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Protecting Precious Heirlooms: How to Wrap a China Cabinet for Moving

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December 29, 2024•2 min read

Protecting Precious Heirlooms: How to Wrap a China Cabinet for Moving

Happy Holidays! Whether you're celebrating Christmas or looking forward to a strong start to the New Year, ensuring your valuable belongings are protected during a move is always important. This video tutorial and blog post focuses on a particularly delicate piece: the China cabinet. This isn't just a demonstration; it's a real job for a client, showcasing the care and precision we take with every move.

Handling with Care:

China cabinets require extra attention due to their delicate nature. Here are some key considerations for moving them:

  • Proper Lifting Technique: Hand placement is crucial for stability. Ideally, hand placement should be opposite, not mirroring, to maintain balance. This prevents the cabinet from tipping forward. Core strength is essential for safe lifting.

  • Surface Protection: Placing a carpet or protective layer on the floor prevents the cabinet from sliding on hard surfaces and protects the flooring itself.

  • Slow and Steady: Take small, careful steps when moving the cabinet. Avoid rushing, and ensure you're squatting properly to lift with your legs, not your back.

Wrapping for Protection:

The wrapping method is similar to wrapping a dresser or sofa, but with even more emphasis on thoroughness:

  • Blanket Placement: Use two overlapping blankets, ensuring they extend to or near the ground on all sides. This allows you to tuck the blankets under the cabinet and protect the feet from scratching hardwood floors or damaging the furniture itself.

  • Hand Placement for Folding: Grab the blanket corners with a horizontal hand placement to create clean, even folds. (Include an illustration or still frame from the video here if possible).

The Importance of Quality Supplies:

Using the right supplies is essential for a secure wrap. We recommend using high-quality tape and shrink wrap. For a limited time, we're offering a special holiday sale on our Keep It Moving branded tape and shrink wrap. Our tape is reliable and strong, and you can get our decent quality shrink wrap for a discounted price—check the link below!

Shrink Wrapping Techniques:

  • Start from the Top: Begin shrink wrapping from the top and work your way down, overlapping each layer sufficiently.

  • Secure the Blanket: Ensure the shrink wrap goes under the blanket, securing it tightly to the cabinet.

  • Multiple Layers: Apply multiple layers of shrink wrap for added stability and protection, especially for such a delicate item.

  • Securing the Bottom: As you progress, ensure you get under the blankets to create a tight seal at the bottom. This prevents the cabinet from slipping during transport.

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