FAQ about Moving Boxes

One of the most difficult but most beautiful decisions in life is to change the place of living, or work. What’s next? Moving. Ah, that’s where your enthusiasm has subsided a bit. A little bit more? But why? The first thing that goes through my mind is packing. Packing clothes, shoes, furniture, packing glasses and other delicate items, big things, small things, cutlery, plates, glasses, paintings, precious frames, mirrors, oh my God, did I forget something? Where to begin? How am I going to pack all this stuff? Bags? No way. Boxes? Cardboard? Where can I find them? How many do I need? This can really be very stressful. Please, no fuss. Dumbo Moving and Storage NYC has the perfect solution for you. Here are the most important FAQ about moving boxes.

Instead of spending your days wandering around looking for suitable boxes in which to store all the things you own, and worrying about whether they will arrive safely at the desired location, turn to professionals for this question. Dumbo Moving and Storage NYC has several types of suitable plastic containers for your items of all shapes and sizes. Our company meant all the requirements of our clients when it comes to transporting their goods to a specific location. For that reason, we have several types of plastic containers, of different dimensions. You don’t want a truck full of boxes that are cluttered with various things. Dumbo Moving and Storage NYC offers the following possibility: easy rental of top-quality moving boxes in several dimensions. You place your order, and we are here to fulfill all your wishes and deliver the promised as soon as possible.

Moving box sizes and shapes and where to get them?

To enable you a shorter and clearer search, the dimensions of the moving boxes we offer are as follows:

Small Box (1.5 Cubic Feet)

Perfect for notebooks, books, DVD collection, small and necessary things that you don’t know the exact number of, but each one of them is very important to you.

Medium Box (3 Cubic Feet)

Perfect for storing clothes, footwear, toys, sports equipment, photographs, and decorative items.

Large Box (5 Cubic Feet)

Perfect for heavier items like dishes, pots, utensils, and fine china. Also, they can be used for pillows, blankets, bedding, and larger soft items.

Wardrobe Box – 24 x 21 x 48

They have a bar on top for hanging clothing, which makes your clothes neatly folded and perfectly safe for transport.

Bin – 17 x 27 x 12

In this type of box, you can put larger items. We deliver these to your house and pick them up after you unpack them. Our moving bins are easy to rent and even easier to use.

Pro tip: Before hiring movers and starting any packing and relocation, we warmly advise our clients to think carefully about all the things they own. Do you really need all of them in your new life that you plan to start in a new location? Think carefully about every item you own. Fewer items to transport mean fewer boxes and lower removal costs. You may be able to donate clothes and items you don’t want to friends, relatives, and you can certainly recycle many of them, or donate them to charity to those who need them.

Wardrobe moving box

This type of box is the most interesting because it transports your clothes, which, in no case and under any circumstances, you don’t want to iron and classify again after transport. It is very desirable because it contains a bar on which each of your garments hangs neatly, which can be effortlessly transferred to the closet upon arrival at the desired destination.

Small, medium, and large boxes

In the first three types of boxes, you pack and transport all your items by size. Our company has thought of all your needs, and we believe that it is very important to you that all your things are neatly arranged. In a small box, you put the little things that mean life. All of them are necessary. You can put your electronic devices such as iPad, laptop, cables, headset, microphones, speakers, and other gadgets in a slightly larger box. They are also great for notebooks, books, and heavier things. The large box is great for storing and transporting dishes, cutlery, and all the tight, sharp, and large items you use in the kitchen.

What are the best eco-friendly packing supplies?

Are you an eco-friendly person? Dumbo Moving and Storage NYC has to offer environmentally friendly green bins. Our company does not only think about our customers, we also take care of the ecosystem and the environment in which we live. Therefore, reusable plastic containers are also available in our country. When you make a plan and contract with the moving company, it will deliver the moving boxes to you, which they will pick up after moving. Plastic moving containers are a very practical thing: they are affordable for everyone, they are made of hard plastic, and therefore they are not breakable, and sensitive and fragile items can be transported. Their design is excellent, fitting, and stackable, they make the moving tidy, clean, and safe.

Tips and tricks

If you can’t afford a large number of plastic boxes, don’t despair. We have a few tips for yours. Visit local shops, bookstores, or furniture stores and see, they mostly have a lot of cardboard boxes that they would love to give away.

We advise you to pack fragile items made of glass, mirrors, picture frames, glasses, cups, electronic devices in plastic boxes, while soft things like pillows, blankets, clothes are packed in cardboard boxes if you are not able to afford plastic boxes for all your belongings.

You can tape the drawers with the contents and transport them that way.

What to do with moving boxes after the move? You can save the boxes you own after moving, which are in good condition, for storing things that you use seasonally, give as gifts to friends in need, or recycle.

Moving boxes are among the very first things you should prepare when you decide to move house. To make your relocation more affordable, you should find out where you can get cheap or free of charge moving boxes in New York City. There’s a variety of moving boxes that are just one phone call away. And, of course, don’t forget to do research for the best moving companies NYC and compare them.