The
most difficult task while moving is to handle fragile items like wine glasses.
Packing and moving such fragile items is really tricky and requires the utmost
care. To make sure that all your fragile items like wine glasses and stemware
make way to your new home without getting damaged, you may need to take care
about a lot of things from procuring right kind of packing supplies to packing
all the glass wares just accurately, everything needs to be done with
precision.
So here we have come up with few tips
that can help you to handle all such fragile items in the right way:
Prepare
an inventory:
The first step towards taking care of
your fragile items is to prepare an inventory of all the glassware and fragile
items. No matter whether you are hiring a professional moving company or you
are doing it all by yourself, maintaining inventory is really important. In
fact, we recommend taking photos along with preparing an inventory so that you
can count the same and claim any such damage from a professional cross
country movers. It can also help to alert you when
anything is missing from your shipment.
Purchasing
right kind of packing supplies:
If you have hired a moving company, then
you may need not worry about procuring packing supplies, but if you are
planning to do it yourself then purchasing right kind of packing supplies is
really important to ensure that nothing gets damaged while transportation. The
right kind of packing supplies are corrugated cardboard boxes, divider or
partition kits, bubble wraps, foam pouches, packing paper, packing tape and a
cushioning material (you can use a bed sheet or blankets). Once you have
procured right kind of supplies, you may start assembling the boxes to keep
your items in the same.
Categorize:
Categorize all the fragile items, and
count each piece accordingly. If you think that these items need to be washed
then it is recommended to do the same before packing.
Wrap
each item individually:
Once you have categorized each item,
wrap each item individually with packing paper. Make sure to roll the packing
paper from top to bottom, also stuff the packing paper inside the glass. If you
want to safeguard all the fragile items, you can repeat the process twice or
thrice to have multiple layers. Secure the packing paper with tape so that in
transition no damage takes place. Also, use foam pouches to be inserted inside
the items like wine glasses and then secure the same with tapes.
Place
the glassware inside the box:
Now that you have wrapped all the items
carefully, now place all the glassware inside the box. To safeguard these
items, place cushioning material at the bottom, also place partition kit so
that no items get in touch with each other. Make sure that no gap is left in
between the items, fill the gap with either bed sheets, blankets or bubble
wrap.
After everything, make sure to label all the
boxes so that all these boxes are taken with the utmost care during the
transition.
