Spring Cleaning And Moving Containers

It is springtime and you may be getting the itch to start doing some spring cleaning. If so, why not start with your basement? It has probably accumulated a lot of everything, one thing from the bedroom, a few things from the living room, etc. until it looks like a random conglomeration of junk that is just begging to be cleaned up and organized! If you need some tips to help you clean up your basement, check out the list below. Hopefully this will help you a bit and make your work just that much easier.
1. You will want to obtain moving containers or boxes. Moving containers are absolutely essential when cleaning your basement or even any part of your house at all. If you already have moving containers, that is great. If not, go purchase some, and do not be shy. You will need plenty of them for a job like the basement. If you feel that boxes will work, that is fine, too. Just remember that a box will not keep out mildew, dampness and even water quite like plastic moving containers will. But if you decide to go with boxes instead, and your basement is not the damp or leaky type, try going to a regular merchandise retail store during late night or early morning hours. This is normally the time that stocking of shelves is done and all of the sturdy broken down boxes are basically yours for the asking if you want them. No need to go out and purchase boxes this way!
2. You will have to set your own criteria on which items you will keep and why. But of all of the items you go through and decide you would rather not have around the house, you should label them. Mark your boxes or moving containers with labels that read four separate things, garage sale, trash, recycle, donate. How do you know what to throw away and what is worth selling? Well, start by looking at everything objectively instead of from a sentimental standpoint, as you are probably inclined to do. If an item works well and is not overly worn or falling apart, stick it in garage sale or donation. If it does not work or its only purpose is its sentimental value, you will either want to keep it for old times sake, or simply trash it. A good tip is to try to limit what you keep sentimentally. There is nothing bad about sentiment, in moderation, that is. Limit yourself to a certain predetermined number of items that you can keep for this reason and stick to it.
3. Once you have gone through the garage sale items, you might want to make sub categories for this one. Maybe there is an item that would sell better online, making better money than merely at a garage sale. The same sub category method goes for trash as well. There are some trash items that are toxic and therefore need to be separate than everything else. Keep this in mind when throwing your stuff away.
4. After you have separated everything and have decided what to keep, you will want to attack what you have decided will remain in your house. If you are not planning on using it anytime soon, stick it in a box and label it appropriately. Try to keep the same room items together in one box.

If you have not cleared out enough space by the end of the day, rent a Woodbridge storage unit to keep the overstock.

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