When it comes to  house removals, there can be a lot of worry about whether you are going to come to the end and find that certain precious items have been broken. Unfortunately, there is a period during the move where you cannot control what happens to the boxes, when they are in the van, and the van is moving! In these situations, there is a huge amount resting on the quality of your packing boxes, as this will be the final frontier against damage cause by the vibrations that the van’s engine exerts on the load in the back. So, the packing is essentially one of the most important parts of the move, but one of the main building blocks of good packing is to have a good set of boxes! It may seems simple enough, but boxes are something that many people get wrong and need to be guided on, so have a look through the following tips and tricks to see if any of them apply to how you will be getting hold of your packing materials!Buying boxes is simple enough, you can get them from regular office supply shops, specialist websites, or even your domestic removals company. These boxes will usually be the top quality that you need for a decent move, but they can be quite expensive! The best way to ensure that you are not paying over the odds is to get a few prices from various sites, as well as looking at freecycle sites to see if anyone is selling or giving away their second hand boxes. Second hand boxes can be a cause of issue; they may well end up being flimsy and terrible for carrying things, and you don’t want your box to fall open whilst it’s being lifted, as that would spill all of the contents over the floor, causing disaster! If you can, always get boxes that are unused, or have only been used once. If the latter, then you should check to see if the boxes have been heavily creased when they were in use previously, s this can belie a lot of issues.Creased up boxes that seem to be folded along the lines that they are not necessarily meant to be, will be so because they have been treated badly. Creases mean that the box has been crushed or dropped, as the sides of the form should be perfectly flat, not at all rippled. The flat sides are part of what gives the box its strength when assembled, and this makes them stackable, which is extremely useful in the back of the van, or in storage. A creased box may well fold in on itself, and if that box is at the bottom of the pile, then you may well end up with the whole stack collapsing! So, free or cheap boxes are great, so long as you can vet them first, and ensure that you are not picking up a heap of boxes that will fail on you. Getting them directly from their last user also skips out the recycling part of the regular process of recycling cardboard boxes, which despite being green, uses up a huge amount of fuel, and pumps a lot of carbon into the atmosphere. If you can, then try to source your boxes locally for this exact reason! Now that you have a great set of boxes, you still need to work out how to pack them, so have a look for more handy tips on that!