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Moving Home – Our Top 10 Tips!
Preparation and organisation is the key. Do not leave everything to the last-minute including purchasing all your boxes as packing up will surely take you longer than you may think.
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It’s all here in one place, as is The Little Bits You Need such as bubble wrap, tape and marker pens. There is nothing worse than getting to your new home and finding that actually you cannot find anything as you didn’t label any of the boxes before you left!
So here are our top 10 tips!
- Plan your move in detail – consider planning your move as soon as you know your moving out/in date. Visit every room to list out all your possessions which will help you consider just what kind of protective packaging you will need and the quantity you will need it in.
- Prepare for supply and demand – be aware that Summer is peak season to move home so be prepared to book your chosen removal team and purchase all your boxes and other packaging supplies in good time to avoid disappointment.
- Patiently pack – moving home can be emotionally draining in addition to it being physically tiring. Consider packing just two boxes a day to start with – one before you leave for work and one when you return home. As moving day gets closer, increase your volume of packed boxes, catching up on the weekends if necessary. If it is all too much at times, take a break or switch activity to decluttering, for example.
- Fuel your packing and unpacking activities – ensure you always pack a generously laden, easy to reach and clearly labelled box for food (in leak-proof containers) and drink supplies (in bottles or flasks) as you will no doubt be hungry and thirsty when you move in and the cupboards and fridge will be bare in your new home on moving day. Pack an overnight bag too and keep it with you at all times so you can freshen up when you need to.
- Practical packing – when packing, group your items together for the room they will be going into. Everything for the ‘kitchen’ in all the ‘kitchen boxes’ and so on. Don’t waste time and effort sifting through each box item by item as you simply scooped everything up as your removal van pulled into your driveway! Label the outside of the box with the room name, too so your removal team can move and group your items accordingly, at your new home.
- Pause and reflect when you pack – moving home is the perfect time to declutter, remove rubbish and donate items you no longer want but are still perfectly usable to family and friends or to charity.
- Organise your packing process at the start – organise all your packing materials in one room so you take your items there rather than taking a box, bubble wrap, packing paper, pen and tape to the items in different rooms all over the house. Check how heavy each box is when full and mark ‘heavy box’ if necessary.
- Place with purpose for easy loading – once the boxes are full, close then securely and store them neatly in another room for the purpose of being in easy reach for your removal team from the front door. This will speed up the loading time and conserve everyone’s energy and good humour on moving day. Work from the top to the bottom of the house – packing the least used items first.
- Remember the bigger picture when packing – consider packing up your home as just one part of the process. Do not forget to inform your local council and your energy suppliers of your move and organise mail forwarding from your local post office in good time ahead of your moving date to avoid lost correspondence in relation to final bills for your now old address.
- Packing generates paperwork – when you move you will be handed or sent a mountain of vital paperwork such as contracts and agreements so create a hard-copy folder and slip each set of information into its own plastic sleeve. Do not let it leave your side on moving day and in the first few weeks as you settle in to your new home.
Relax and enjoy your next adventure.
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