How to Pack Your Dishes & Glassware for Moving Day

Fill Your Packing Box to the Top

Add your wrapped bundles to the carton until you are about 3" from the top. You will need to add a crumpled layer of paper on the top and this is also a good place to add items such as small non-breakables, lightweight wooden or durable plastic trays.

Fill the top of your carton with paper so that when you tape down the top flaps, you cannot depress or push down on the top of the packing box. When loaded into a moving truck, boxes are usually stacked several boxes high - if your carton is not firmly packed, the resulting compression can damage your contents.

Remember to always mark your boxes to make unloading into the proper area or room easier for the movers. If you anticipate another move in the not-so-distant future, you can flatten your dish barrels or packing boxes for recycling, as well as lay out and straighten all the packing paper. Bundle it and store packing materials in a dry place. Reusing packing materials can help to reduce your moving costs so the extra work is certainly worth it.