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PACKING and LOADING: Get involved and save money!
You want to move to Thailand, however you find moving prices too expensive for your budget? Would you rather keep this money for your on-site installation? Siam-relocation has provided a special service or your involvement in packing and / or loading will allow you to save a considerable amount. A frequently asked question from our customers is:
How to pack ?
Pack starting by less important to most important
Take your time and start packing as soon as possible. Start with your items that are not useful to you on a daily basis. For example garden equipment, out of season clothes, paintings, silverware, objects of your cellar …
A successful packing is an organized and methodical.
Successful move is above a well organized and safe packing! The best advice we give you is to be methodical when putting in cartons. The best way is to pack one piece at a time, gathering the objects of the same family, clothes, dishes, various objects … There are wardrobe boxes to carry your clothes without crinkling them. Also do not forget to number each box, indicating your name, content and arrival address.
Moving without worry
In order to secure the transportation of your belongings , you must pack the fragile items carefully, your best ally is bubble wrap *. Very effective for dishes, glass and porcelain objects, do not hesitate to pack them individually even if it takes time. Use bubble wrap everywhere, better to do too much than not enough, pack your furniture and your appliances * using original packaging if possible.
Tightly close the cartons with tape, top and bottom. Do not fill the boxes to the full, to avoid curved and rounded boxes. Limit the weight of the cartons because they are going to be handled, a cartons too heavy risk of cracking. Do not hesitate to mention ‘Fragile” on each box containing fragile items.
* Note: Bubble paper is always used by placing bubbles outside: Avoids condensation and marks on furniture.
*Empty your appliances, coffee maker, deep fryer ..
The appropriate equipment
In order to pack your belongings carefully to secure your international move to Thailand, you need to be well equipped: cartons boxes, hanging wrapping paper, bubble wrap, adhesive rolls, mattress cover, blankets … You can buy kits for removals in Thailand at very reasonable prices. Prefer the original packaging (if you have kept it) for household appliances and electronic devices (TV, computer …)
Loading
It is possible that in order to save more money, you wish to load the truck or the container by yourself.
Siam-relocation is very flexible, in the case of a volume less than or equal to 15m3, you will load a small truck, for a volume greater than 15m3, you will then load a container.
Loading small truck with hatchback
The truck will be positioned in front of your home, it is equipped with a hatch to facilitate its loading. The role of the driver is limited to transportation.
Loading container
We offer you two loading possibilities for the containers:
- The container truck equipped with a crane to place the container on the ground in order to facilitate its loading. This service is recommended if you have big and heavy personal effects and do not have material handling equipment.
- The standard container transport truck, the container will be at 1.50 meters from the ground. If your personal belongings are not bulky or you have efficient handling equipment, then this solution is the most economical.
Get help from your loved ones, with a view to saving time and efficiency.
Use common sense and logic in the load, begin with appliances and bulky furniture, which you will place along the walls, with a strapping if necessary for tall and narrow furniture. The heaviest cartons will be positioned at the bottom, the lightest in height.
