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Senior Moving Checklist: A Guide to Evaluating Moving Companies
When it comes time to helping an elder family member move into a new home you may have many questions. Do you need to insure their valuables? How is a regular moving company different from specific senior moving services? Will fragile shipping cost more?
“Just Strap it to a Pallet.”
Why is it that when we are asked to "Just strap it to a pallet", we try to offer a higher level of packing? Take a look at the photo below. This item originated elsewhere but made a pit stop at our facility to get repacked when the "strap it to a pallet" method...
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Mid-Century Modern Estate Items You Might Not Know Are Valuable
Are you in charge of the clean up after an elder family member leaves home? Before you contract with senior moving services or pack items off to Goodwill, take stock of the home goods, and learn how to spot and sell midcentury items.
Marble Top Tables – Some Assembly Required
As nice as it is to open a package containing your new purchase assembled and ready to use, sometimes that isn't the best way to get it to you safely. For example, the four end tables shown are topped with a heavy piece of marble. The best way to ensure they arrive...
How am I Going to Get That Out of the Crate?
So, a 1500 pound crate arrives and you don't have a forklift. What do you do? Just let us know in advance and we can build a custom ramp for the equipment to roll out of the crate. The equipment shown below is used for laser eye surgery so it is a safe bet that the...
Art Collecting 101: Here’s a Crash Course for Everyday People
Art collecting may seem like a hobby reserved for Manhattanites with private jets and a taste for caviar, but there is a growing trend in the accessibility of the art world. Thru online sellers anyone with a desire for high-quality art can start a collection.
Before & After Packing, Crating and Shipping – Alfa Romeo Car Engine
Just because something is crated, doesn't mean it is packed right. In the example below, we were contracted to re-crate an Alpha Romeo engine going to Europe. The original crate, packed with spare tires might work to get it around the corner, but maybe not for a trip...
How do You Expect Grandma to Open the Crate?
Should this even be something you need to consider? While most freight companies stop at the curb and ask to "sign here", Craters & Freighters has the unique ability to offer delivery that includes unpacking and removal of packaging materials. So go ahead and...
Helping Customers Reduce Costs Without Sacrificing Service
Our customers rely on us to handle their most delicate and valuable items. We understand the importance of our role to deliver our customer's goods in the same condition it was in their facility. There are numerous factors that help shape the best packaging...
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Who Can You Trust To Crate John Lennon’s Piano?
Craters & Freighters provided a custom crate for John Lennon's Baldwin "Acrosonic" piano that was part of a recent auction in New York. The piano was accompanied by letters of authenticity signed by Yoko Ono.
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