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Wrapping and packing your glassware (as with wine and martini glasses) is both a delicate and time consuming process. It's also a necessary one if you want your glassware to arrive at your home in one piece. Learn how to get the task accomplished successfully below.
Supplies
 You cannot wrap and pack your glassware until you have all the required supplies. To get the job done, collect:
- A thick and sturdy moving box or dish carton
- A cell box (which you can either make yourself or buy from a moving supply company)
- Packing paper
- Bubble wrap
- Packing tape
- A permanent marker
The wrapping process
Once you have everything ready to get the wrapping and packing underway, it's time to start wrapping your glasses.
- Fill the glassware. To strengthen the fragile nature of your glasses, fill the interior with crumpled packing paper for stability.
- Wrap the glasses. Take one of your glasses and lay it on its side on one edge of two to three sheets of packing paper. Roll the paper around the glass, continuing until you get to the opposite edge of the packing paper.
- Tuck in the extra. Tuck the excess paper around the base of the glass and over the lip.
- Repeat this process. Repeat the aforementioned steps with all your glassware.
The packing process
The final part of preparing glassware for your move is to pack all the glasses inside a moving box.
- Reinforce the moving box. Before you pack anything, be sure to securely seal the bottom of the moving box with packing tape to prevent the box from breaking or falling open during your move.
- Add the cell box. If your box did not already come with the cell box inside, add it into your box. At the bottom of each individual cell add a crumpled ball of packing paper to provide cushion.
- Insert the glasses. Add one glass to the inside of each individual cell with the rim facing downward.
- Fill in any remaining space. Once all the glassware is inside the cell box, fill any remaining space (including the space between the top of the cell box and the lid and the space between the glasses and the top of the cell box) with more crumpled packing paper.
- Seal the box shut. After everything is secured enough to prevent jostling during the move, close and seal the moving box or dish carton.
- Label it clearly. Last but not least, label the sides of the box with the words: "FRAGILE: GLASSWARE," noting with an arrow which side of the box should be facing up when carried and loaded onto the moving truck. Don't forget to also write on the box where it belongs in your new house.
TIP: Want to save money while packing? Make your own cell box!
Hire professionals
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Author : Cassandra Rose
on October 9, 2014
TopMoving.ca - Moving Expert
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