Top tips you need to know for moving House


Shifting from one house to another is certainly a very hectic task and requires a lot of pre-planning to execute it successfully. The most common mistake that people make during moving House, is that they don’t plan, rather they just start packing and sorting things out from different points, every single time. Lack of pre-planning results in your items being packed in an un organized manner which causes problems for you while unpacking and transporting.

This article will provide you with information and tips about what to do and what not to do when you’re shifting to a new house.

• The first step in making your house moving preparations is obviously, to plan it well in advance. Finding the alternative house, visiting it in advance, and earmarking the rooms as per your family members and making a mental map of where to place the stuff that you move from your old house or apartment.


• Next step is to analyze the packing that needs to be done. Pitch the task at hand with the number of days that you have before your move day to your new house. Make a backward calculation of the number of days and prepare your daily packing plan. Start your packing with non essentials and leave the essential items for the last few days in order of importance that they have in your daily life (like your refrigerator and microwave oven should be the last to be packed).


• Make an assessment that you would need some outside help or you are in a position to pack up your home stuff with the help of your family members. It would depend upon the time available to you, number of helping hands in your household and how packed your house id with the stuff. Please remember that commercial help can be expensive (though far more efficient).


• Make a list of items that are too fragile to be transported without proper packing (crystal pieces in your living room etc). Such items would Need proper packing material for safe transportation.

 

• Estimate the requirement of carriage that you need to transport your belongings to a new place. If your new house is somewhat closer to your present dwelling then it is advisable to make a few daily luggage carrying trips in your own car to reduce the requirement of commercial carriage.

 

• Make sure that you have adequate amount of packing material available to suffice the volume and size of your belongings that need proper packing.

 

• Don’t leave out things for the last minute; there will already be a lot to do on the last day- packing shouldn't be one of them. Start packing things at least two weeks before the final shifting date.

 

• Before packing things, go to every single room in your house and decide what items you’d like to keep and what you can rid of. Also jot down all things which would require special packing, such as items made from glass.

 

• Make a check list of the things you’ll take along with you.

 

• Find a house removals company in Nottingham which can assist you with moving your items. You can get in touch with Nottingham Man and Van for hiring man power and a van to assist you with house removals and shifting of items, if you’re Nottingham based.

 

• Get durable Boxes from your nearby store or the link you can find on there website homepage. The Boxes should be of all sizes, ranging from extra small ones to extra-large ones for the fridge and oven type things. You’ll also need bubble wraps, permanent markers, tapes, etc. Don’t forget to buy speciality containers for delicate dishes or jewellery.

 

• Keep similar items in a single Boxes, for example, crockery in one carton and makeup items in another.

 

• Write down the names of the things inside the carton on the top of the carton with a dark colour marker so that during unpacking, you don’t have to go through every single carton to find something specific.

 

• Do a change of address and notify important parties about your move, such as, banks, magazines and newspapers you've subscribed to, credit card and utility companies. Also, ask your old neighbours to keep a lookout for your mail after you've moved out.

 

• Make sure you take the moving day off from work so that you can fully pay attention to moving out stuff from your old to new home.

 

• Defrost the Deep freezer and the fridge 24 hours before the moving day. Empty and clean it properly before moving it along with you.

 

• Contact the house moving company you've hired, the day before moving, to confirm their arrival time and other such details.

 

• On the moving day, recheck the labels on the Boxes being moved out with the list of items you made, to take along with you in the new house.

 

• Your kids may be too young to help you or even understand the complexity of your situation. You would need to look after their needs while going through the shifting of your house. On the day of your move, please make sure that you have at least one meal prepared and packed to be carried to your new house, or find a local Takeaways prior to the move in your new area, You would be absolutely in no condition to trigger your kitchen in the new house soon after shifting.

 

• Try making your move during the weekdays (especially if you are moving on a budget). Most movers would charge higher on weekends as it is the preferred time for many people moving into their new homes. Higher demand on weekends means higher moving charges, but at Nottingham Man and Van our rates are the same seven days per week.

 

• Spread the word among your family and friends about your moving date so that those desiring to help you would be in a position to plan their availability on your move day. We do hope some of this moving house advice helps.  

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