Removals to/from Portsmouth – save up to 60%

Changing house is one of the most ordinary happenings we can encounter in our days. And even though we move at least a few times in our lifetime, removals are still some of the most stressful situations possible. Just figuring out the logistics of moving everything you have between houses is quite a task and with packing, unpacking as well as choosing the right transport provider to assist you with removal, it becomes truly colossal as well as very stressful. Luckily there are a few ways to make the move as simple as can be as well as significantly less stressful.

Packing and securing your items for transportation

The most important thing you need to remember while preparing for the removal is that you should create a precise plan that you’ll have to stick to through the whole process. It is best to create an inventory of every item you want to transport. Such a list will not only make the packing easier but also will allow you to check if all of your things were successfully transported to your new home. Removal entails shipping a great deal of stuff, including a lot of small things that are easily forgettable under the pressure of time – a list will ensure that you will remember to make sure they all arrived to the place of destination safely. The next crucial step is labelling all the boxes as clearly as you can. One of the more common ways of labelling boxes is by category. So all the kitchen accessories as well as appliances go into boxes tagged ‘kitchen’, all the duvets as well as jewellery in the cardboards tagged ‘bedroom’ etc. You’ll see how time-saving tagging can be once you get to the unpacking part. 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 stacked in the transporting vehicle.

Be extra careful when preparing to transport delicate goods. Enclose them in thick layers of fabric or bubble foil as well as label them in an easily visible place (including a “This way up” label). You should also ensure that the transport provider is aware that he’ll be shipping delicate load and which cardboards have to be handled with caution.

When you are shipping furniture, it’s imperative to take everything out of them prior to the removal and transport everything that was inside individually. Any loose things in cupboards and drawers can harm your furniture during shipment. It’s also smart to secure all the furniture doors and drawers with some tape to make sure they won’t open during transportation. You may use ordinary Scotch tape for that. Another issue is the matter of loading the furniture into the transporting car. Ahead of attempting to move your furniture out of the house, be certain that they will fit via front doors, stairways or into the elevator (if your building has one). If so, you can transport them without dismantling (find at least 1 person to assist you!). If they cannot, dismantling them is the sole way to transport them safely. Be cautious with that – make sure you have all the pins as well as screws gathered for example in a Ziploc bag and that you’ve secured all the elements of the furniture sufficiently. Disassembling furniture is also a good idea when you want to use the shipping vehicle to the maximum, as dismantled furniture will take a lot less place.  

When packing smaller items, such as books, kitchen appliances, decorations and so on, boxes will be the smartest choice. It’s probable that you will need more boxes than you have – but there is a couple of methods to acquire additional boxes. Firstly you may acquire new cardboards in all home-improvement or construction stores. But as you’ll most likely need lots of boxes, you can choose a more affordable method. Go to your local stores and see if they have any boxes they don’t need any more. Stores tend to possess a great amount of needless cardboards and they are usually happy to give them away. 

An alternative to boxes will be using bags, particularly for transporting clothes as well as small items. There is a quite bigger possibility that you will find the bags at home. As mentioned, bags will be a decent choice for packing clothes, magazines and little items, but unfortunately they have a couple of disadvantages. Bags are much less durable than boxes and prone to tearing, should you decide 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 harder than stacking boxes in similar fashion.

Among the most difficult items to ship are houseplants. It’s obviously smartest to transport them individually, but if something prevents you from doing that, you need to be certain that the hauler is aware of what he is going to ship. One day before the move water the plants generously and let them sit. It’s important that the plants are watered enough to suffer through the shipment, but also to allow them to take in what they can prior to placing them in a box (you need to get rid of the excess water from the saucer, so that it won’t soak through the cardboard).

Choosing the best transport provider

Obviously, apart from suitably securing your load for the removal, it is equally crucial to find a suitable hauler. Which aspects of transportation must you acknowledge when making your decision? Price, certainly, is of importance, especially on lengthy, routes between countries, however it’s just 1 factor. Whenever transporting everything you have you need to firstly take into consideration if your cargo will be properly protected in the hands of the hauler. When posting your listing on a transport marketplace, such as Clicktrans, you not only can ask possible haulers every question you require an answer to before deciding upon a hauler but moreover you can check out feedback left by previous customers on every hauler’s profile page. Not much is more reliable than reviews given by someone who’s already hired the transport provider you are thinking of hiring.  

Prices of removal

Price of removal is really difficult to estimate, as it changes, sometimes drastically because of the weight and dimensions of the cargo or how long the route is. If you are transporting many fragile things, the cost is probable to be higher. It’s similar for removals between countries – routes within one country are frequently less pricey than shipping your load into another country.