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- Children and the Elderly should stay away from the moving site and truck, make prior arrangements for safety!
- Bring water for everyone to prevent dehydration.
- When loading and unloading, be sure to bend your knees and lift with your legs, not your back. Don't over-extend yourself when you load or unload the truck.
- Have plenty of
moving blankets and locking tie down straps on hand. To make lifting easier use moving straps. Use a hand truck with load-locking straps for the appliances.
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Make sure all the moving boxes are equal in size and closed on top for loading purposes.
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Begin by loading all the equal sized boxes in the front of the truck and create a wall across left to right. Pack boxes tight to avoid any falling.
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Load the square furniture such as bedroom furniture dressers, night stands etc. Continue to the other rooms with square items such as tv stands, entertainment centers etc.
(Properly secure with straps) |
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Note: Wrap moving blankets around each piece of furniture and position left to right on the truck evenly distributing the weight. |
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Lay a moving blanket on the floor to protect against dirt and load the mattresses. Blanket and place the headboard and footboard between the mattresses. This is also a good place to store the mirror from the back of your dresser. (Properly secure with straps) |
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Lay blankets on top of the furniture loaded so far and place the loose items on top such as plastic plants, open boxes, light weight chairs and miscellaneous items. |
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Load couch with front facing left or right wall, remove cushions and place cushions with miscellaneous items, cover couch with blanket, pack any light-weight tv's inside of the couch and blanket, then flip loveseat on top with back facing wall and cover with blanket. (Properly secure with straps) |
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Load refrigerator, washer dryer and the large appliances.
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Load loose items and fill in the unused areas with patio furniture etc. |
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Rolled up rugs, bags of linens etc. can be laid on top to help fill void areas. |
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Basic Tips for Loading the Moving Truck
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