Monday, August 19, 2013

Learn How To Keep Your Artwork Safe While Moving

Learn How To Keep Your Artwork Safe While Moving

By Sharonne Penickata


Planning your move could be a major headache. If you are planning everything correctly, you can manage to get your moving estimates all taken care of in plenty of time for your move. But the one household object that people often just forget about until the last second is also one of many hardest to pack: hanging wall art. These artistic products decorating the walls around your house can be a true pain to pack and transport safely.

To begin your packing of those items, you will first must find boxes big enough to move them in. Getting a box which is tall enough, however, not so thick as to need a large amount of extra padding, can be a challenge. The boxes that often come in stores are a great way to pack averaged size pieces of art. These rectangular boxes give you room to stuff padding round the artwork so the frame does not get damaged either.

Protecting your artwork can be hard as well. Home owners often feel that their photos and artwork need to be wrapped in expensive bubble wrap to keep them safe. This is not the situation. Before you place the artwork within the box, take the time to wrap it up nicely in a blanket or a handful of towels. Wrap all the corners as well as the back, so that you can't see the artwork. When this is completed, tape the towels in place and slide the art to the box.

This permits you not simply to maintain the artwork safe, but allows you to pack blankets and towels at the same time. The layers of cloth will keep the paintings within the box from rubbing against one another, as well as protect the frame from the bumps and bangs that could occur within the moving truck. Artwork wrapped in bubble wrap frequently pops the bubbles in the corners. Once those bubbles pop, there's nothing to protect those corners from the damage the box might take.

Distinctly label your artwork as art pieces. Put the box in an upright position, with arrows pointing upward as well. Mark the box as fragile in bright, bold letters. If you don't take these steps, your art could finish up on its side or laying flat around the moving truck with other boxes piled on top of it. Too much weight on top of this box could easily crush the glass in the frames and damage the art, therefore it has to be marked as top load.

Regardless of what national movers you may be looking into, make sure the box along with your artwork has been properly packed and marked. Without taking these precautions, your artwork could easily become damaged through the move. But if you're taking the time to organize everything out and ensure that your artwork is packed away safely and effectively, then you should have no difficulties hanging it on the wall again whenever you reach your location.




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