We like to live with grandeur. And that means a lot of artefacts, antiques, china, paintings, glass and crystals. Crockery is a part of everyday living. When we relocate, we need to take care of these articles separately. They are not only the part of our day to day activity but are part of our very fond memories. They are mostly the fragile are collected over a period, with care and love. Also many antiques and artefacts are part of the inherited legacy increasing their financial and emotional value. We need to protect these fragile collections very carefully from being damaged as their always in the risk of being damaged during the packing, loading, unloading or during the transit. That makes it imperative for us to pack them with care and ensure that they are handled with care in order to keep them safe. Here are some packing tips to keep your fragile valuables safe.
Use the right packing materials:
You need to use the right packing materials and if needed use a combination of them in order to be sure. You must remember to plan well while you choose your packing materials. Always save some spare packing material for the end as you may need it in case of an emergency. Always consider the things that you will wrap these valuables with. It can be a range of things that are cheaply available like newspaper, magazine covers, cardboard wrappers and linen and you can also spend a few bucks on expensive packing materials like bubble sheets, thermocol slabs for the special ones. Further, you will need hard cardboard boxes of different sizes in order to pack them. When you are packing small things you need to fill in gaps and empty corners in order to prevent collisions. You also get partitioned hard cardboard boxes to keep crockery and dishes.
Some of the packing tips for common breakables are:
Lamps: Box the lamps with a lot of paper on the sides and on the top with the flat side up. Bubble-wrap can be used instead of paper if required.
Frames: Frames should be taped with cardboard sheets after being cushioned with paper and then boxed side down inside medium sized cardboard boxes after a layer of paper or thermocol.
Glasses: Glass and crystal are best packed inside partitioned boxes on a bed of paper with lot of crumpled paper in between the articles to diminish voids and minimise collisions. The articles should ideally be placed with alternate sides up to increase impact tolerances.
Plates: You can pack dishes and plates in dish boxes. Variety of boxes is available second hand in discounted rates. You must cushion the fragile articleswith layers of either paper or bubble-wraps in between dishes and in between the box and the plates. In absence of dish-boxes you can use medium sized cardboard boxes. You should line up dishes vertically to reduce the impact. Pack them on a layer of paper or thermocol sheets and place packing paper in between the dishes to prevent damage.
Non-geometrical items: It can be a challenge to pack all the oddly shaped artefacts. The best way to pack them is to cover them all over with multiple layers of either paper or cloth and then pack them tightly in medium sized hard cardboard boxes over a bed of paper or thermocol.
The thumb rule to pack fragile articles is minimum void, maximum cushioning and high impact tolerance. You can innovate on the above techniques to achieve this based on the size, shape and weight of the artefact.
Use the right packing materials:
You need to use the right packing materials and if needed use a combination of them in order to be sure. You must remember to plan well while you choose your packing materials. Always save some spare packing material for the end as you may need it in case of an emergency. Always consider the things that you will wrap these valuables with. It can be a range of things that are cheaply available like newspaper, magazine covers, cardboard wrappers and linen and you can also spend a few bucks on expensive packing materials like bubble sheets, thermocol slabs for the special ones. Further, you will need hard cardboard boxes of different sizes in order to pack them. When you are packing small things you need to fill in gaps and empty corners in order to prevent collisions. You also get partitioned hard cardboard boxes to keep crockery and dishes.
Some of the packing tips for common breakables are:
Lamps: Box the lamps with a lot of paper on the sides and on the top with the flat side up. Bubble-wrap can be used instead of paper if required.
Frames: Frames should be taped with cardboard sheets after being cushioned with paper and then boxed side down inside medium sized cardboard boxes after a layer of paper or thermocol.
Glasses: Glass and crystal are best packed inside partitioned boxes on a bed of paper with lot of crumpled paper in between the articles to diminish voids and minimise collisions. The articles should ideally be placed with alternate sides up to increase impact tolerances.
Plates: You can pack dishes and plates in dish boxes. Variety of boxes is available second hand in discounted rates. You must cushion the fragile articleswith layers of either paper or bubble-wraps in between dishes and in between the box and the plates. In absence of dish-boxes you can use medium sized cardboard boxes. You should line up dishes vertically to reduce the impact. Pack them on a layer of paper or thermocol sheets and place packing paper in between the dishes to prevent damage.
Non-geometrical items: It can be a challenge to pack all the oddly shaped artefacts. The best way to pack them is to cover them all over with multiple layers of either paper or cloth and then pack them tightly in medium sized hard cardboard boxes over a bed of paper or thermocol.
The thumb rule to pack fragile articles is minimum void, maximum cushioning and high impact tolerance. You can innovate on the above techniques to achieve this based on the size, shape and weight of the artefact.