Moving to a new house is one of the most common happenings we can experience in our life. And even though we move at least a few times in our lifetime, removals are still among the most trying happenings that can happen to us. Just working out the logistics of shipping everything you have from one place to another is an enormous job and with packing, unpacking and selecting the right hauler to assist you with removal, it seems really huge and 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 belongings for the time of the removal

One crucial tip you need to remember while packing is that you need a coherent plan that you will stick to during the move. It is good to make a list of every item you want to ship. It can not only help you pack but also will allow you to check if all of your things were safely transported to its place of destination. Removal entails shipping a big amount of various items, among them a big amount of little items that are easily misplaced under the pressure of time – a list will help you check if they all arrived to your new home safely. The next important step is tagging all the cardboards as precisely as you are able to. One of the most common methods of labelling boxes is by the room name. For example all the kitchen supplies as well as devices should be placed into cardboards labelled ‘kitchen’, all the pillows and personal items in the cardboards labelled ‘bedroom’ etc. You’ll quickly find out how time-saving tagging can be once you get to the unpacking part. Remember to label both sides and the top of the cardboard, so that you (and the transport provider) can be sure which cardboard goes where, regardless of how they will be placed inside the shipping vehicle.

Be extra careful with delicate items. Enclose them in protective layers of textiles or bubble wrap as well as tag them clearly (including a “This way up” label). You also need to ensure that the transport provider knows that he’ll be transporting delicate goods and which boxes have to be handled with caution.

When you want to transport furniture, it’s crucial to empty them before the removal as well as ship everything that was inside separately. Any unattached items inside cupboards and drawers could damage your furniture on the road. It’s also smart to close all the furniture doors as well as drawers using tape so that they cannot open on the road. You can use regular Scotch tape for that. Another issue is the matter of loading the furniture inside the transporting car. Ahead of attempting to move your furniture from the house, be certain that they will fit 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 disassembling (find at least one person to help you!). If they can’t, disassembling them is the only method to transport them safely. Be cautious with dismantling – be sure to store all the pins as well as screws in one place for example in a Ziploc bag and that you’ve secured delicate parts of the furniture sufficiently. Disassembling furniture is also convenient when you want to fill the shipping vehicle to the maximum, because dismantled furniture will be much easier to stack efficiently.  

Whenever packing minor items, like books, tableware, decorations etc., boxes will be the smartest choice. It’s probable that you won’t have enough boxes to fit all your belongings – but there is a few methods to get additional boxes. For example you may get new cardboards in all home-improvement as well as construction stores. However since you’ll probably need quite a few boxes, you can choose a more budget-friendly way. Try visiting your local stores and ask if they have some cardboards they no longer need. Shops usually possess a lot of unneeded boxes and they are usually willing to give them away. 

Another options, instead of boxes will be using bags, particularly for transporting textiles and little items. There is a quite higher chance that you have some bags already at home. As mentioned, bags will serve as a decent choice when packing clothes, magazines as well as little items, there are some downsides, though. Bags are much less durable than boxes as well as susceptible to tearing, if you decide to use them for transporting things with hard corners (like books, stationery etc.). Moreover – stacking bags on top of each other is much harder than stacking cardboards the same way.

Among the most tricky things to ship are houseplants. It is always best to ship them by yourself, however if for some reason you cannot do that, you need to be certain that the transport provider knows what he will be transporting. A day prior to the shipment water the plants generously and let them sit. It’s crucial that the plants are watered enough to suffer through the shipment, but it’s equally important to let them take in what they can before putting them in a container (you have to get rid of the extra water gathered on the saucer, to make sure it won’t soak through the box).

Searching for suitable transport provider

Certainly, besides suitably securing your cargo for the removal, it is equally crucial to find a suitable transport provider. What aspects of transportation should you take into consideration while selecting the right person? Cost of the service, certainly, is important, especially on lengthy, international routes, but it’s only one of the things to consider. When shipping all your belongings you have to in the first place take into consideration if your cargo will be properly protected when given to the hauler. Whenever posting your listing on a shipping 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 also you can read feedback given by previous customers on each transport provider’s profile page. Nothing can be more believable than feedback left by a person who’s already hired the hauler 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 as well as the route length. If you plan to ship a lot of delicate things, the cost is probable to go up. It’s similar for removals between countries – routes within one country are usually cheaper than shipping your items across borders.