Moving Wall Decorations

By Sharonne Penickata


Even though the packing process is probably not a straightforward one to undertake, there are always questions that arise concerning how to safely transport certain items from point A to B. Among the most commonly inquired about are wall decorations. While you are obtaining moving quotes, representatives from the company often want to know whether they will be moving these delicate items around.

Wall decorations may take many different forms and fashoins, all of which cause no tiny amount of headache for owners. Knowing how to safely transport these products, where to obtain the boxes you need to have them safe, can take a lot of the emphasize of the move.

Depending on the item, you'll need either a poster tube or even a specialty box to store it in. Poster tubes are long, slender cardboard tubes with caps on both ends. They may be purchased from moving stores, and really should be taped shut on both ends. Specialty boxes of any size can be bought, but need to be measured for correct fit.

Cloth wall hangings aren't difficult to deal with. These items are made of cloth, whether an ornamental quilt, a wall scroll, or even a demonstration of macrame skill. When you initially remove this item from the hanging spot, check for any damage.

Aside from dust, these cloth items could be attacked by spiders, moths or mold from the back and also you wouldn't realize it until you took them down. Discard ruined items. Unless the product is definitely an antique, simply roll it up and place it inside a poster tube for safe transit. Antique items need to be transported as flat as humanly possible, not rolled, to prolong their life.

Framed items should be dusted and examined for harm before packing. Each frameworked product should have its box. If you decide to place multiples inside a box, be certain to have a sheet of thick cloth around them, or bubble wrap between them. Mark the box as fragile, and seal it shut for your move. Specify around the label that there is glass within the box for added fragile handling.

Items which happen to be shown on wall hanging shelves are likely delicate naturally. These should be properly packed by covering them in layers of cloth or bubble wrap, then kept in a secure box with other fragile items. Mark these as glass and fragile for additional safety.

The shelves themselves pose a difficulty to many that are relocating. Shelves in many cases are oddly shaped, with delicate decorative edges that really must be protected. The simplest way to keep shelves safe would be to carefully take them out from their wall, with great interest to the hardware that you disassemble in the act. Place small parts in a zipper top baggie and tape this towards the underside of the shelf. The shelf should then be wrapped in cloth or bubble wrap to help keep it safe, and placed snugly in the box for transport by movers.




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