With the right preparation and hiring an experienced residential moving service, any move to a new home can happen smoothly without all the problems!
Try these tips from professional moving companies for a stress-free moving day!
- Pare Down - Reduce the items that need packing and relocating to reduce the stress and cost of moving services. Pare down, reduce unwanted and unused items, have a yard sale, and then donate the rest.
- Book Moving Services In Advance - Moving companies book up early, so schedule in advance. As soon as the decision to move has been finalized, find a well-known moving service and book with them. Don’t forget to inquire about weekday discounts and other ways to save money, too.
- Pack Early and Orderly - Once residential moving services have been scheduled, start packing even if the move is weeks or months away. The sooner the packing begins, the easier it will be to get it all done in time. Pack boxes within individual rooms to make unpacking faster and more orderly.
- Pack an Essentials Box - Once packing begins and leading up to moving day, put essential items like important paperwork, keys, wallet/purse, medications, toiletries, and other important daily items in a separate box that can go in the car. Pack a change of clothing in the box as well.
- Use A Box Labeling System - Label every box, not just with which end is the top but which room it should be moved to and what the contents are. It will make orderly unpacking on an as-needed basis much easier and less stressful with fewer lost items.
- Don’t Skimp on Packing Materials - As tempting as it may be to save money on packing materials, broken items will cost more. Pack correctly, and pack well, with enough packing materials or pay for the moving services to do all the packing and provide the materials.
- Let Moving Companies Pack the Big Stuff - Even when self-packing, let residential moving services handle the large and heavy things. They have the manpower and the equipment to do it without anyone getting hurt.
The trick to smooth moving is planning the move early enough and then taking steps to reduce the stress.
With enough time and good organization, anyone can be ready for moving day when their moving service will show up to pick up all their items.
With everything boxed and ready to go, a moving company can complete the move in fewer hours, reducing the chance of being billed extra hours!