Month: October 2022

Typically, moving involves significant life changes, even if you’re only moving across town. However, if you’re uprooting completely, this adds additional challenges and stresses. Finding a household mover that you’re comfortable with can help to make your move seamless.

To make your upcoming move a worry-free experience, connecting with the right mover can make a difference, especially if you seek additional services, such as packing and unpacking. Here are four tips to help.

1. Seek Referrals

To begin your quest to find the right moving company, talk to people you trust. Individuals you should ask include family, friends, neighbors, and recently moved colleagues. If no one you know has recommendations, your realtor might be able to help you. In addition, referrals from people who were happy with the services they received can give you a good feeling of reassurance.

2. Get Written Estimates

Generally, a good rule of thumb is to try to get at least three estimates from moving companies as you start your planning. Remember that you might get three drastically different estimates, which is not uncommon. This is because every moving company has another way of estimating the costs associated with a move.

Ask each company what they include in the estimate and whether the estimate is binding or non-binding. For your convenience, many companies also offer virtual surveys. Once you have your estimates, you can look at overall costs, what you’re receiving, and if a mover’s process aligns with what you’ll need.

The bottom line, understand what’s involved with each estimate and ask questions. This way, you don’t find any surprises.

3. Ask the Mover About Their Process

Understanding how the moving process will go alleviates stress and gives you the information you need to decide which mover to hire. Ask the following questions.

• How do you take inventory of my belongings?
• What is your scheduling procedure?
• How will you calculate the costs of my move?
• Can I expect my possessions to arrive on a specific date?
• Will there be additional fees I should know about?
• What are your non-allowable items?
• What do your packing and unpacking services entail?
• Will I be able to contact the driver or have another direct contact to ask questions?

Understanding a mover’s process will help you make the right decision for you.

4. Ask the Movers Company-Specific Questions

Like any other professional company you’d contract with, it’s helpful to know who you’re doing business with. Asking questions not just helps familiarize you with the process but can serve as a “getting to know you” session.

• How long has your company been in business?
• Does your company have the required state and local licenses?
• Are you registered with the FMCSA? (for interstate moves)
• Do you have references you can provide?

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It can be complicated for most people to pack up and unpack an entire household, whether moving just miles down the road or out of state. Hiring an experienced professional mover that can handle the heavy stuff makes the process much easier and stress-free.

Are you ready to plan your move? Contact us today for a free quote! We’re happy to answer any questions you have about the services we provide.

When prepping for a move, it sometimes feels easier to pack everything into boxes and plan to deal with the sorting later to decide what to keep and save. Unfortunately, this is a bad idea for at least two reasons.

First, moving items you may not even want will cost you extra money. Second, it’ll be challenging to wade through boxes to get to the items you need sooner rather than later. The best thing to do is to set aside some time to declutter areas of your home before you prepare for your moving day. Here are four top areas to tackle.

1. Kitchen

To declutter your kitchen of non-food items, start by going through cabinets and other storage areas. If you have items collecting cobwebs in the dark corners of your kitchen, these are good items to donate or give away. Next, turn an eye towards your everyday items – do you need two sets of dishes or more coffee mugs? If not, consider donating these items before packing; it’ll lighten your load.

One of the things you’ll have to do before moving is to reduce the amount of food in your kitchen. Movers have specific policies related to food—be sure to check with your mover before you start packing.

• Plan to eat perishables.
• Go through cabinets, drawers, and pantry and dispose of anything expired.
• Determine pantry items you want to donate or give away and set those aside.

Check out these additional tips to declutter your kitchen.

2. Bathroom

Bathrooms tend to get very cluttered over time. To reduce the number of items to move, take the following steps.

• Clear out the medicine cabinets; dispose of unneeded or expired medication.
• Organize soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and lotions, and only keep what you use.
• Dispose of old makeup and personal hygiene products long past their lifespan.
• Convert old faded or worn towels to packing materials or cleaning rags.

These four items can easily save you from packing a box or two and possibly more if you ask yourself these questions when decluttering your bathroom.

3. Closets

Over the years, closets tend to become jam-packed. Chances are there are numerous items you either don’t wear, don’t fit, or are out of style. It’s easy to get sentimental about clothing and shoes but resist this. Instead, encourage each household member to keep what they need for each season and donate, sell, or give away the rest.

4. Basement and Attic

You’ll probably need to set aside a fair amount of time to declutter your basement and attic since these areas where everything is not being used tends to end up. Consider downsizing the following items you’re probably not using anymore.

• Old and excess holiday décor
• Knick-knacks
• Sports equipment
• Cleaners, bleach, and laundry detergents
• Paints
• Tools
• Mousetraps
• Unused furniture
• Mementos no one remembers anymore

Start with these and see what other items you can add to it. Chances are you’ll be able to reduce boxes by quite a bit if you spend time decluttering these home areas.

Ready to Plan Your Next Move?

Decluttering your home before your move makes a lot of sense. While it’s not a fun task, it’s well worth the effort. When you’re ready, call us for a free quote!