REMOVALS PREPARATION

Do you have enough boxes?

First and foremost, when moving home, ensure you have enough boxes!

We all know that moving home (or even a few items from place to place) can be very stressful. You can reduce your stress levels by preparing your move in enough time and ensure that items, where possible, are placed in boxes

Boxed items are far more easier to move and a great deal easier to stack once on the van, which in turn will guarantee that all available space is used as efficiently as possible

If your items aren't in boxes, they become hard to stack and take up more room in the van, leaving less space for your other belongings and the possibility of an extra trip meaning more money you have to spend!

To save money get boxes, lots of boxes!

Packing the boxes

Make sure that any breakables such as cups, plates, vases etc are wrapped in something protective such as bubble wrap or simply stuffed with newspaper to protect them from knocking against one another and chipping or breaking along the way. The last thing you need is to be happy you've saved money on one less van trip, only to find out your Royal Doulton is in smithereens!

Where to get your boxes

Even if you have to buy your boxes, you can get them at places like Removal Boxes and Boxes2Move but usually a walk down to your local supermarket should suffice where they'll happily give you a variety of different sized boxes for free!

Moving from a flat?

When moving from a flat, particularly one that isn't on the ground floor!, it will save a lot of time if most of your belongings are brought down ready to be loaded in the van. Sometimes this isn't always practical, especially if a hand is needed with lifting any heavy goods, however if feasible, try to get as many items down the lift and into the main hallway as possible, so as soon as the van turns up they can be loaded on and away you go

Large items

Say for example, you decide to buy a settee from a place on the internet. Always, make sure you find out what size the settee is and measure your door. The last thing you need is for your new settee to arrive only to find out that you can't fit it in the house. Also make sure that it can easily be moved into the room you want it in, i.e. it will go around corners, porches, etc. (this may sound like an obvious detail but you'd be surprised how many jobs we've had in the past where this has occurred and the sofa has been left outside! Hence the reason to mention it here)

The same thing goes for large cupboards, wardrobes, desks and so on. If it's possible to dismantle them, this needs to be done before the van arrives so they are ready to load on

Extra hands

Quotes are given for 1 man and van assuming that someone is available at both pick up and destination to help with the lifting of large / heavy items. If no one is available to help, please let us know so we can arrange an extra man for the work

Part house moves

If only certain items are being moved from a house, make sure that everything that needs to be moved is ready and someone is around to supervise the loading of the van (again, we've had confusion in the past where someone has ordered the removal of items in a garage, only to find that some items where taken that should have stayed. It is the responsibility of the person moving to ensure that the correct items are loaded / left behind)

Clean floors

It might be an idea to get old sheets or plenty of newspaper and place it on the floors of your house during a move. It isn't practicle for the removal men to take their shoes off during a job and if the weather outside isn't particularly nice (and lets face it, when do we ever have nice weather anymore?!), then you are going to get a lot of wet and dirt trailing into your house, especially if you've got a cream carpet!