By Steven Hay
Storage King Castle Hill
How many boxes do I
need?
Everyone knows that you shouldn’t pack heavy items into big
boxes. Plates, books and DVDs can become very heavy when stacked in large
quantities. “How many small boxes do I need?” I hear you ask. We here is a handy
guide when it comes to packing.
For each full dinner service setting you will need 5 x
crystal cartons, 2.5kg of butchers paper, 20mtr of bubble wrap and tape. It is
important to remember that is you are packing silverware, china or crystal that
you will need to pick up a roll of tissue paper as well.
For each standard book shelf you will need 5 x book boxes
and tape
This bring us to large boxes and what they are good for.
Each member of the house hold will generally need 3 tea
chest cartons, 1 x crystal box and tape. If the member is a teenager they will
generally need and extra tea chest and crystal carton. Preteens will generally
need and extra 2 tea chest to allow for toys.
Tea chests a suggested in lieu of storage bags if you are
looking at storing you items to conserve space. Boxes will stack up, bags will
not.
Port – a – Robe Boxes are great for not only moving but
storage as well. Using the Port – a – Robe box instead of storage bags will
mean packing and unpacking is a breeze as items will not need to be ironed
again after unpacking. Your average built in wardrobe will use up 2 Port – a -
Robe boxes.
A single 75mtr roll of tape will get you through 15 boxes.
This allows for taping the sides of the tops and bottoms of you boxes
Every move can generally be taken care of with the above
mentioned boxes. However it is not uncommon to have items not mentioned above.
Remember to ask a Storage King staff member about our full range of boxes that
we have available. We stock everything from wine boxes to TV boxes. We even
have boxes for packing furniture that has been dismantled.