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Some Things Should Never See the Inside of a Moving Truck The moving truck is for furniture, boxes, and everything that can survive a few hours of shifting and temperature swings. It is not the right place for your passport, your prescription medications, or the external hard drive with ten years of photos on it.

The Best Thing You Can Do Before You Pack Is Decide What Not to Pack Every box you pack has to be carried, loaded, transported, unloaded, and unpacked. Every item you no longer need, do not use, and are only moving out of habit adds cost, weight, and time to a process that already has

Most Things Survive a Move. Artwork and Mirrors Do Not Forgive Shortcuts. A poorly packed box of books survives a bumpy ride. A framed original painting wrapped in a single moving blanket does not. Art and mirrors are uniquely vulnerable during a move – glass cracks under pressure, canvas stretches and punctures, frames warp in

Your Furniture Is in Place. Your Mail Is Still Going to the Wrong House. The boxes are unpacked, the furniture is arranged, and you have finally figured out which light switch does what. But somewhere across Portland, your bank statement is sitting in the mailbox of your old address, your insurance renewal went to the

The Last Thing You Want to Find After the Truck Leaves Is a Scratch in the Floor Hardwood floors take years to look their best. They also take about four seconds to damage if a heavy appliance goes across them without protection. During a move, floors are under constant threat – from furniture legs dragged