Top Tips For Moving House Smoothly
It’s well known that one of the most stressful things you will ever do is move house! Planning ahead and staying organised are key to keeping things as smooth as possible on the day. Don’t fear, we’re here to help and we’ve provided our top tips for moving house.
Label Boxes Correctly
This may sound pretty obvious, but once you reach your new home and boxes are placed wherever you can fit them in the need for speed, you will be really grateful that you labelled your boxes specifically. Stock up with lots of boxes, tape, permanent markers and some coloured stickers so you can colour code by room or item type. It’s a good idea to list some of the key items inside the box that you think you’ll need in the first few days of moving.
Packing Materials
Another top tip for moving house is to ensure you buy a variety of packing materials. You will be surprised about how much bubble wrap you require for kitchen items, ornaments and not forgetting your TVs! You can buy boxes that are designed to hold lots of glasses or bottles, which are very handy for packing the kitchen, and the bottles of wine you’ve accumulated over the years.
Other items that come in handy are fragile and heavy stickers – but you can always make do with labelling the boxes with these warnings. When packaging up breakables, you should always label which way up to store, this may sound obvious but it will minimise the risk of breakages in the journey!
Transporting clothes seems easy, but it’s a good idea to fold the clothes and pack into boxes rather than suitcases and holdalls as they’ll stack better into a van.
The Essentials
One of the biggest mistakes when moving house is the immediate essentials being packed with everything else. Pack yourself a suitcase with a variety of clothes and toiletries to last you for the first week, as well as a phone charger. It’s also a good idea to set aside the things you absolutely cannot loose such as the documentation for the new house and your passport, that way it will be in your bag the whole time.
Figure out the first things you will need when you get into your new house. Will you want a celebratory cup of tea or glass of bubbles? Keep those items in an easy-to-reach box all together so you can get them out on the first night! You will be tired after all the organising and packing so don’t be too ambitious and think that everything will be unpacked same day!
Label Your Keys
As the previous tennant or home owner, the good thing to do is label keys for windows, back doors, garages and outhouses so you don’t just hand over a bunch of miscellaneous keys. The owner of your new home will hopefully treat you with the very same courtesy. If not, test out the keys when you arrive and label them yourself so you don’t get confused in the first few days!
Letting People Know Of Your New Address
Our final tip for moving house is to let your vital contacts know of your new address and arrange that your post is forwarded to your new address. This is a service that is provided by Royal Mail and can be pricier than expected, but it’s very important that you do this. Changing address and not keeping tabs on your post is one of the biggest ways that fraudsters can collect your information!
That’s a round up of our top tops for moving house, it will be a stressful few weeks but you will be pleased you did it when you’re all settled! If you have ideas for adapting or extending your new home, we’d love to help! Get in touch with us to see how we can offer our services.