Moving Tips & packing guides
Moving a home or office is a lot. Use our practical moving tips, packing tips, and moving checklist guides to plan faster, pack smarter, and avoid last-minute chaos—especially when using reusable moving boxes from HiveBoxx. Need help booking or building a custom bundle? Text our Concierge Team: 888-615-2699.
Download the Free Movers GuideFirst-Night Box
Pack a "First Night" Box. These are the items you use on the last few days in your old house and the first few days in your new one. Load it on the truck last so that it can be the first box off. Keep in mind you should always carry valuables, jewelry, and important paperwork with you.
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Essential Checklist
Number System
Label boxes by assigning a number system, room description where each box belongs and creating a detailed sheet of contents for each box can make unpacking quicker.
COMPLEX PACKING SYSTEM
Number your labels 1,2,3,4... Create itemized list of items within each numbered box. Making a spreadsheet and using a numbering system, you can then match the spreadsheet item to the box number.
SIMPLE PACKING SYSTEM
Write the location that each individual box belongs in (kitchen, living room, kids room, master bedroom...). This creates a seamless unboxing experience.
Furniture
When disassembling furniture, put hardware in a plastic bag and affix it to the corresponding piece (however, do not apply tape or any adhesives directly to polished or painted wood surfaces).
One at a time
Pack one room at a time. Avoid mixing things from different rooms in the same box; it will make unpacking more time consuming.
Heavy Items
Always pack heavier items on the bottom and fill remaining room in box with filler or lighter items. A good rule of thumb is that if you can't pick up a box with ease, its too heavy.
Area Rugs
Have area rugs professionally cleaned before your move. They will return from the cleaners rolled, wrapped and ready for packing.
Small Items
Wrap small items that can be easily lost in brightly colored tissue paper before placing them in boxes.
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