on items it
touches and it very difficult to remove it from items
such as fine china. The solution to that is using
"newsprint" paper as cushioning material.
- Bubble wrap:
This material is another item used as cushioning material.
- Styrofoam peanuts:
Packing material used to protect fragile items. This
material is lightweight, clean, lint-free and dustless
and safe.
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