Get Moving: Is Ottawa Shelving Another Paper?

Posted on February 15, 2008 
Filed Under Moving to Ottawa, Valerie Zinger

What’s on your shelf?

As part of planning your move, and something you can start buying before you move in, get shelving paper. 

The Lost Art.  You might think that lining shelves is a lost art but I highly recommend doing it.  Before every move, I go out and buy several rolls of plastic coated, non sticky, installed-on-damp-shelf, contact/shelving paper.  You can find it at most hardware stores, including the Dollarama stores around Ottawa. 

Acres of Paper.  Before my last move, I found a checked paper (that was useful because it gave me cutting lines) and bought 10 rolls.  Once into the job, I had to go out and buy another 15 rolls.  Mind you, at a dollar a roll, this was not a huge expense.  The shelves and drawers in your kitchen and bathrooms require a surprisingly enormous number of square feet/metres.  The good news is that, if you get the right type of shelving paper, you only have to do it once. 

Why, why why.  Lining shelves takes a lot of time, a bit of money and sense that maybe you are too fussy.  Unless your new home is truly new, someone else has had time to spill unknown substances and mark up the drawers and shelves.  Moving in is the perfect time to put down the paper.  There is nothing in the cupboards or drawers and you are going to want to clean these before you put your things away.  I have done this in every house I have lived in and every time I said it would be the last time.  Now I know that it is part psychological as I believe it is more sanitary and part forward thinking. 

Line now to save later. When you go to sell your house at a later date, the shelves and drawers will look good.  Potential buyers are notorious inspectors.  They love to open drawers and cupboard doors. Imagine how positive they will feel when they see clean lined shelves.  When you are moving out, all you have to do is pull out the lining and, voila, the shelves are clean.  There will be less work and time saved as you leave.

Valerie Zinger ~Ph: 613-723-5300 ~ vzinger@royallepage.ca

 

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One Response to “Get Moving: Is Ottawa Shelving Another Paper?”

  1. Yacoob on April 3rd, 2008 5:58 pm

    We can start buying before you move in and get shelving paper. When you go to sell your house at a later date, the shelves and drawers will look good. Imagine how positive they will feel when they see clean lined shelves.

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