Moving to a new apartment is one of the most ordinary situations we can encounter in our life. And despite the fact we move at least a few times before settling for good, removals are still among the most trying happenings possible. Just figuring out the organization of shipping all your belongings between houses is a very large task and when you add securing your belongings for transportation, unpacking as well as selecting the suitable transport provider to assist you with the move, it seems truly colossal as well as quite stressful. Thankfully there are a few ways to make the move as efficient as possible as well as considerably less stressful.

Packing and securing your belongings for shipment

One crucial tip you have to remember while packing is that you need a clear list of steps that you’ll have to stick to during the move. It is smart to create a list of all the things you want transported. Such a list will not only make the packing easier but additionally will allow you to make sure that all of your things were safely transported to your new home. Removal calls for transporting a big amount of stuff, including a big amount of little things that can be easily forgettable under the pressure of time – an inventory will help you make sure they all made it to your new home safely. The next important step is labelling all the cardboards as precisely as you are able to. One of the more useful methods of tagging boxes is by the room name. For example all the kitchen supplies and devices go into cardboards labelled ‘kitchen’, all the pillows as well as personal items in the box 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 hauler) can be sure which box goes where, no matter how they will be stacked in the transporting car.

Be extra careful when preparing to transport fragile items. Wrap them in thick layers of fabric and bubble wrap and label them clearly (together with a “This way up” sign). You should also make sure that the transport provider knows that he’ll be transporting fragile load and which boxes have to be handled with caution.

When you are shipping furniture, it’s imperative to empty them prior to the removal and transport all the things inside individually. Any loose things inside closets or cabinets could harm your furniture during transportation. Additionally it is smart to close all the furniture doors as well as drawers with some tape so that they won’t open during transportation. You may use regular Scotch tape to do that. There is also a matter of putting the furniture into the transporting vehicle. Ahead of attempting to move your furniture out of the house, be certain that you’ll be able to transport them through the front doors, stairways or into the elevator (if your building has one). If they do, you’ll be able to move them without dismantling (be sure to have at least one person to assist you!). If they cannot, dismantling them is the only way to ship them without harm. Be careful with dismantling – make sure you have all the pins and screws in one place for example in a Ziploc bag as well as that you’ve secured delicate elements of the furniture sufficiently. Dismantling furniture is also a good idea when you want to use the shipping car to the maximum, as dismantled furniture will be much easier to stack efficiently.  

Whenever packing minor things, such as books, kitchen appliances, cosmetics etc., boxes will be the most efficient choice. It’s almost certain that you won’t have enough boxes to fit all your belongings – however there is a few methods to get additional boxes. For example you may get new cardboards in all home-improvement and construction stores. However as you’ll most likely need quite a few cardboards, you may choose a more budget-friendly way. Try visiting your local stores and see if they have some cardboards they don’t need any more. Shops tend to have a great amount of unnecessary boxes and they are usually happy to give them away. 

An alternative to boxes would be using bags, especially for transporting textiles and little items. There is a quite bigger chance that you will find the bags at home. As mentioned, bags will be a decent choice when storing textiles, magazines as well as little things, but unfortunately they have a couple of disadvantages. Bags are much more flimsy than cardboards as well as susceptible to tearing, should you decide to use them for shipping items with edges (for example books, cutlery and so on). Also – stacking bags on top of each other is much harder than stacking cardboards in similar fashion.

Among the most tricky loads to transport are houseplants. It is always smartest to ship them personally, but if something prevents you from doing that, make sure that the hauler is aware of what he will be shipping. One day prior to the transportation water the plants generously and give them a moment. It’s crucial that the plants have enough water to suffer through the transportation, but it’s equally important to allow them to take in what they can prior to placing them in a container (you have to pour off the extra water from the saucer, to make sure it won’t accidentally leak through the cardboard).

Selecting suitable hauler

Of course, aside from suitably securing your load for the shipment, it is equally important to select a suitable transport provider. Which factors must you acknowledge when making your decision? Price, obviously, is important, particularly on lengthy, routes between countries, but that’s only one of the factors. Whenever shipping everything you have you have to in the first place think if your load will be properly protected in the hands of the transport provider. When listing your delivery on a shipping marketplace, like Clicktrans, you not only may ask possible haulers every question you require an answer to before making your decision about a hauler but also you can read reviews given by previous customers on every hauler’s profile page. Not much is more believable than reviews left by someone who’s already used the services of the hauler you are thinking of hiring.  

Prices of removal

Price of removal is really difficult to asses, as it varies considerably because of how much the cargo weights and how big it is or the route length. If you are transporting a lot of delicate things, the cost is probable to go up. The same goes for international removals – routes within one country are usually less pricey than transporting your load across borders.