7 life hacks for moving without a headache

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

If, on the eve of the move, at least once you had to nervously count the boxes and remember whether you packed everything, and then look for the missing things, then you will agree that moving is a terrible thing. Lifehacker has collected tips to help you transport everything without loss. Go?

1. Packing plan, strong container and kilometers of scotch tape

Start packing for the trip with the preparation of the container. More than half of your success depends on how well you put things together. Correct packaging will help to cope with the task. Correct is durable and of the right size. In general, the packaging is on boxes, film with "pimples", stretching thin film and kilometers of scotch tape. But ordinary garbage bags are too thin and do not protect from damage. Therefore, if you need a bag, take a reinforced one, for example, a construction one.

Continue preparing for the move with a packing plan. Set aside a place or a separate room in which you will carry the folded things so that they do not interfere with collecting the rest.

The boxes should not be too large, the weight of each box is no more than 30 kg, but it is better not to put more than 20 kg into one. The question is not only about the convenience of the loaders, but also about the safety of things.

2. Formula for success: honest carrier + powerful movers

No matter how you collect the boxes, too much will depend on the carrier. When choosing, always look at what cars the company offers. If an organization has one type of machine for all occasions, then you cannot count on speed and quality.

To avoid possible misunderstandings, discuss all the details of the upcoming move, including the cost, with the same representative of the transport company. The more contact persons there are, the more likely something will go wrong somewhere. Seemingly obvious rule, but not everyone follows it.

Ask what the movers are good at, such as if they can assemble furniture. Feel free to clarify guarantees and ask for an exact price. Otherwise, you run the risk of agreeing on one amount, and after unloading, you will face unhappy loaders who demand to add the same amount.

The usual search for a carrier can take several days. If you do not want the price of the move to turn out to be sky-high, you will have to call several companies and draw up a comparative table. And it will take time to find true reviews of the carrier.

A life hack for quick search is the "Lucky Everyone" service.

This is the place where you place an order detailing your move, and carriers bargain for your order, reducing the price. As a result, the comparative table is compiled by itself, and you transport things with savings of up to 72% compared to the market.

You do not waste time on calls and searching for carriers, this is especially true for long-distance transfers, since not all companies agree to multi-kilometer transportation. Information about the carrier and its work is saved in the service database, so you can immediately decide whether to agree to cooperation or not. The service has already checked the documents of all carriers.

You can be sure that the price offered by the carrier will not change. You will pay exactly what you were offered at the auction.

Service "Lucky Everyone" gave some tips for working with the site, which will help you quickly find and choose a transport company:

• Always look at reviews. They are the main indicator of the quality of the carrier's work.
• Feel free to bargain. Carriers are ready to meet halfway and give in.
• Describe the cargo in detail. The accuracy of the price depends on the thoroughness of the description.

Bookmark the site "Lucky Everyone" while you read the article. You may need to move suddenly, and the service will be at hand.

3. List of things and signature of boxes

To make it easier to move and not to lose anything, collect things from one room into boxes, which you mark with the same color. This will make it easier to find things in a new location.

It is best to stick an inventory on each box indicating what exactly is in it, and make the inventory itself on a sheet of colored paper. Attach the sheet, completely gluing the surface with tape. It is time consuming work, but worth the time. And if you assign a number to each box, then it is much easier to calculate whether everything has been unloaded.

We have prepared sticker templates for large and small boxes for you. Download them, print them and attach them to the boxes. Done, now you don't have to turn everything upside down in search of some little thing.

4. Most valuable shipping last

One box should contain the most valuable things and documents. She should be carried next to you, not to trust anyone.

Another box should include a stock of essentials that will come in handy in a new place. If you are driving late at night and plan to take things apart only in the morning, the box will contain bed linen and toiletries. If you start putting the items in their places right away, put your instruments there.

Mark the box with the sign “Load last, open first”.

If you move long distances, prepare a box with an emergency supply, which will contain everything that will help you to hold out without other things if the cargo is delayed for some reason. Take this box with you too.

5. Unloading and placement plan

Many people forget about this point. And at the place of arrival, it turns out that there is nowhere to put the boxes, the refrigerator does not work, and after unloading the furniture "pleases" with tattered corners.

So, a few days before the move, prepare the room for receiving things.

Measure the height and width of all doorways. If they are too narrow or too low for the load, you may have to call the craftsmen and temporarily remove the doors and jambs. In any case, wrap the doors with plastic wrap, otherwise scratches and chips are inevitable. Protect the corners of the furniture using the same foil and tape.

Try to clear all walk-through rooms and corridors from furniture so as not to interfere with unloading. Make a plan of what and where you will put. If you are labeling boxes with different colors, mark these areas in your new apartment.

And be sure to do the cleaning. Nothing should stand in the way of the movers: the worker who did not stumble over the rag should be blamed for the broken vase.

6. Departure at dawn and on weekends

It is tempting to move all your belongings in the morning and spend the day unpacking or planning a move after work. But it is during these hours that the streets are loaded with traffic - you can lose several hours in traffic jams. Therefore, order transportation from companies that agree to work early in the morning, before the start of the movement, or on weekends.

7. Bargain with the carrier, do not save on transport

“A friend has a roomy car, and if you load something into your own, then in seven to ten flights you can definitely transport everything” - this is one of the biggest mistakes you can make.

First, do not try to transport bulky items and furniture in small cars. Even in a pickup truck, you don't have to lug the refrigerator and wardrobe. No, they will not make it “normally”: household appliances and large furniture are moved according to certain standards. Study, for example, the rules for transporting a refrigerator and check if the transport company complies with all the conditions.

Secondly, calculate the consumption of gasoline and energy for several flights and say goodbye to the savings on the transport company.

Third, consider time and sudden traffic jams.

Order a good cargo transport from a reliable company and transport everything in one or two flights. Save not only money, but also your nerves.

Outcomes

So, in order to transport all your things without a headache, you need:

1. Prepare well and pack well.
2. Choose a carrier using the "Lucky Everyone" service.
3. Sign each box.
4. Fold the most important box with the essentials separately.
5. Prepare the moving place.
6. Choose a time.
7. Order suitable transport and move without any problems.