Whether you have moved a dozen times or this is your very first experience, planning and executing a move is never easy. Especially if you have a large home and lots of belongings. Getting round to packing and organizing every little thing can be challenging and time-consuming, to say the least.
People often end up forgetting things, spending more time than necessary, and generally having a poor moving experience because they don’t know the most efficient way to execute a mover. Here are a few moving tips that will help you get over some of the most common mistakes people make when moving.
- Declutter
When you have been living in a home for several years it can be easy to get used to all the things that you have, not realizing that most of those belongings are no longer useful or you haven’t used them for months. Before you start packing your belongings, filter out all the things that you no longer need. Spend a few days or even a couple of weeks decluttering your home and separating all the things that you don’t need. When you move you will need to pay for packaging material, storage, and the transport of all your belongings. You don’t want to be wasting resources on things you no longer need.
- Start With Volume
Certain parts of the home have more things than others. You will most likely have the highest number of belongings in your kitchen and in your own room. Starting with these areas of the home will take care of the bulk of the work that you need to do.
With these things taken care of you can move into the less crowded areas such as the bathroom or the garage and pack up the remaining items. Alternatively, you could start with the largest objects in the home and get those packed first before you manage smaller items.
- Organize
If you have decided to start with the kitchen for example you need to have a way to organize the things as you pack them. Stuffing everything into one very large box won’t be very efficient and it will be a hassle to keep track of things and unpack them later, let alone extremely heavy to carry. You should have separate boxes for groups of items. You could have all your electrical appliances in one box and all the cutlery in another. And remember to mark each box with what is in it.
This makes packing the goods easier and also allows you to efficiently use space. Certain items such as a full-sized piano need special attention. If you are in Texas and looking to move to New York you can hire a local specialist to help with that part of the move. The large bulky items can be delegated to a moving company in Austin and you can personally manage the rest of your belongings. This will ensure the special items get the care that they need to move them safely.
- List
There are two lists that you can make to help organize the move. The first is a list of all the things that you want to pack. Once you have decluttered, go through your inventory and make a list of everything that is left that needs to be packed. The other list will be a list of all the things that you have packed along with the numbers of each box that those things are packed in.
This way when you reach your destination you can simply open the boxes that you need and access what you want. You can also get specialized boxes for different kinds of belongings. This will ensure your good stay safer and it will also make it easier to differentiate between different boxes.
- Move With Purpose
Moving takes a lot of work even if you are getting a mover to help you out. You need to plan your move and break the elements down into smaller objectives. For instance, you could start the move by first shipping things that you don’t need on a regular basis like extra clothes and accessories. In some cases putting things in storage might be easier than moving them. Get storage space and start moving things into storage in that case. Have a strategy for how you are going to plan the move depending on your particular needs.
- Start Early
People usually get stressed when moving because they don’t leave enough time to accomplish everything. If you think it will take you a week to pack everything, start two weeks earlier. The earlier you start the more time you will have to handle any unexpected situations. Ideally, you should be done with all your packing at least two days before the actual move date. Giving yourself more time to pack will allow you to do things in smaller batches which makes the process that much easier.
Whether you are moving on your own or you are moving through a professional moving company it is a good idea to get insurance for your belongings. Especially if you are moving a lot of things or things of a high value, insurance will help protect in the case things get lost, damaged, or stolen. If you have access to the final destination it will also help to start setting things up in your new home as the items start being moved. This will reduce the amount of work you have to do when you actually move into the new accommodation.
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