Removals to/from Malta – save up to 60%

Moving to a new house is among the most ordinary situations we can encounter in our days. And even though we move at least a few times in our lifetime, removals are still among the most trying situations possible. Just working out the logistics of transporting everything you have between houses is a very large job and when you add securing your belongings for transportation, unpacking as well as selecting the best transport provider to assist you with the move, it becomes really colossal as well as quite stressful. Luckily there are a few ways to make the move as simple as possible as well as significantly less nerve-wracking.

Packing and securing your items for shipment

One crucial thing you have to remember while packing is that you need a coherent list of steps that you’ll have to stick to during the move. It is best to make an inventory of every item you want shipped. Such a list will not only help you pack but also will allow you to make sure that all your belongings were successfully transported to its place of destination. Removal calls for transporting a big amount of stuff, among them a lot of little items that can be easily misplaced under the pressure of time – an inventory will ensure that you will remember to check if they all arrived to your new home safely. Another important step is labelling all the cardboards as clearly as you can. One of the most helpful ways of tagging boxes is by the room name. So all the kitchen accessories and appliances should be placed into cardboards labelled ‘kitchen’, all the pillows as well as blankets in the cardboards labelled ‘bedroom’ etc. You’ll quickly find out how much time labelling can save once you start the unpacking. Remember to label both sides and the top of the box, to make sure that you (and the hauler) will be able to recognize which cardboard goes where, no matter how they will be placed inside the transporting car.

Take special care when preparing to transport fragile things. Wrap them in thick layers of fabric or bubble foil as well as tag them in an easily visible place (together with a “This way up” label). You should also ensure that the transport provider is aware that he’ll be transporting delicate load as well as which boxes have to be handled with caution.

When it comes to furniture, it’s crucial to empty them before the removal and ship everything that was inside individually. Any loose things inside closets or drawers could damage your furniture on the road. It’s also good to close all the furniture doors as well as drawers with some tape so that they cannot open during transportation. You can use regular Scotch tape for that. There is also a matter of loading the furniture into the transporting car. Ahead of attempting to move your furniture out of the apartment, make sure that they will fit via front doors, stairways and into the elevator (if your old apartment has one). If so, you’ll be able to move them without dismantling (find at least 1 person to assist you!). If they cannot, disassembling them is the only method to ship them without harm. Be cautious with that – make sure you store all the pins and bolts in one place for example in a Ziploc bag and that you’ve secured all the parts of the furniture sufficiently. Dismantling furniture is also smart whenever you want to fill the shipping vehicle to the maximum, as dismantled furniture will take a lot less place.  

Whenever securing minor things, such as magazines, tableware, decorations etc., boxes will be the smartest choice. It’s very possible that you will need more boxes than you have – but there is a couple of methods to acquire additional boxes. For example you may get new cardboards in most of the home-improvement or construction stores. But as you’ll most likely need lots of boxes, you can decide upon a more economical way. Try visiting your local shops and ask if they have some boxes they don’t need any more. Shops usually possess a great amount of unneeded boxes and they are usually willing to share. 

Another options, instead of boxes will be using bags, especially for storing textiles as well as little stuff. There is a quite bigger chance that you will find the bags at home. As stated above, bags will be a sufficient choice for storing clothes, magazines as well as little items, there are some downsides, though. Bags are much more flimsy than boxes as well as prone to breaking, if you decide to use them for storing items with hard corners (like books, cutlery and such). Moreover – stacking bags on top of each other is much harder than stacking boxes the same way.

Among the most difficult things to ship are houseplants. It’s always best to transport them individually, however if something prevents you from doing that, you need to be certain that the hauler knows what he will be shipping. One day prior to the transportation water the plants thoroughly and let them sit. It’s important that the plants have enough water to suffer through the transportation, but also to allow them to take in what they can before placing the plants in a container (you need to get rid of the extra water gathered on the saucer, to make sure it won’t accidentally leak through the box).

Choosing suitable hauler

Obviously, aside from suitably securing your load for the shipment, it is also crucial to select a suitable transport provider. Which aspects of transportation should you take into consideration when making your decision? Cost of the service, of course, is of importance, especially on longer, routes between countries, however that’s just one of the things to consider. When transporting everything you have you should firstly take into consideration if your cargo will be safe in the hands of the hauler. Whenever listing your delivery on a transport marketplace, such as Clicktrans, you not only may ask possible haulers all the questions you require an answer to before deciding upon a transport provider but moreover you may read reviews left by previous customers on every transport provider’s profile page. Nothing is more reliable than reviews given by a person who’s already hired the hauler you are thinking of hiring.  

Prices of removal

The cost of removal is pretty difficult to estimate, as it varies considerably due to how much the cargo weights and how big it is or how long the route is. If you are transporting many fragile things, the cost is probable to be higher. The same goes for removals between countries – domestic routes are frequently more economical than transporting your load into another country.