Moving to a new house is one of the most ordinary happenings we can experience in our days. And despite the fact we change the place we live in averagely a few times before settling for good, removals are still some of the most trying activities that can happen to us. Just figuring out the logistics of moving everything you have from one place to another is quite a job and with securing your belongings for transportation, unpacking as well as selecting the suitable hauler to help you with the move, it becomes truly colossal as well as very stressful. Luckily there are couple of things you can do to make the move as simple as possible as well as significantly less stressful.

Packing as well as securing your items for transportation

One crucial tip you need to remember while packing is that you should create a coherent list of steps that you will stick to during the move. It is smart to create an inventory of every item you need to ship. It will not only help you pack but additionally will allow you to make sure that all your belongings were successfully shipped to its place of destination. Removal calls for shipping a great deal of various items, among them a big amount of little items that can be easily misplaced when packed in a hurry – a list will ensure that you will remember to make sure they all made it to your new home safely. Another important step is tagging all the cardboards as clearly as you are able to. One of the more useful ways of tagging boxes is by the room name. For example all the kitchen supplies as well as appliances should be placed into boxes tagged ‘kitchen’, all the pillows and blankets in the cardboards labelled ‘bedroom’ and so on. You’ll quickly find out how time-saving tagging can be once you start the unpacking. Remember to label both sides and the top of the box, to make sure that you (as well as the transport provider) can be sure which cardboard goes where, no matter how they will be placed in the transporting vehicle.

Be extra careful when preparing to transport delicate goods. Enclose them in protective layers of fabric or bubble foil as well as label them clearly (together with a “This way up” sign). You should also ensure that the hauler is aware that he’ll be shipping delicate cargo as well as which boxes have to be handled with caution.

When it comes to furniture, it’s imperative to empty them prior to the removal and transport all the things inside individually. Any loose items inside closets or cabinets could damage your furniture during shipment. Additionally it is good to close all the furniture doors and drawers with some tape so that they won’t open during transportation. You can use regular Scotch tape for that. There is also a matter of loading the furniture inside the transporting vehicle. Ahead of trying to move your furniture out of the apartment, be certain that they will fit through the front doors, stairways or into the elevator (if your old apartment has one). If so, you’ll be able to transport them without dismantling (make sure that you have at least 1 person to assist you!). If they can’t, dismantling them is the sole way to transport them without harm. Be careful with dismantling – be sure to store all the pins and bolts in one place like in a Ziploc bag as well as that you’ve secured delicate elements of the furniture sufficiently. Dismantling furniture is also convenient whenever you want to use the transporting car to the maximum, as disassembled furniture will be much easier to stack efficiently.  

Whenever packing smaller items, such as magazines, tableware, decorations etc., boxes will be the most obvious choice. It’s almost certain that you won’t have enough boxes to fit all your belongings – but there is a few ways to get some more. Firstly you may acquire new boxes in most of the home-improvement or construction stores. But as you’ll most likely need quite a few cardboards, you can choose a more affordable method. Visit nearby stores and see if they have any cardboards they don’t need any more. Stores usually possess a great amount of unnecessary boxes and they are usually willing to share. 

Another options, instead of boxes will be using bags, especially for storing clothes as well as small items. There is a much bigger chance that you will find the bags at home. As mentioned, bags will serve as a sufficient alternative when packing textiles, magazines and small things, there are some downsides, though. Bags are much more flimsy than cardboards as well as prone to breaking, should you choose to use them for shipping items with edges (for example books, cutlery and so on). Also – placing bags on top of each other is much more difficult than stacking boxes in similar fashion.

One of the most tricky things to transport are houseplants. It’s obviously safest to move them personally, however if something prevents you from doing that, you need to be certain that the hauler knows what he will be transporting. A day before the move water the plants generously and allow the water to sink in. It’s important that the plants have enough water to suffer through the transportation, but it’s equally important to let them absorb what they can prior to putting the plants in a cardboard (you need to pour off the excess water gathered on the saucer, so that it won’t soak through the box).

Selecting the right transport provider

Of course, besides suitably securing your items for the removal, it is also important to find a suitable hauler. What factors should you take into consideration while making your decision? Cost of the service, certainly, is of importance, especially on longer, international routes, however it’s only one of the things to consider. Whenever shipping everything you have you need to firstly take into consideration if your things will be safe when given to the transport provider. Whenever posting your listing on a transport marketplace, like Clicktrans, you not only can ask possible haulers all the questions you need answered before deciding upon a hauler but moreover you may read feedback given by former customers on each transport provider’s profile page. Nothing can be more believable than feedback left by a person who’s already hired the transport provider you are considering.  

Prices of removal

Price of removal is quite hard to asses, because it changes, sometimes drastically due to how much the cargo weights and how big it is as well as how long the route is. If you are transporting a lot of fragile things, the price is likely to go up. The same goes for removals between countries – routes within one country are frequently cheaper than moving your load across borders.