Top Packing Tips Using Cartons

OK, we admit it.  This probably isn’t the most exciting blog title you’ve ever seen and reading on might seem to have all the attractions of watching paint dry!

We can’t pretend that cartons are, in themselves, a thrilling subject to read about but they ARE important in helping get your household or office removals items safely from ‘A’ to ‘B’. So, please excuse us for saying a few words about them – words that are aimed at trying to help customers who are considering doing their own packing.

It hopefully goes without saying that a little thought is required.  Just picking up any old tatty cartons is going to be risky.  Sure, if you have a few older and ‘pre-used’ cartons and you’re going to put in them a few old soft toys that are unbreakable and light then those cartons might be OK even if they’ve seen better days.

However, for anything that’s heavier or more valuable, you really should select sturdy new or nearly new cartons that are in excellent condition.  We always recommend that the cartons you purchase are ‘export rated’ – but what does that mean?

For more details, please visit - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/top-packing-tips-using-cartons/

Infestation Treatments

                                     

We hope we can promise you that you won’t have to worry about treating Total Care Removals’ personnel for infestation before letting them into your house!

More seriously, the issue here relates, typically, to properties you’re about to move into. It’s rare but it does happen.

The ‘it’ referred to here is when you’ve purchased a new home and prior to moving in, have decided to have it treated for, say, boring insect infestation. In those circumstances, the treating company may well advise that the property should not be entered into until a specified date.  That gives the products they’ve used time to dissipate and become largely inert in terms of human inhalation and skin contact.

So, in a household removal situation, if you’re having such treatment then you need to be sure that it will be conducted in sufficient time for the ‘danger period’ to have passed prior to your removal day itself. We have heard of cases where removals vehicles have arrived at a property and been unable to enter and unload due to hazardous chemicals signs inside warning that it would not be safe to do so for several more days.

For more details, please view - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/infestation-treatments/

New Office Premises Checklist

                                                               

Moving your office equipment into new premises is something that we’re expert at – we don’t mind blowing our own trumpet on that one!

Yet there are a few things that can catch you out in your new offices, even if your furniture and other equipment have arrived exactly as planned.

So, here’s a quick checklist for office removals. We hope you’ll find it useful.

1.       Make sure all utility providers (phones, Internet Services Providers, power, gas etc.) have been notified and are ready to go from zero hour on day-1.

2.       Re-route all mail from your old address to the new one for a specified period. You can be absolutely sure that there will be somebody, somewhere, who didn’t get the message you’re moving or who forgot to update their systems.

3.       Be clear that your new premises meet all fire and other employee safety regulations. That’s usually done as part of the purchase or leasing legal formalities but double-check.

For more details, please view - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/new-office-premises-checklist/

Electric Trucks for Removals

Like many New Zealanders, we care deeply about the environment and want to do all we can to help.

Sometimes we’re asked about ‘Green Removals’ where that relates to electric vehicles.  So, we’d like to share our thoughts on that one.

In just a few years, electric vehicles have gone from being a novelty (we need to remember, they had battery-powered vehicles over a century ago) to a real commercial and practical proposition. Cars like the incredible Tesla-S and others have proven that beyond doubt.

However, things aren’t quite so far advanced as far as electrically-driven vans and trucks are concerned. While they do exist, many remain in the ‘proof of concept’ stage and so far, trial rollouts have been restricted to city centres and so on.

There are still some problems with the technology when applied to vehicles such as household or office removals trucks.

For more details, please view - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/electric-trucks-for-removals/

How to Avoid Nightmare Furniture Removals

    

Moving home is almost always stressful and you certainly won’t thank your removals company for adding to that stress unnecessarily.

Here you’ll find some tips for how to go about selecting a company that won’t cause you subsequent grief.

 No Exaggeration

If you don’t think this is a serious issue, just consider some of the following real incident examples:

§  The removals company who provided a large van but one that was in such poor condition, the removals team had to literally part-push the vehicle into the house’s drive. After it had loaded, it departed with much engine noise and smoke. Two hours later, the home-owners passed said van broken down on the highway and seemingly on fire, with all their possessions inside.

§  One company arrived at 08.00 but with one of the team clearly massively hungover and another still so drunk he could hardly walk.

§  Another company apologized for being more than three hours late arriving, due to their driver having ‘got lost’ on the way to the removal address. Their vehicle depot and the driver concerned were based only about a 45-minute drive away.

§  Yet another example involved a vehicle that arrived but with the removal team stating they’d forgotten to bring any boxes or packing materials with them.

   For more details, please view - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/avoid-nightmare-furniture-removals/