Useful Packing Moving And Storage Tips

Moving can be one of the most stressful events anyone can deal with, even if it's a move you wanted and planned for. The trick to reducing the stress, however, is effective planning. Here are packing moving and storage tips to make your move as uneventful as possible.

The minute you know you are moving is the time to start planning. Even if you are moving next door, there are things to do that can't wait till the last minute. Collecting boxes is only a small portion of what needs to be done, yet it's one of the most important tasks that never seems to be given the importance it deserves. It maybe a good time to think about using public storage or even self storage to reduce stress.

This is the perfect time to clean out the closets, the basement, attic, garage, kids' rooms ' any area that has been accumulating junk for years. Sell what you can and donate the rest for a tax deduction. If you haven't used it, worn it, seen it or missed it in a year ' get rid of it. Moving it will take and money ' all wasted.

Decide how you will move. If you need a professional moving company, get references, check with the local Better Business Bureau, and read the fine print in any contract they want you to sign. Moving companies have many ways to overcharge you at the last minute. You don't need any unexpected surprises at your new home because they are holding your furniture hostage in a truck until you pay for fees and services you are sure you never asked for.

If you plan on moving everything yourself, only ask for help from friends who are reliable. Hanging around and wasting hours on the big day while your friends are sleeping late or forgot to show is a common nightmare told over and over by families who wanted to do it themselves. Also, forget about providing beer. Too many valuable antiques and expensive furniture has been dropped because friends were drinking beer. Save the beer and heavy refreshments for after everything is in the new home.

Start packing early in the game. There are plenty of things in your house you hardly use ' pack them! Books, files, music, clothes, nik naks ' pack them up and stack them neatly out of the way. Packing is never fun but if you do it a little at a time you are more likely to do it right, and without rushing at the end.

There's no need buy boxes either. Free boxes from your local grocery store will do just fine, and many are even sturdier than the cardboard boxes you pay for. For some items such as special clothes or fine dinnerware, it's recommended that specially designed boxes should be used. These can be purchased at either moving companies or storage facilities, and even sometimes can be found used online.

Stay away from huge boxes. They tend to get overpacked and almost too heavy to pick up. If someone can pick them up, the bottom usually falls out. Use boxes that anyone can carry and stuff accordingly.

Label boxes appropriately. Tell the movers where the boxes are going, not what room they came from. For instance, 'attic' won't help anyone if your new house doesn't have an attic! Put labels on all sides for each identification in piles.

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