Don’t Leave Anything to Chance: Properly Blanket Wrap Your Items
Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Alejo Tenutta
When moving into a new residence from an old one, there are several things to take into consideration once you begin preparing your furniture. You have to worry about disassembling, loading, and securing them. One of the more important things that you have to be concerned about is properly protecting them in order to avoid potential damages, such as water damage and unsightly scratches. So as to prevent any of these blood-boiling, hand-clenching frustrations, make sure to blanket wrap each piece of furniture, and here’s how to do that correctly.
The first part of properly blanket wrapping your belongings is utilizing the correct blankets. Now this may seem like a rather simple concept, but you would be surprised as to how many people use blankets that are too thin or dirty. See, protecting your furniture with a blanket that is too thin means little protection from possible damages caused by movement during the relocation. Working with dirty blankets is even more detrimental because the blanket itself can contain dirt that will scratch your furniture. Therefore, before you begin to protect your furniture with blankets, double check that they have plenty of padding and are clean of any dirt.
For maximum protection, you may want to cover your furniture in brown paper before wrapping it in blankets. Although this helps eliminate any chance of damage, it’s not necessarily required. Now grab your blanket and open it up. For free standing cabinets like dressers, nightstands, etc., make sure to light drop the blanket from atop the furniture. This way the blanket drapes over the cabinet and you have to do is secure it with clear wrap. Things are a little different for loose pieces like drawers and doors. For these, simply spread your blanket out onto the floor and place the furniture on top, just far enough into the middle where you can fold over the blanket once, then roll the piece with the rest of the blanket. Once you’ve completed that, simply clear wrap it as well.
You might run into taller or longer pieces of furniture that one blanket can’t cover. In situations like these, just use two blankets, having one overlap the other. Unfortunately this means having to use an extra blanket, but you definitely want to avoid leaving any ends unprotected and exposed to possible damages during your relocation.
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