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Moving to a new apartment is among the most common happenings we can come across in our life. And despite the fact we change the place we live in at least a few times before settling for good, removals are still among the most nerve-wracking situations possible. Just working out the organization of shipping all your belongings from one place to another is quite a job and with securing your belongings for transportation, unpacking and selecting the best transport provider to assist you with the move, it seems really colossal as well as quite nerve-wracking. Fortunately there are a few ways to make the move as efficient as can be as well as considerably less stressful.

Packing as well as securing your items for transportation

The most important tip you have to remember while preparing for the removal is that you should create a precise plan that you will stick to through the whole process. It is smart to make an inventory of every item you want shipped. It can not only help you pack but additionally will allow you to make sure that all your belongings were safely transported to your new home. Removal entails transporting a great deal of various items, among them a big amount of little things that are easily misplaced under the pressure of time – a list will help you make sure they all made it to the place of destination safely. The next crucial step is tagging all the cardboards as clearly as you are able to. One of the most common methods of tagging boxes is by the room name. So all the kitchen accessories and devices go into cardboards tagged ‘kitchen’, all the pillows as well as personal items in the cardboards tagged ‘bedroom’ and so on. You’ll quickly find out how time-saving tagging can be once you start the unpacking. Don’t forget to label both sides and the top of the box, to make sure that you (as well as the transport provider) will be able to recognize which box goes where, no matter how they will be placed inside the transporting vehicle.

Be extra careful with delicate things. Wrap them in thick layers of textiles or bubble foil as well as label them clearly (including a “This way up” label). You should also make sure that the hauler knows that he’ll be shipping fragile cargo as well as which cardboards have to be handled with caution.

When you want to transport furniture, it’s important to empty them prior to the removal and ship all the things inside separately. Any unattached things inside cupboards or cabinets could harm your furniture during transportation. Additionally it is good to close all the furniture doors as well as drawers with some tape so that they cannot open on the road. You can use regular Scotch tape to do that. There is also a matter of loading the furniture inside the shipping vehicle. Ahead of trying to move your furniture out of the house, make sure that you’ll be able to transport them via front doors, stairways or into the elevator (if your old apartment has one). If they do, you’ll be able to transport them without disassembling (find at least 1 person to assist you!). If they cannot, dismantling them is the sole way to ship them safely. Be careful with that – make sure you have all the nails and bolts gathered like in a Ziploc bag as well as that you’ve secured delicate parts of the furniture sufficiently. Disassembling furniture is also smart when you want to use the transporting car to the maximum, because disassembled furniture will be much easier to stack efficiently.  

Whenever securing minor things, such as books, kitchen appliances, decorations and much more, boxes will be the most efficient choice. It’s very possible that you will need more boxes than you have – but there is a couple of methods to acquire some more. Firstly you may buy new boxes in all home-improvement as well as construction stores. However since you’ll most likely need quite a few cardboards, you may choose a more economical method. Go to your local stores and see if they have some cardboards they don’t need any more. Stores usually have a lot of needless cardboards and they are usually willing to share. 

An alternative to boxes will be using bags, particularly for transporting textiles and little items. There is a quite bigger chance that you have some bags already at home. As mentioned, bags will be a decent alternative when packing textiles, magazines as well as little items, there are some downsides, though. Bags are much more flimsy than boxes as well as susceptible to tearing, if you decide to use them for shipping items with edges (for example books, cutlery etc.). Moreover – placing bags on top of each other is much harder than stacking boxes the same way.

Among the most difficult items to transport are houseplants. It is always smartest to ship them personally, but if for some reason you cannot do that, make sure that the hauler is aware of what he is going to transport. One day prior to the transportation water the plants generously and give them a moment. It’s important that the plants are watered enough to suffer through the shipment, but it’s equally important to allow them to take in what they can before placing the plants in a container (you have to pour off the extra water from the saucer, to make sure it won’t accidentally leak through the container).

Searching for the right transport provider

Of course, aside from properly securing your cargo for the removal, it is also crucial to choose a suitable hauler. Which factors should you take into consideration while making your decision? Price, of course, is of importance, especially on lengthy, routes between countries, however that’s just 1 factor. Whenever transporting everything you have you should firstly consider if your cargo will be properly protected in the hands of the hauler. When listing your delivery on a shipping marketplace, such as Clicktrans, you not only may ask prospective transport providers all the questions you need answered before making your decision about a hauler but moreover you may read feedback given by previous customers on each hauler’s profile page. Not much can be more believable than feedback left by someone who’s already used the services of the transport provider you are considering.  

The cost of removal

Price of removal is pretty difficult to estimate, because it changes, sometimes drastically because of the weight and dimensions of the cargo or how long the route is. If you plan to ship many delicate items, the cost is likely to go up. The same goes for international removals – routes within one country are normally less pricey than moving your things into another country.