did you just buy your new house? You'll sell your home and you need to evict her? One of the main problems our clients encounter is when it is time to move.. From Planetacasa we want to give you some tips to help you to make this transit easier and more organized.
let's start!
1. Plan the move
Mark the big moment on your calendar. Contact several removal agencies and check their budget for shipping. Remember that they usually offer several services and rates, including assembly and disassembly of furniture, elevating cranes to raise large packages and the permits they need. They can also provide you with special boxes and packaging. Choose the one that is closest to your needs and always trust professionals.
Take inventory of everything you keep in each box. Take a notebook and write down everything you have packed. So you will not forget anything when you leave your old residence.
2. Choose the day and time
Ideally, you can do it during a vacation period or request a couple of days off from work.. A move can sometimes be a bit stressful, so try to rest well the day before. Agree on the specific day and time with the contracted agency and carefully check the packages to be transported before the operators arrive.
3. Organize your packages.
Don't overfill the boxes. It is better small packets that you can move easily, to a big very heavy package. above all you must have be careful with items such as books or crockery. It seems that they do not weigh when you keep them one by one, but things get complicated when you try to move them once stacked.
Take advantage of clothing as packaging. You can alternate your clothes with delicate objects. That way it will be more difficult for them to break, since they will be well cushioned.
write with marker what's inside each box and use the stickers “VERY FRAGILE” when necessary.
4. Assembly and disassembly
Once you have disassembled a piece of furniture, it can be hard to put it back together. Help yourself with notes or adhesive posits. Write letters or numbers on the different parts of the disassembled items to recognize the order in which they must be reassembled. Don't lose the screws! Put those of each piece of furniture in an individual bag and stick it with a little adhesive tape to the piece of furniture to which they correspond.
5. Get help from other people
Your family and friends They can be a great support at the time of moving. Help you in cleaning the new house and organize the boxes What you should take to the new one is essential. If you also don't have many things, You can also rent a van and do the moving yourself, surely there will be no shortage of hands to help you.
6. Clean up old junk
A move is the perfect opportunity to get rid of useless junk that we have accumulated over time. Let the new vibrations flow and eliminate the old things from your life. Drop ballast and your move will be much easier.
Make your move to review those buildup of clothing, books, furniture, etc. that you no longer use and have not forecast to use. There are many non-profit associations to donate to these items and that will give you a much more useful second life.
7. Prepare bulky items
You need to clean the fridge a few days before moving. Thaw and don't let any food inside. Remember that once installed in your new home, you should wait at least 24 hours before plugging it in so that the gases in the internal circuit settle.
Clean the carpets, blankets and bedspreads before rolling them up and wrap them in a protective plastic. So they will arrive impeccably at the new house. You can request this service from a dry cleaner. If they have home delivery service, much better! You can request that they send it to your new address and you will save that space in the moving truck.
8. Documentation and important papers
It is highly recommended that all valuable documents have them well located and safe. Such as house deeds, contracts, bills, Insurance, Bank documents, IDs, medical papers, etc. Likewise if you are going to move medicines or other delicate objects vitally important, it is better that you take them personally, to avoid loss.
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last advice…
Remember to bring some snacks and soft drinks. You never know if you could get caught in a traffic jam or if there could be some complication. It's better to prevent so that everything goes perfectly.