Self Moving Tips for Do-It-Yourself Moves
If you’ve carefully weighed your options and have made the bold decision to move on your own, then you should know that it’ll be entirely up to you, and your friends, to pull it through. There are many things to be taken care of before you can call your self-moving adventure a success, such as quality packing supplies, moving equipment, renting a truck, moving labor, etc.
This special selection of DIY moving tips will help you take some of the enormous pressure off your shoulders and streamline the whole self-move at the same time.
Moving to another home is a super-busy and ultra-stressful period during which anything can happen – from unfortunate situations caused by sheer bad luck to wasted time, lost money and shattered nerves as a result of moving mistakes. Mistakes are never fun to make, especially during a critical time like a house move. The good
Moving house can be a very stressful ordeal for a number of good reasons. After all, your savings will be at risk of getting depleted and your prized possessions will be at risk of getting damaged in the house moving project. And as if that weren’t enough, there are so many things to do before
You’re getting ready to move to a new home and the packing process is already under way. And then suddenly, the time comes to pack your kitchen and you find yourself at a loss where to begin. Although usually small, kitchens can be really tough to sort out and pack due to the huge number
One thing is clear – you won’t be able to pack up your things for moving without using the proper packing materials to protect those belongings until they reach the new home. And you’re likely to spend good money on those packing supplies simply because you want your possessions to survive the move in one
GOOD PREPARATION is the secret to a stress-free move. When you’re well-prepared for what’s coming, nothing (or almost nothing) can stop you from having a successful move to another home. When moving house, there are many things you should definitely do (DO’S) to make your move easier, cheaper and safer. Also, there are many things
Packing for a move is a time-consuming and complicated task as it is, so the last thing you’d want is to make things even more difficult for yourself by committing any major packing mistakes. Below we have highlighted 5 mistakes to avoid when packing for a move. More importantly, we focus on how to recognize
As if the stress of moving weren’t enough, organizing a house move is an expensive affair too! While working on your moving checklist, you’ll soon notice that most move-related tasks require money to be completed, and thus the moving expenses will pile up more quickly than you and your budget can handle them. As a
If you’re a book lover, then there is little doubt that you’ll want to take your personal library along when moving to a new home – whether it is just across town or all the way across the country. Moving books, however, is not an easy task (they’re heavy and take up a lot of
Spring is probably the best time of the year to move house for a number of indisputable reasons: the weather is mild (not too cold, not too hot), moving companies charge less than they do in the summer, the availability of top-rated movers plays in your favor, and your chances of selling your home for
Moving to another home is a tough transitional period that will test your ability to make good decisions under pressure. Of course, some decisions will always be tougher than others and will have a direct impact on how you manage your time when organizing the move, how you pack your items for moving, and more
Moving into a small studio apartment will definitely present a number of challenges for you regardless of whether you’re moving into your first apartment or you’re downsizing from a one- or two-bedroom apartment. No matter if you’re a renter or a buyer, living in a studio apartment may turn out to be NOT what you
For obvious reasons, packing fragile items for moving will always remain a challenging task. And for better or worse, there are a good number of fragiles in each home – starting from easily breakable kitchen items (dishes, glasses, etc.), going through delicate (antique) furniture and ending with various electronic equipment pieces, (framed) artwork, mirrors, musical
If you’ve invested in outdoor furniture pieces, then you should definitely want to take those pieces when moving to a new home. The good news is that outdoor furniture can last for many years as long as you take good care of it, and as long as you pack and move it properly. Packing and
No matter how you look at it, property damage when moving house is bad – bad for your emotional equilibrium (annoyance, anger), bad for your health (an overdose of stress, increased blood pressure, nervous breakdown), bad for your time management (lost time in repairs) and of course, bad for your moving budget (repair costs). And
Packing for a move seems like a pretty straightforward and easy thing to do – you just wrap up items in paper or bubble wrap (or both!), and then transfer those items into cardboard boxes. Right? Well, not exactly. Once you actually start packing up your stuff, you’ll quickly realize that a successful home packing
Organizing and executing a house move will definitely put a lot of physical strain on your body and emotional stress on your mind. While working on your detailed moving checklist, there’s no doubt that you’ll have to deal with too many priority tasks at once. However, whatever you do, just don’t let your HEALTH go
Packing for a move is an arduous task that you should initiate very early in the home moving process. Ideally, you want to start the job of sorting and packing up your things without any delay so that you can guarantee its successful completion at least one full day prior to Moving day. Naturally, before
Insufficient storage space can be one of the major issues you may face when you’re preparing to move out. In fact, there are a number of cases when you may decide to put some of your larger household items in storage until you can figure out what to do with them – especially true for
The home moving process is regarded as one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. That’s right – you’ll often hear and read that moving house is stressful, but it’s not until you find yourself packing up your first boxes for a move that you’ll understand the true meaning of it all. Pure
Packing for a move may also include the sub-task of packing LEGO sets for moving, especially when there are children in the house too. Packing LEGOs for a move seems pretty straightforward – you just place the small pieces into sealable plastic bags, throw those bags into cardboard boxes and then seal the containers. In
Whether you realize it or not, the job of packing for a move just happens to be the most time-consuming task when you’re preparing to move out of your current home. And depending on a number of pre-move circumstances, packing may turn out to be the most difficult home moving project for you as well.
