Glass, pictures and books: packing a Ripon home properly
Houses near the cathedral and on the streets off Market Place are often older, with sash windows, alcove shelves and rooms full of china, pictures and books. Each glass and plate is wrapped on its own, pictures are boxed on edge with card between them, and books go in small boxes so a box stays liftable. Boxes are numbered and labelled by room, so the new house is unpacked in order.
A full family house in Whitcliffe, Quarry Moor or Bishopton is a bigger job by volume. Packing can be done the day before the move, or on the morning for a smaller home, and the kitchen is left until last so there is still a kettle. Beds and flat-pack wardrobes are taken apart as part of the move. Tell us what you would rather pack yourself, such as clothes or papers, and the materials are left for that too.
Planning packing for a Ripon move
- Say how many rooms need packing and what you are packing yourself
- Point out anything fragile or valuable, such as china, pictures or a mirror
- Keep documents, medicines and keys with you rather than in a box
- Allow the day before for a full house, or the morning for a flat
- Bring down anything stored in the loft before packing day, so it can be boxed with the rest
Ripon homes where packing makes the most difference
- Kirkgate, Agnesgate and the cathedral streetsolder homes with china, books and pictures
- Whitcliffe and the royal-named roadsfull family homes packed room by room
- Bishopton and Ash Bankfamily houses on the west side by the Laver
- Flats over Westgate shopsa smaller pack that can be finished on the morning of the move
- Fountains Walknewer homes where a busy household is packed in a day
Packing and moving from Ripon
- Bradford → Ripon30 miles with the boxes on board, 50 to 65 minutes by the A61
- Ripon → Harrogatea packed house moved 12 miles south
- Ripon → York27 miles by the A1(M) and A59
What sets the price of packing in Ripon
The number of rooms, how much is fragile and the materials used set the fixed price, which is agreed before the day and covers the drive. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Packing Service in Ripon: your questions
Do you bring the boxes and wrap?
Yes. Boxes, tape and wrap come with the packing service, enough for the rooms agreed.
Can you pack only the kitchen and the china?
Yes. Say which rooms you want packed, and you pack the rest with the materials left for you.
When does packing happen?
The day before the move for a full house, or the morning of the move for a flat or a small home.
Are boxes labelled?
Yes, each box is labelled with the room it is going to, so the new house is unpacked in order.
Can you pack a flat over a shop in the centre on market day?
Packing can happen any day, as it all stays indoors. Loading is the part to keep off a Thursday, so pack on the Wednesday and move on the Friday if the flat looks onto Market Place.