Moving With Packing in Jubail: How Each Piece of Your Furniture Is Protected in Calculated Layers

How a home is packed room by room

We usually start with rooms that are not in daily use, like the guest room and the store, then move to the living areas. In a bedroom the bed is dismantled if needed and its parts wrapped, with screws collected in a numbered bag, the mattress is protected by its cover, and the wardrobe is emptied of heavy contents and wrapped entirely. In the living room sofas get thick covers, tables and shelves are wrapped and glass pieces are separated.

The kitchen is the most delicate, because it holds dishes, glassware and appliances. Each fragile piece is wrapped alone and then arranged in cartons by weight, and the boxes are labelled with their contents and destination room. That order is what makes unpacking in the new home fast, so you find the dishes in the kitchen and clothes in the bedrooms.

• Bedrooms: dismantle the bed, number the screws, protect the mattress
• Living room: thick covers for sofas, separate the glass
• Kitchen: individual wrapping and cartons by weight
• Office: protect equipment and label the cables

Packing materials: what each one does and why we choose it

Thick fabric covers protect furniture from scratches and dust and absorb some impact, and they are used a lot on sofas and wardrobes. Bubble wrap suits glass, screens and ornaments because it absorbs fine shocks. Corrugated board protects flat surfaces such as mirrors and table tops. Stretch film holds parts together and stops drawers opening, but it is not placed directly on sensitive wood for a long time.

Corner protection is a small detail with a big effect, since most breakage starts at a corner. We also keep the quantity of materials in proportion to need, neither over-wrapping a piece nor under-protecting it, because excess costs and shortage hurts.

Things you carry yourself and that are not for packing

Some items should not be handed to any moving team as part of the general load, however professional: official documents, cash and jewellery, medicines, small valuable devices such as a laptop, and the keys to both homes. Carry them with you in one separate bag, which gives you peace of mind and avoids any confusion.

Items that need special conditions, like plants, chilled food and household chemicals, are arranged before the day, since some are not suited to travel with furniture at all.

Unwrapping and review: the step not to postpone

On arrival at the new home we place pieces in the rooms you set, then unwrap the large furniture and review the condition of each piece with you. This direct review lets you record any remark at the time instead of discovering it days later when the cause is hard to pin down.

We recommend not throwing the packing materials away at once. Wait until you have checked every piece and opened the main boxes, and only then remove or recycle the materials. Pieces that need assembly should be put together before their covers come off, so they are not scratched during assembly.

Packing mistakes common among people who pack by themselves

One mistake is stuffing boxes with more than they can bear so they split open, or putting heavy things on top of light ones so they crush. Another is sticking tape directly on polished surfaces and leaving a mark, or wrapping mattresses in something that traps humidity. Another is leaving glass shelves inside cabinets without fixing them, so they move while being carried.

There is one mistake many overlook: not numbering boxes and marking their room, so unpacking turns into a long search. Simple labelling on each box saves hours in the new home.