The endpoint of any move is great, but no one likes the way
there. No matter how big the space is where you currently live: you always seem
to own more stuff than you thought. So let a moving company help. This leaves
you with only the fun part: furnishing the new home. With these tips, you'll be
over in no time and save money on the movers' hours.
Moving tip 1: Take a critical look at all your belongings
Take a close look at all your stuff, from administration to
clothing and from decoration to the pantry in the kitchen. The household goods
that can go before even a single box is packed are overwhelming. Old manuals,
shoes with holes, and rice packs with mouse droppings: throw them in the wheelie
bin. If you still have beautiful pieces of furniture you no longer use, take
them to the thrift store or give them to friends for a good second life.
Moving tip 2: Everything in organized moving boxes
You can choose to have everything packed by the moving
company. In that case, ensure that your household effects are already in the
right room so they can be unloaded in the same room in the new home. If you
pack the moving boxes yourself, label them. Start at number 1 and keep a list
of what's in this box, which room the moving box should go to, and whether it
contains fragile items. Also, keep track of how many boxes have to go to the
kitchen, for example. If there are fifteen, they can be ordered in one load.
Proper moving box numbering
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Number the moving box on the front so that the
number is also visible when the boxes are stacked
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Name the room with the number of boxes (living
room: 1 to 15, bedrooms 16 to 20, etc.)
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Also state the contents of giving your cupboards
a number
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Name any fragile items
Moving tip 3: Moving materials
Moving materials such as moving boxes and moving blankets
come in different sizes for a reason. Book moving boxes, for example, are small
in size so that they never exceed twenty kilos. Therefore, the moving tip of
the century is to transport things with the right moving materials. Clothes on
a clothes rack instead of in garbage bags and the contents of drawers neatly in
a box and not in the drawer itself. You put the heaviest objects at the bottom,
and important papers go in your handbag just like keys. Arrange a chilled
packaging box with the cooling pack to store
your drinks and snacks for moving day.
Extra tip:
You can also purchase a binder with pockets. Take the
furniture apart, number the parts uniquely and add the screws. Do you still
have the manual? Put this in the folder as well. In no time, all pieces of
furniture will be neatly assembled in their new place.
Moving tip 4: Moving furniture
In addition to all the small items, the furniture must also
be taken to the new home. Check here first what you want to take with you. If
the coffee table is replaced, find a home for the old one. Friends,
acquaintances and second-hand shops are happy to pick it up. Then start
disassembling the items. Carefully remove all screws with an electric
screwdriver and place them in a sandwich bag. When the piece of furniture is
apart, stick the small parts in the bag to, for example, the leg or the
furniture door.
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