Understanding The Durability And Effectiveness Of Moving Blankets
They may seem like minor details in a big interstate move, but the use and selection of the proper moving blankets is crucial to protecting your belongings during the grueling relocation process. To illustrate my point, read the following story taken from a prominent anti-scam moving site.
“I checked out three companies, did my homework and booked what I thought was a reputable company. Boy did I pay for it in the end. …my belongings arrived…my engagement ring was stolen…the “employees,” were (hired), at a Uhaul that morning…Their truck was a rental Ryder truck, there was damage to antiques, etc.… The icing on the cake was my Harley Davidson. I paid a premium rate to have them move this for me. It seems they ran out of furniture pads so they had to use my pool cover to wrap my bike before they strapped it down. Needless to say they rubbed down a new paint job.”
This excerpt tells the story of a substandard moving company, that roped in this victim with a low moving cost estimate, and in the end cost more than a more professional company. They used employees with no training, and possibly no moving experience. And they did not have sufficient proper equipment. The story further illustrates what can happen when the movers fail to use the proper number of furniture pads during the move. The men tried to substitute a pool cover for the moving pads, but pool covers lack the specific features of moving pads which make them essential for the move.
Furniture pads and moving blankets are identical terms. They are pads and blankets, which are quilted, and are used for covering furniture and other delicate items during a move, and while in storage. Their role is to protect the items from nicks, dents and scratches. There are many types of moving blankets, and each have specific features, which affect their durability and performance. According to Adil Aliev is a founder and CEO of MoversSupplies.com, there are three categories of pads. Skins, are blankets that have no padding whatsoever. Economy are the cheapest blankets a seller carries and are usually padded. Premium are padded blankets with different types of outer fabric.
When talking about premium blankets, we can further subdivide types depending on the blanket’s weight, outer fabric, size and the marketing choices of the seller. For example different companies may call the premium blanket, “Professional,” Premium,” “Standard,” Deluxe,” ProWrap,” “Multicolor,” etc. MOst padded blankets have one recognizable feature in common, they are quilted, “zizzag stitched.
When evaluating moving blankets we have to consider at least 4 qualities. The blankets durability, ability to protect, slipperiness, and flexibility. It’s durability is most important to professional movers. The ability to protect is essential for the consumer. The slipperiness and flexibility affects the ability to work with the blanket on moving day and is important to the moving help.
The blanket’s ability to protect is dependent on its weight or thickness. Measuring thickness is a little tricky in that imported blankets are usually compressed before shipping. However, once in use they begin to absorb air and become thicker. So thickness is measured in terms of weight. The type of filler used will also affect the performance of the blanket. It is important to realize that cheaper moving blankets are filled with artificial cotton.
Pad durability is dependent on the outer fabric. Non woven fabric is man made and cheap. Polyester, also called Terylene, is durable, non abrasive, mildew resistant, but slippery. Cotton fabric blankets are more expensive and are not shiny or slippery. Mixed fabric blankets are made with a variety of materials and in general can be rough and non-flexible and hard to handle in the winter.
Thanks to Packing Service Inc. for sponsoring this report. Packing Service Inc. provides New York and Florida moving services, and is now expanding to provide packing and loading in all 50 states. They are dedicated to protecting consumers form moving scams,
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