Packing Services in Todmorden

Choosing box sizes for Todmorden's narrow stairs

Box size matters more on a winding stair than a straight one. Small, heavy boxes carry books, tools and tins down a tight turn safely, while large light boxes are kept for bedding and cushions. Crockery is wrapped piece by piece and stood on edge, so a box that knocks a stone step does not crack a plate. Boxes in mixed sizes, paper, bubble wrap, tape and wardrobe boxes are all part of the price.

The cellar is usually where the hours go. Stone cellars in the terraces hold tools, paint, jars and things nobody has looked at in years, and they are counted at the quote so the day is not underestimated. Packing is normally done the day before the move, so moving day is only loading and driving. We don't take unwanted items away, so a sort-out before packing day saves time and boxes.

Walk-round, kitchen first, cellar counted: a Todmorden packing day

• A walk-round or video first, so the box count includes the cellar and the loft
• The kitchen and fragiles are packed first, as they take the longest
• Every box is labelled with the room it goes to at the new house
• Hanging clothes go into wardrobe boxes rather than bin bags
• Set aside a bag of first-night essentials that stays unpacked
• Books, tools and tins go in small boxes, so nothing is too heavy to carry down a winding stair

Cellars, lofts and cottage top floors that take longest to pack

• Stone cellars in the terracestools, jars and paint that need careful boxing
• Lofts in the hillside housesreached by a hatch, so boxes come down one at a time
• Weavers' cottage top floorsthe stair decides how big a box can be carried down
• Mill apartment kitchensfitted cupboards full of glassware and crockery
• Garages and outbuildings on the valley-floor housesgarden tools and bikes that are wrapped rather than boxed
• Top-and-bottom terracesboxes leave by whichever door is nearer the van, so each is labelled by floor too

Packing for moves to Manchester, further afield or across Todmorden

• Todmorden → Manchesterpacked the day before, loaded and driven the next morning
• Todmorden → further afieldcareful packing matters more on a long motorway run
• Within Todmordena small flat can be packed and moved on the same morning

Cellar, loft and kitchen: what packing a Todmorden home costs

The number of rooms, the cellar and loft and how much fragile kitchenware there is set the price. Materials are included, and the price is fixed before packing starts. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Packing Services in Todmorden: your questions