
When it comes to moving arrangements, most people concentrate only on the process of packing and loading belongings onto the cargo vehicle, thinking that they have time to figure out what goes where in the new place. However, with a little forward thinking and with the investment of a little more energy, you can easily combine your packing plan with an unpacking plan that facilitates the unloading process and will significantly reduce the stress and fatigue caused by having to find items in packs and boxes. Here is why an unpacking plan is essential for easy moving:
- The unpacking plan will determine the unpacking order – your unpacking plan will determine the items that need to be unloaded from the truck first (they will be the items loaded on the truck last) and it will determine the unpacking order of all your boxes, bags and containers. What you should load last and unload first are the items for the kitchen, then the items for the bedroom, followed by the things for the bathroom and then the things that go into the family room or living room;
- The plan will tell you where to find the contents that go into specific cabinets or cupboards;
- The plan will also help you remember which ones of your containers have fragile items inside and which are the ones that need special attention while handling. Planning ahead of time and labeling boxes also helps to have the movers Denver CO homeowners hire unload and place boxes where they need to be.

Gabriel Kierson
Founder and Owner at American Moving and Storage
Gabriel Kierson is the founder and owner of American Moving and Storage, a Boulder-based licensed carrier with 28 years of operation and more than 40,000 moves completed across Colorado and the country.
A Certified Moving Consultant, Certified ProMover, and Bekins senior-certified agent, he leads a company that maintains an annual claims rate under 1% and crew tenure averaging nearly seven years. He writes on residential and commercial moving, long-distance and mountain logistics, containerized storage, and specialty-item handling.

