Moving to a new house requires you to do a lot of things like packing, checking, loading the luggage, unpacking and then finally setting things in your new house. All this must be done very carefully and in an organized manner to avoid any mistakes because if not then it will prolong the time required for moving which will disturb all your plans and your planning. Yes it will also delay your house welcoming party. Thus to help you with being organized when considering to make a move from your old house to a new place, below are a few tips listed that might be helpful.
1. List and Categorize
Make a list of all the list you need to pack and divide them into three categories; retain, donate and sell. Once this has been done make sure you make two boxes one for selling and one for donating and place all the things you need to sell and donate in those boxes then start with the remaining packing.
2. Search for Professional Movers
If you want a hassle free and stress free moving experience then you must contact a reliable moving van service and delegate this whole moving process to them. The moving company will perform the moving in a very organized and timely manner. However if you choose this option you will have to make sure you do a careful research on the company you have chosen to ensure that the company is not a fraud and to not fall a prey to a scammer. For this you can ask your friends and family for their experience and read reviews of the man with a van services.
3. Decide A Moving Day and Plan Backward From That Day
This is very important! You must set a target date on which you plan to move to a new house and start planning from that day backward.
4. Label Each Carton
In order to have an organized moving it is very important that the process is easy and for that it’s important that you start packing room by room and pack a separate carton for each room and mention that room’s name as well as the list of items in the box, on the top of the carton.
5. Stock Up On Packing Material
Make sure you have extra packing material in stock like tape, scissor, cartons, markers, bubble wrap, zip locks and etc.
6. Request an Off From Work
It’s always advisable to let your supervisor or boss know in advance that you are moving your house on a specific date and so you will be taking an off, to avoid any issues at that time.
7. Make an Everyday Things Bag
Other than using a house removals service, make sure you place all your daily use items without which you can’t even spend a day like paste, face wash, and etc in a separate bag so that in the end when you are locking your old house and waving it a final good bye you can simply grab that bag and leave.
