Household Shifting: Employ Household Movers or DIY?

Shifting from one home to another may seem simple, though those who attempt the DIY route often regret making that decision. There are things that a homeowner can do for themselves, though something as important as this isn't the best choice.

The lifting. When all of your possessions are in boxes, the physical lifting of items into whatever transport you choose takes its toll on your energy levels. At a stressful time like this, professional household movers with the right equipment can do this in half the time and you get to reap the benefit of knowing your move is in safe hands. With lowering tailgates on the removal vehicles, much of the strain is taken out of the move.

The expertise. The movers will be able to supply boxes and packing materials and give advice on the best way to pack. This advice is backed up by years of experience. They will even offer a packing service if required. That expertise may just mean the difference between broken crockery and heartbreak and starting afresh with everything arriving on time and without breakages.

The legwork. The difference between doing it yourself and letting the professionals do it is that they do it every day. They estimate the job and know what to look for. They discuss the move and go over your options with you. All of this passes the legwork on to someone else, leaving you to deal with other pressing items that home moving involves. It's important to make the move as stress free as possible for you and family members alike. Household movers take the weight off your shoulders.

The convenience. Professional household movers can offer insurance on your belongings from the time they leave your house to the time they arrive. They will schedule an arrival time and you can depend on it. The household movers may even offer clean up services so that the house and garden is left in great shape. That's one of the most disheartening of tasks for a home owner.

Keeping your DIY skills for decorating and settling into your new home is a wise move. Making your new home suit your family gives you much to plan. The household movers will even store your possessions if delays between moves are encountered. Imagine that case scenario if trying to take the DIY route. It is always a joint effort to move house and the home movers are there to listen to your concerns and come up with workable solutions. In the meantime, family life doesn't have to be disrupted at a time when life presents its own challenges of changing the old life for a brand new one in another house.

8 Clever Packing Tricks from Moving Specialists

Moving is definitely not the easiest thing to do and if you have never done it before you risk turning something that should be moving towards something bigger and better into a complete chaotic disaster that will haunt you into the new home or into the new office.

One of the most difficult part with moving is making sure that you pack all your things properly. If you have not hired any moving specialists, you will have to deal with the hassle of this task on your own. However, you should not despair because you can quickly learn some of the tricks these professionals use as well and which will definitely make your life easier. Read on and find out more about this. 

  1. Pack heavier items in smaller boxes. Books, for example, can turn out to be much heavier than you would imagine and it would be better for your own safety and for the safety of those helping you move out to put them in smaller boxes.

2. Light items, on the other hand, can go very well into large boxes. Summer clothing is one example but basically anything that can be “squeezed” and it is lightweight can be easily packed in larger boxes.

3. You do not have to actually empty out all the drawers. As a matter of fact, it may be better for you if you leave some towels, linen, pyjamas and some other basic necessity items in the drawers because this way you will know where to find them.

4. Be very careful about the small items such as remote controls, cables and so on. They can be very easily be lost during the transportation process and you will not be very happy about it. Tape them around larger items (preferably, the items they belong to – such as the remote control taped on the TV) or pack them in colourful paper so that you can spot them easily.

5. The best way to pack electronics is in their original casing and box. These boxes were built precisely to protect the electronics inside of them and if you have kept them (which is very likely you did, considering the fact that they are one of the main criteria for the product’s warranty), you will be more than OK with this part. For extra-protection, you can add the original boxes in another box.

6. Buffering between two boxes or pieces of furniture during the transportation process but sometimes you may not want to invest a lot in this. If you have any clothing items, linen or any other items made out of fabric that did not fit in the luggage and boxes, then you can use them as buffers.

7. Dishes can be extremely problematic to pack away. Although you may be tempted to believe that you should be stacking the dishes up, the truth is that moving specialists will advise them to put them on the side. The stuffing is still necessary though!

8. Make sure that things that are related to each other are packed together and that you label them. For instance, make sure that you write on the box what it contains, as well as the room in which it should go.

The packing team that we have at Total Care Removals is skilled and experience at dealing with expensive and fragile items. This includes china, glassware, mirrors, artwork and anything else that you have in your home.





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