Top tips when moving home

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Moving home is one of the greatest jobs that you’ll ever undertake. Surprisingly, it doesn’t matter whether you are moving to the house a few blocks down the street or relocating to another county—there is a lot that you’ll need to do to make sure that your moving experience is seamless.

The best way to make sure that you don’t have challenges when moving is to prepare well in advance. To help you make your moving experience better, we shall discuss the do’s and don’ts to consider when moving home.

Do

Understand that moving is not an easy task

You need to set your expectations if you want to reduce the stress associated with moving. That’s why you should understand that moving is stressful by nature. Actually, it’s a time for a big transition, especially if it’s your first move. Mostly, you will realize that you have to move out of your comfort zone as you gear up to venture into an unknown world.

Adding that to the fact that things won’t slow down or stop because of what awaits you in the future, moving can wear you down. Therefore, you need to understand that it’s normal to feel stressed when moving, and you cannot avoid that.

Have a budget

Make sure that you have a budget to understand the costs that you shall incur when moving. Note down the supplies that you need before moving—this will allow you to get them at once, rather than making those frequent trips to the store.

These are some of the items that you shall need:

  • Packing paper
  • Packaging boxes of different sizes
  • Plastic wrap
  • Permanent markers and stickers
  • Plastic padding (air-filled)
  • Packing table

Even if you are experienced in moving, you will realise that you have a big challenge in determining the supplies. However, we have free online tools, like a packing calculator that should assist you to calculate the number of materials that you need when moving. These tools are essential as they will assist you in creating your budget. Moreover, don’t forget to factor in additional costs, like the cost of hiring movers, as well as the cost of the labor involved.

Take an inventory of your items

Most homeowners just throw all their items in the packing boxes when moving. What they don’t understand is, this is one of the best times to take an inventory of their belongings and discard whatever they don’t need. Surprisingly, you will realize that making an inventory of your items can significantly reduce your moving costs.

Therefore, it’s important to take some time to complete this exercise. Toronto movers, Torex Moving, advise homeowners to go through their items, sort them out, and determine what they need to keep and what they should discard. Moreover, separate what you need to discard into the following categories: recycle, donate, and trash.

If possible, donate as many items as you can—you’ll be surprised to realize how much a big impact you can make in someone’s life. You might have a challenge in determining what to keep and what to discard. But, if you haven’t used an item for the past year, and it’s not a necessity that you can’t live without, just give it away.

Have an essentials bag

You should have a separate suitcase, a duffle bag, or box to pack some of the essentials that you will need when moving. Basically, these are the items you shall use the night before your moving day, when moving, and the first few days after you move.  

Therefore, make sure that you pack extra clothes, toiletries, chargers, medication, and important documents. You should keep this bag in a place where you can easily access it. The best thing to do is to keep it in a designated place—maybe your car if you don’t want to get inconvenienced in any way. 

Don’t

Wait until the last minute to start packing

Most people tend to underestimate the items that they own—thus they don’t pack early in advance. It’s important to understand that you don’t interact with most of your household items every day. Therefore, most of these items are either out of mind or out of sight.

This doesn’t click to your mind until you decide to move. That’s the time when you understand that you have more stuff that needs packaging than you expected. Therefore, you need to give yourself enough time to pack—this will prevent those last-minute rushes.

Surprisingly, what might look like a one- or two-day activity can turn into a week-long packing job. This can even become a big challenge for anyone who’s never moved since they don’t know where to start.

Fail to ask for assistance

As a human, you might be reluctant to ask for assistance when moving. However, you must understand that moving is a challenging task, and getting assistance will make it easier. If this is your first move, there’s a possibility that you’ve been living with your parents. In this case, you have people close to assist you in packing

Your relatives and friends are the best people to assist you when packing. When they come over to offer their assistance, make sure that you assign specific tasks to them. If possible, you can request them to assist you during the moving day too, particularly if you won’t be hiring movers. Lastly, don’t forget to appreciate those who assisted you while you were moving. Taking them out for drinks or ordering a pizza is a great way of showing your gratitude.

Sleep late the night before your moving day

Most people tend to realise how packing is exhausting when moving. Moreover, the process of moving to your new home will take a toll on you, since you will have to carry a lot of stuff.

Therefore, make sure that you rest well the night before since you shall need every bit of energy you have the following day. If you notice that you haven’t done some things, sleep early and then get up early the following day rather than sleeping late. This way, you will manage to finish up all your tasks and avoid making last-minute mistakes.

Additional tips for the moving day

  • You cannot be at two places at the same time. Therefore, get someone—a friend or family to assist you in supervising the moving process. This person can be posted at either your new or old home.
  • Print the directions to your new home, and then hand them over to anyone involved in the moving process. Ensure that you include your contact information. This will make sure that you can be reached easily in case of an emergency.
  • Make sure that you inspect your old home before the moving truck leaves. Check every room to ensure that there’s no large item that has been left behind. Also, inspect the moving truck after the move to make sure that you didn’t leave anything on board.

 

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