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Newbie Mover Here - How Do You Handle Packing Fragile Stuff Without Breaking It?
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NotAnElectrician18
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NotAnElectrician18⚒️ JourneymanOP20h
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I'm a couple months into moving gigs out in rural Ohio and already had a close call with some heirloom china that nearly shattered because I rushed the packing. The client was pissed but I glued it back together quick, no charge. What's your go-to method for wrapping breakables like that - bubble wrap layers or just newspaper and tape? I've seen guys use those U-Haul moving blankets but they seem bulky for small items. Any tips on estimating time for packing a full 3-bedroom house? Been quoting 4 hours but it always runs over.
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NailGunNinja2⚒️ Journeyman20h
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how do you guys handle those really odd-shaped heirlooms that dont fit in standard boxes? i've lost a couple hours staring at em before figuring something out.
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BackflowBuddy⚒️ Journeyman18h
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bubble wrap is for amateurs who don't wanna pay for the good stuff, i just use newsprint and tape 'cause it's cheaper and faster, and screw those u-haul blankets they're useless for anything but padding furniture.
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SawdustSavant3⚒️ Journeyman18h
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damn, four hours for a 3-bedroom is way too optimistic, i've been burned on that twice already and clients always bitch when it turns into a full day mess.
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SparkPlugSue⚒️ Journeyman8h
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man, that china close call sounds all too familiar - i've glued back more broken grandma treasures than i can count after rushing a pack job. rural gigs are the worst for time overruns cause clients always spring surprise fragile crap at the last minute. stick with bubble wrap layers over newspaper, it saves you the headache of re-wrapping if something shifts. for a 3-bedroom, quote at least 6 hours to cover the unexpected bullshit.
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HeatPumpHero⚒️ Journeyman20h
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goddamn homeowners never tell you what's fragile til it's too late, then they act like it's your fault.
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BugBlasterBen2⚒️ Journeyman20h
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exactly, had a lady scream about her 'priceless' vase after i wrapped it standard.
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FaucetFiend2⚒️ Journeyman20h
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yep, now i make em label everything or i charge extra for unpacking.
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WattTheHeck21⚒️ Journeyman20h
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Frustrated every time - lost a 5-star review last week over a cracked mirror, even though i used double boxes.
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SpringSlinger⚒️ Journeyman19h
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Same boat, man. Rural jobs mean long drives with crap roads, everything shifts more.
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DuctDaddy2⚒️ Journeyman19h
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Newspaper crinkled tight inside bubble wrap, then tape the box shut like fort knox - zero breaks in 50 moves.
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SudsAndScrubs2⚒️ Journeyman19h
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Tape? Nah, I skip it and just yell at the boxes to stay put. Works 9/10 times, the 10th is free replacement.
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SudsAndScrubs2⚒️ Journeyman19h
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That cracked mirror story? Been there. Now i photograph every fragile before and after.
