A practical packing checklist
Pack in an order that lets you keep living in the home. A checklist is useful when it reflects your rooms and deadline, rather than an ideal timetable that no longer fits.
Read the guidePacking notes
Labels that make unpacking easier.
A good label answers three questions quickly: where does this box go, what is inside and how soon will you need it? The same system should work for everyone helping.
Keep a practical copy beside your packing plan.
Use a destination, not just the old room
- Write the destination room in a consistent place.
- Add a short contents description, such as everyday mugs.
- Give boxes a simple number when you are keeping a separate box list.
Mark opening priority
- Use Open first for essential items you need on arrival.
- Use Later for suitable seasonal and less-used belongings.
- Keep sensitive details and valuables off public-facing box labels.
Make the system easy to repeat
- Use readable labels and agree the wording before packing starts.
- Put useful information on more than one visible side where appropriate.
- Keep undecided boxes separate until you know their destination.
A useful detail
Example label: KITCHEN · Everyday cups · Open first · Box K03. This is an example labeling system, not a record of a customer project.
Want a hand with this part?
Use the guide to prepare your own plan, or ask for help with the rooms and tasks you would like to hand over.
Unpacking helpKeep planning.
Make the first night easier
An open-first kit keeps the most useful everyday items separate from the rest of the move. Pack it for your household, then keep it accessible rather than buried with everything else.
Read the guidePut your labels to work.
Create a matching set of numbered box labels and copy the list before you start the next room.
Make printable box labelsYour next chapter
A little help, right where you need it.
Tell us about your rooms, your timing and the work you would like help with.