Stage One: The Move

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Stage One: The Move

Well as an experienced mover I can say that there are certain precautions everyone should take, below I have provided suggestions such as:

Always make sure you have the right amount of packaging

This is a vice a lot of people seem to fall on, you are either at one end of the spectrum. For me I end up having too many boxes that I do not know what to do with. It is important to make sure that you use packaging correctly. What I mean is packing the boxes full, using newspaper or bubble wrap to protect your fragile, not just throwing everything at random into a box. Find a method, my method consists of putting in a box items that will be arranged together; for example: from my side cabinet I put all the items into one box, however if there is spare room in the box, I put items from the other side cabinet to full it up. Overall it is just really important to use up all the room in your boxes, not only does it mean that you use less, but it could also save you money, depending on how your mover chargers.

Label everything!

It doesn't need to be anything fancy, you can just use a permanent marker and write on the boxes. That is what I do, I find it ends up being messy if I use post-it notes or quality stationary. The benefits of labeling is that when you are in your new destination you can put the boxes in the right room and it saves the unnecessary opening of all boxes to find where everything is. Plus if you have packed you boxes similar to I do, then you can easily put everything away in the place you want, making it more efficient!

Find a company or people that you can trust

The last piece of the puzzle is to when you everything is packed, you need to be secure in knowing whoever moves your stuff will be respectful and diligent. For the last few years I have had family move me, it was only last year that I used a company, which ended up being family related! If I had known this earlier then I would have used the company! If you are unsure where to hire a moving company, ask relatives (they can be a source of information!) also look in your local directory or Google local movers in your area. Research! see if there is feedback on their services, look at pricing and lastly do not rush into anything. Evaluate and decide what is the best choice for you! You do not want to book a company and the have to pull out because you found something better or family have offered to help.

Well then I move this weekend, so I will document how it goes and will let you know if there is anymore information I can provide.

Peace out

Z