Have you ever entered a glamorous-looking and moving kitchen? Shifters and Movers, the best Kitchen movers in Nairobi, Kenya, have all the kitchen hacks on kitchenware packing, kitchen relocation tips, and we will show you all the secrets on how to pack your kitchen items for moving.
Moreover, for the best kitchen relocation services, contact Shifters & Movers on 0799922285 or email us at info@shiftersmovers.com.
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Do you jitter on how to go about moving your kitchen successfully without breakages?
Well, you are not alone; most people out here are wondering how to go about it.
They do not know how to pack their kitchenware nicely for moving.
A large number of people have also experienced regret after breaking their precious and fragile kitchenware.
Unfortunately, people mostly think they have packed their utensils nicely until they get a rude shock of breakages while unpacking. It’s sad!
Nevertheless, the Shifters and Movers team is here to give you kitchen relocation tips that cover how to pack kitchen items for moving, as well as great kitchen hacks.
Also, we will give you rarely known secrets in having it all safe, it’s what we do best.
Stay tuned!
Kitchen Relocation Tips
So, do you know what the key secrets to packing your kitchen utensils nicely are? Kitchen relocation tips are quite easy to follow.
All you need are the right packing materials, a good number of packing people, and the best skills to pack your utensils.
The greatest moving and kitchen relocation tips lie in the quality of your packing crates.
1. Pack your kitchen utensils in tough crates.
Having tough crates protects your utensils from external forces that can damage the fragile glasses and plates.
Vital kitchen relocation tips simply say the tougher the kitchen packing box, the safer your utensils are.
2. Packing Team
Ensure you have enough people to pack the delicate and fragile kitchen utensils before moving your kitchen.
When you have enough kitchen packing people, you increase safety because enough people pack each utensil with ease and without speedy pressure.
Moreover, each of the packing people knows their crates and where to place them in the moving truck.
However, wrongly placed kitchen boxes in the moving truck can lead to internal breakages from other crates placed above.
However, remember our first rule on the kitchen crates, the boxes need to be hard enough to withstand such pressure in case such a mistake happens.
3. Kitchen relocation requires good packing skills.
You need professional movers for your kitchen who can pack your delicate and fragile utensils.
Let’s look at particular skills on how to pack kitchen items for moving.
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How to Pack Kitchen Items for Moving
The basic skill needed to pack kitchen items for moving is to know what goes at the bottom of each crate and how to pack each crate.
The reason you will forever hear people cry about their utensil breakages is because of poor skills in packing and arranging items in the moving truck.
a) Heavy kitchen utensils should be packed at the bottom of each moving box.
These include boxes, cups, and such heavy kitchenware.
b) Glasses should be packed separately and better wrapped with good glass wrapping materials.
The skill to do it, however, needs some experience to know how to wrap each cup, plate, and such materials to avoid scratching.
c) It always looks weird to eat from a ceramic plate with some scratches.
Each box in the kitchen should be well labeled immediately after sealing.
Client Experience
Recently, we came across a young man who was crying in the estate after separating from his newlywed wife for a silly mistake.
The couple had agreed to find a moving company to move them to a new house; however, the guy decided to hire out some cheap street guys with a cart to do the move to save a few coins.
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The moving guy packed the kitchenware so fast! Unfortunately, the truck guys, for lack of know-how, ended up overloading some boxes.
On arrival at their new house, all the utensils were completely broken, including the precious imported wine glasses the young lady had received from her mom in Italy.
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The moral of the story is that, if only the truck guy had enough manpower, proper packing material, and people with experience to pack the boxes, our good friend would not have momentarily separated from his Italian wife.
He didn’t have the requisite kitchen hacks.
Kitchen Hacks
One of the best kitchen hacks is to get bubble wrap to help you move your kitchen utensils.
Bubble wrappers are a big secret to packing your kitchenware. The reason is that bubble wrap has many air bubbles that reduce impacts.
Therefore, at the bottom of each box, put a big bubble wrapper to reduce external impacts.
After wrapping each utensil and placing it at the bottom of the box, ensure you add a bubble wrapper layer on top of your well-arranged and wrapped utensils before you put another utensil on top of the bottom layer.
Importance of Using Bubble Wraps
Bubble wrap reduces bumping pressure, hence reducing utensil breakages.
Is this not a kitchen hack for packing your plates?
Another kitchen hack is observing the box size you are packing fragile kitchen utensils.
Ensure you put super fragile utensils separately in small boxes.
This reduces breakages that occur when you use big boxes that leave spaces; the spaces in the boxes make your utensils dance whenever the truck sways.
Consequently, big boxes tend to be overloaded while in the kitchen. Use small boxes for delicate utensils.
Similarly, do not mix fragile utensils with other pieces of stuff like plastics. Plastic kitchen stuff should rather be packed in big separate boxes.
Nevertheless, avoid placing the labeled boxes containing the plastics below other heavy boxes. Plastics break too.
Moving Order
In what order should you move out the packed kitchen boxes?
Boxes containing delicate utensils should be moved out first and placed far inside the moving truck.
This placement reduces box movements and unnecessary shaking that happens at the back part of the truck.
Nevertheless, if you have too many packed boxes, you can place the delicate utensil boxes on top of other boxes, but ensure they are steady and safe from unnecessary movements.
However, always ensure you do not place other stuff on top of the delicate boxes.
As we sum up, ensure you get a good packing team, do not hurry to pack your kitchenware, and ensure it is professionally done.
Also, see why Shifters and Movers are the best residential and home movers in Kenya.
You can always reach out to our team, which will help you find a house here and also assist in rearranging and perfectly arranging your house in its deserving perfect order.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the kitchen is one of the most important rooms in our homes that we hold dear to heart, especially for women. That is where bonding happens when preparing breakfast, lunch, and dinner for their families.
Moreover, they love a spacious, modern kitchen with expensive, good-looking kitchenware for use.
Therefore, if you are looking forward to relocating, do not risk using cheap movers, or rather, dare to try the DIY method. This will ruin your life forever.
Go for quality professional kitchen movers like shifters and Movers that will give you a transition kitchen moving experience that you will always remember.
Give us a call today on 0799922285 and let’s change and transition your kitchen together.
Cheers!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How long does it take to pack a kitchen when moving?
Every kitchen varies depending on the number of kitchen items you have. But for the most part, it takes a maximum of one day to pack the entire Kitchen.
2. How do kitchen movers handle food when moving?
Food is usually well packed in dishes wrapped with bubble wraps placed in one of our largest crates, and we label ‘food’ for careful carrying.
3. How many crates are needed to pack a Kitchen during relocation?
3-4 small crates and 4-6 larger crates for every kitchen item to fit perfectly, to avoid losses and breakages.
4. Is my Fridge safe when moving?
Yes. Your fridge is very much safe with us ensuring it is well handled with utmost care till its final destination.
Moreover, once your fridge is placed it its new position in the new house do not switch it on for 24 hours.
5. Is it difficult to relocate a kitchen?
Relocating a kitchen is not difficult with the right planning, kitchen hacks, and the perfect people to handle the job.
