Major Moving Mistakes

When you are shifting to a new place, you’d want the process to go smoothly. From packing your house to finding a mover and unpacking them at your new place – you’d want it to be over with as little effort as possible. 

However, the process could become hectic and laborious if you are doing the following moving mistakes:

Not researching your moving company well enough

How well do you know about the moving company? Make sure to collect details such as their licence, insurance, additional fees, references, and additional services they are offering.

You should not trust the first moving company you come across on the list. Not everyone can be skilled or licensed, especially if you are shifting long distances. 

Failing to know important details about moving companies may cause you to stress about each tiny detail during the process.

Not labelling your boxes

Everything will be chaos once you step into a new home and are unable to find the items you need. The kitchen items, clothes, and everything that you’ve packed in the boxes must be labelled properly. Write on the box with a marker about what the box contains so that you can unpack it accordingly in your new home.

Not labelling the boxes will make you wonder where you stored the essential items. You will have to open each box which not only is a waste of time but causes you stress as well.

And if you have kids, it’s even more vital to label their boxes to find their toys and games so that they will be occupied while you are busy unpacking other boxes.

Leaving things to the last minute

Shifting to a new place can soon become a nightmare if you leave things to the last minute. From discarding unnecessary and broken items to organising what to pack on priority – you have to start the process weeks before the moving date.

Packing and sorting things in each room will take time. Packing is not something that you can throw things randomly into the boxes. When you pack in a systematic way, it becomes easy for you to unpack and arrange at your new home.

Also, if you have kids, inform at school about the transfer, update your new address for all your mail subscriptions, and also tell your boss about your upcoming move so that you can take leave.

Not taking the opportunity to sort through your belongings

Do you wish to take broken and unwanted things to your new home? Certainly not. So, start by looking at each room and keep aside the things that are unwanted and unnecessary. You can throw or donate them before you move out of the house. Doing this will give you fewer things to pack and it becomes easy to unpack and arrange them at your new home.

Most moving companies take care of packing fragile and delicate items, or else, pack them a day before carefully in bubble wrap.

If you have kids, discard the broken toys and games and donate their used and unfit clothes so that you are only packing what’s necessary for your kids.

Not having an essentials bag

Imagine digging out your clothes and toiletries and medicines from the numerous unopened boxes at your new home. It becomes stressful and frustrating to find the essentials needed when you start living in a new place.

To avoid this, pack an essentials bag consisting of clothes, toiletries, medicines, water bottles, etc., so that you have them when you need them immediately.

Pack a bag for each family member so that no one is facing difficulty in finding the items like clothes and brushes.

Always hire professional movers/removalists companies

Shifting is a laborious process that needs a lot of manual work. From packing the things to carrying the heavy objects to the van and unloading them at your new home – you need to do a lot of physical work that can exhaust you if you chose to do the DIY shifting.

Professional removalists know how to pack things and carry heavy things as they have a lot of experience. They can also do it in an organised manner and you will do yourself a favour in protecting your belongings.