Moving Day Tips

Moving day is finally here!
You’ve been anxiously anticipated it for quite some time, and now here it is. Regardless of whether you’ve chosen to hire the services of a professional moving company or you’ve taken the DIY approach to moving, Moving day is crucial to the successful ending of your relocation story. It is a time when things could get messy unless you’re adequately prepared for its surprises.

How much to tip packers when moving

It’s no secret that packing a house for a move is the most time-consuming and physically demanding task when moving from one home to another. Basically, the packing job can take as many as several weeks to complete when you’re packing your stuff on your own. Only, you won’t always have so many days to

How to use shoulder moving straps

Moving large and heavy items is very difficult – and very risky. You can easily hurt yourself in the process, or damage the piece you’re moving, or cause damage to your property – or all of it at once. To avoid such unfortunate scenarios, you need to be very careful and very well prepared: you

How to use a dolly on stairs

From planning your relocation and finding an appropriate new home to packing your belongings and saying goodbye to your old life, the entire process of moving house is extremely difficult – both physically and emotionally. Moving day, however, represents the culmination of physical hardship. Taking all your earthly possessions out of your old home and

How long does it take movers to load a truck?

When using professional moving services, you expect competence and efficiency – and you’re right to do so. The pros have specialized equipment, extensive training, and rich experience that allow them to work quickly and effectively – so you can rest assured that they will perform your move in the safest and smoothest way possible. Yet,

How to keep kids busy on moving day

Moving is always a challenge, but moving with kids is double the challenge. Preparing for a move is much more complicated when you have children (just think about transferring schools, answering all your kids’ questions and dealing with their move-related anxieties, maintaining your young ones’ routines while taking care of countless moving tasks, etc.) and

How to move furniture into an apartment

There may be plenty of things to be excited about when moving into a new apartment – starting your independent life (if you’re moving out of your parents’ house), starting your family life (if you’re moving in with your spouse/partner), living closer to work, living in a better neighborhood, having a fantastic view of the

How to protect stairs when moving

When moving out of your old house or moving into a new residence, extreme care must be taken to protect not only the floors of the new place, but all the stairs as well. Chances are that your move will already be too costly as it is, so there’s really no need to waste more

Do’s and don’ts when moving in the snow

Moving house in winter, and in particular – moving house when it’s snowing outside is a specific type of challenge that will surely test how prepared you are for a winter move. As you know, moving in winter has some indisputable advantages thanks to being the off-season of the moving and storage industry – for