Essential Moving Tips for Moving House, Flat or Offices
Cape Removals are one of the top removal companies in Cape Town & we want to help you prepare with these top moving tips
It is essential that your home move or office move is as stress free as possible and so we have provided you with some top tips for moving home in association with our well practised, tried and tested removal services.
We Understand that moving home can be stressful….
Moving can be a stressful time for anybody, however you can defuse much of your stress by being proactive and doing a few things before moving day.
Here are our top tips to get you on your way to a smooth, stress-free relocation:
- Isolate your moving date and book your removal company about a month before the allocated date. Try and take a day off on the either side of your moving date.
- Ensure you contact all your utility services to notify them of your new address. DSTV, telephones, etc to disconnect and connect at your new address
- Decide what packaging materials you require and if you require Cape Furniture Removals to do your packing.
- Decide if you would like Cape Removals to wrap your leather couches, paintings , mirrors etc etc
- Pack and label your boxes sensibly: If you are doing your packing yourself, be sure to pack your boxes carefully with the appropriate materials, e.g. bubble wrap, to minimize breakages. Also pack the boxes compactly. Packing Loose is not Good !
- Label your boxes according to room and contents
- Use colour coded labels that will represent the room colour at your destination home
- Phone your household insurance broker and notify them of your move. Most insurance policies will cover insurance for removals. Please note that insurance might not cover the contents of your boxes that you have packed. Cape Removals or your insurance company can have the contents covered separately should your policy not cover this.
- Turn off your fridge the night before the move and ensure that it is cleared before the removal company gets there. The bulky kitchen appliances are normally 1st to be packed into the truck
- Tape up your fridge, W Machine, Cupboards and all other appliance doors so that they don’t fly open. Ensure that all shelving is taken out your fridge and cuboards.
- Pack an overnight bag as if you are spending a night at a hotel, toiletries, change of clothing etc etc. Unpacking doesn’t have to be done the same day or night. Unpack slowly but surely – this helps keep stress and anxiety levels down. moving can be a tiring experience
- Prepare a Sundries Box – Isolate and mark a box with kettles, toasters, plates, cutlery, mugs, coffee etc . You will need an early tea break to gather your thoughts and tackle the unpacking when all your goods have been moved to the other side.
- Bedding Boxes need to be clearly marked
- Organise Cleaners with Cape Removals to clean your old home according to a checklist to ensure your the new tenants are moving into clean residence or offices. This takes out much of your stress of going back and forth worrying about unpacking as well as taking care of a cleaning process that never seems to end.
- Organise to repair the holes from the paintings
- Coordinate & ensure keys are collected and that there are no delays for Cape Removalswhen they move your furniture into your new residence.
- Moving can be very disorientating – Ensure that you lock and pack away all your important personal documents, passports, watches, jewellery etc into a place that is safe and which you will remember. There is enough to think about so minimise the detail.
- Double check all drawers, cupboards, shelves etc
- Be present when the removal company delivers your furniture, They will be happy to place your furniture wherever you ask but it’s not fair to them when they have to move the same item several times because no one was there to show them where to put it.
Make Packing a Breeze – Cape Removals will even deliver for free
Packaging Materials that you might need;
- Sturdy boxes of varying sizes
- A note book
- Packaging tape
- A thick, black felt- tip marker
- Bubble wrap
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Large self adhesive labels – Colour Coded if possible
- Fragile stickers
- Utility knife
- Packing Paper
- Newspapers
Click below to contact your Cape furniture removal Consultant – They will be happy to advise and help
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