Removal Company and Man with Van Nightmare: soaked through Cardboard Boxes!

When is a box not just another box? The answer really is quite simple: when you are deciding on man with van or a larger removal company. The thing about boxes is that they come in lots of different sizes, some more unwieldy than others; some are flimsier than others; others have convenient handles cutout at each end. This is where is can get rather haphazard as any man with van will tell you. In fact, I would say that cardboard boxes could well be the bane in the lives of men who work for any removal company! In an ideal world the perfect box will be modular, stacking neatly on top of another; perhaps with two smaller boxes making up the height of a larger box stood next to it. Many householders still try to get away with free cardboard boxes from the corner shop or the supermarket and these are anything but modular!

Variety of Boxes
Basically, one thing that every move in the country has is cardboard boxes! According to the Land Registry, each household tends to move with an average of 30 cardboard boxes. If each of those cardboard boxes was bought especially for removal purposes the man with van’s life would be far less fraught, and less concerned with a soggy cardboard box decanting its contents into a puddle as the man with van attempts to carry damp cardboard box after damp cardboard box into the house they have just arrived at. As far as the removal company’s wish list of ideal boxes goes, 450mm x 450mm x 250mm should be the smallest whilst the optimal size for larger items is 450mm x 450mm x 750mm.

One problem about ordering removal boxes online is that it is difficult to ascertain the strength of the box. The problem that the man with van or the removal company sees is that lots of small boxes equals an increased number of steps needed to unpack at the other end when everybody is tired. So, from their point of view, it would be better to sacrifice smaller boxes for larger boxes with more items in them, all of which add up to fewer loads to be handled when unpacking.

So, basically, to make life easier for you and for the men from your removal company, pack CDs and books in the smaller sized boxes; use the largest boxes to pack all the lightweight items such as duvets, pillows and soft toys. Absolutely everything else should be packed in the medium sized boxes which maximizes weight distribution, allowing everybody to help unload without having to strain themselves too much with a medium sized boxful of books or, worst of all, a large box full of books!

Making Packing Easier
What do you do when you are trying to pack items into a cardboard box and the lid will simply not stay open? Anybody who has attempted to pack cardboard boxes will know exactly what I mean! Well, now there is a new innovation, just arrived on the market that should be part of every professional packer’s armory of tools. The Tiger Taco just slots over the flap at the top of the box, holding the top open. The Tiger Taco is made from ABS plastic which is incredibly strong; it is lightweight and comes in packs of two for £4.99 a pack. Any man with van or removal company would find these a real boon if packing is included in their services.

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