Packaging
Welcome to our Boxes and Packaging page
Here at the Self Storage Supermarket we aim to help with all your removals and storage needs. When moving house, de-cluttering your house or doing something like travelling the world for a year then if you are on this website you will probably need boxes and packaging materials wherever you are going to store your goods. It is important while using Self Storage that your stuff is in suitable storage boxes. Ensuring your stuff is packed properly using boxes, bubble wrap and tape should help ensure your goods time on storage is trouble free. The Self Storage Supermarket provides the names of national boxes and packaging materials suppliers who will deliver straight to your door. Remember though that most removals and Self Storage companies will sell boxes and packaging materials at their locations near you. The companies shown below and most removals and Self Storage companies will sell standard range which includes, small boxes, medium boxes, large boxes, wardrobe boxes and archive boxes. Further to this they will sell packing tape, bubble wrap and plastic covers. Most packing boxes supplied by Self Storage companies are usually high quality double thickness corrugated cardboard often with their company branding on the box. Some boxes come with handy lifting holes and tick boxes so you can mark it came from the kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. The Self Storage Supermarket offers tips and guidance to packing your goods into boxes for storage further down the page.
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Tips and Guidance for packing.
- Make a list of your stuff before packing particularly the expensive items.
- Label each box with what is going in.
- Secure each box with packing tape correctly.
- Put tape around any gaps in the box to stop dust getting in, even the cleanest Self Storage will have some dust, just like your house.
- Don’t fill large boxes with heavy items; they end up being too heavy to lift.
- Use Bubble wrap to wrap fragile items before placing in the box.
- Do no pack anything in the boxes which carries moisture.
- Use tape on mirrors and glass to ensure it doesn’t break, and X across the surface will usually strengthen the glass.
- Books must be laid flat in the box as the spines will be damaged if stored vertically.
- Buying a dustsheet to go over your goods and boxes is wise as it will give extra protection for dust.
- Try to store electrical items in their original boxes where possible.
- Don’t use unsuitable boxes from the local supermarket; it is likely they will be no good for storage.
- Specifically try to get boxes for storage.
- BE CAREFUL WHEN LIFTING BOXES BOTH FOR YOU AND THE GOODS INSIDE!
There are all types of boxes you can buy for storage including bottle packing boxes, finders packing boxes, archive boxes, document boxes, tea chest packing boxes, small boxes, medium boxes, large boxes, wardrobe boxes, removal boxes, plastic boxes, storage boxes, packs of multiple boxes, and moving boxes.