Household Removals – Things To Move Yourself

When we’re moving home, typically we’ll want to leave us much as possible to the professionals we’re paying to do the job for us.

If you’ve selected a top-class furniture removals company for your move, you can be sure they’ll take 101% care of your household items.  Nothing in what follows should be seen as contradicting that.

Even so, there is typically a range of items that it might be advisable to take care of yourself, including:

• Precious metals and jewellery to include precious watches. This is not really a theft-risk issue just the sheer uncertainty and problems that might arise subsequently if you can’t find something. Remember as well that if you are moving such items to check your insurance. Individual items above a certain value might need special cover.

• Credit cards and cash – even in foreign currencies. The same logic here applies as per jewellery above. Disputes and suspicion can arise even when totally unfounded. It’s a situation best avoided by keeping these items in your own hands at all times.

For more details, please visit - https://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/household-removals-things-move-yourself/

Office Removals – Handling Larger Items

Almost every professional office removals specialist will have tales of troubles they’ve encountered with unexpected large items that were considered to be part of an office move.

True, a site inspection should always take place first but it’s far from unknown for ‘surprises’ to arise on the day of the move itself. That usually involves someone in the office concerned suddenly saying something like “Oh, didn’t you know that was to be moved?”

Here are three categories of item that are well-known to cause difficulty, particularly when not highlighted in advance to your professional office removals specialist.

Safes

Safes aren’t designed to be easily moved. If they were, thieves would be very happy.

In fact, some were originally built into the fabric of older buildings and just can’t be moved short of demolishing part of the building.  Even those that are theoretically movable are usually far too heavy to manhandle and specialist lifting equipment is usually required.

For more details, please visit - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/office-removals-handling-larger-items/

Top Tips on Making an Insurance Claim Under Home Removals Cover

If you’re doing your own removal and have taken out appropriate insurance, be aware of a few realities of life with respect to making a claim if you break anything.

Here are our top tips relating to DIY furniture removals insurance claims.
      
1. Lodge your claim quickly – preferably initially by phone. Insurance companies can become suspicious about lengthy delays between a removal and receipt of a claim. Some policies may specify a maximum number of days for this.

2. Take photos and send them with your claim if the insurer requests.

3. Don’t throw anything away as ‘broken – to the tip’ until your claim has been dealt with.
  
4. Try to have your original purchase receipts to hand. Remember, what you think your item is worth and what the insurer thinks it’s worth might be two VERY different things! You may need to support your estimation with hard evidence if possible.

For more details, please view - http://www.totalcareremovals.co.nz/insurance-claim-under-home-removals-cover/