How To Pack Large Rugs For A Move

Secure the shrink tape in place with packing tape around the ends of the rolled rug.

How to pack large rugs for a move.

To pack the rug you will need large portions of durable paper brown or kraft pieces of string or rope you will need two of them for each rug as well as packing tape. Packing is a hard task. 1 large pieces of durable brown or kraft paper 2 two pieces of string twine or rope per rug and 3 packing tape. By rolling it up we mean that you will make a narrow tube out of it by rolling the rug rightly.

Next clean it up. Last month we covered the art of packing up persian rugs and berber rugs and turkish rugs and any other kind of expensive hand woven carpet from faraway. Placing moth crystals and or desiccant bags on the rug before wrapping can help prevent these outcomes. This task takes the most time in the whole relocation.

Needless to say low cost smaller area rugs are easier to pack and move than large area rugs that are both super expensive and super large to begin with. The tighter you manage to roll the rug the better. Whether plastic or moving blankets are used to wrap the rolled rug make sure your rug can breathe an airtight package can cause the rug to sweat creating discoloration warping or a breeding ground for moths. The good news is that small area rugs are much easier to pack and move than large expensive oriental ones you can wrap those rugs all by yourself and you ll only need some basic packing supplies such as packing paper a couple of strings or twines per rug and some packing tape.

So you will generally want to put them along the side or width of the moving truck and put the rugs in first. After the rug is clean the next thing to do is to roll it up so it takes the least amount of space. If you do not pack an item properly you will face the risk of damage to the item this is especially true when you pack and move large area rugs. Pack and move large area rugs roll the rugs up.

Luckily you ll only need three things to pack a rug for a move. In order to prepare and move large area rugs as well as any other type you will need to obtain the necessary equipment first. The common stiff backed beast we lovingly dub the regular rug.