When our friends at Paradise Appliance sell one of their high end refrigerators, ovens or dishwashers they call on us to pack and ship them to ensure they arrive to their customers across the U.S in perfect condition.
That's why our July shipment features one of their double ovens. Palletizing appliances correctly with a few extra professional finishing touches has allowed us to successfully pack and ship hundreds of appliances destined for restaurants and residences for a number of our clients.
We begin by making a custom pallet base. Notice the plywood in the first picture. Most appliances have open bottoms with wring and gas lines etc that can not be damaged so we add the plywood bottom onto the pallet slats to eliminate the chance of damage.
The range was then wrapped in sheet foam to protect the stainless steal finish from scratching. A 1" foam plank board sheet is then custom cut to protect all four sides of the range.
After the range is surrounded in foam and shrink wrapped we then make a custom box of double corrugate sheeting. The wood corner slats that we pre-made were then put on the corners of the box to further protect the oven from damage shipping through an LTL system.
The 2X4 on the ground was then attached to the wood slats and pallet this allows safe transfer of the item by forklift. The oven when moved by forklift is transported from its side, which is the safest, allowing the forklift to pickup from the front or back could cause damage so we always design our packaging of appliances for side lift.
The wood slat corners tied to the bottom 2X4 protect the oven from the forklift and the wood frame provides a weight support around the oven rather than on it, providing for a beneficial weight distribution on the skid.
In the last picture you can see we then shrink wrap and utilize nylon banding to secure our slat box down to the pallet. Need appliances packed and shipped to ensure safe delivery? Give us a call today 480-966-0795
