Pre-Move Tips

The preparation stage of a move is often the period that predetermines whether a relocation experience will end up being an outright success or not. The moving preparation is all about careful planning and impeccable organization. It is also the time when clever moves are rewarded greatly, while wrong steps could cost you dearly.
Follow these great Pre-move tips for a much better relocation experience.

What to look for in a moving contract

If you’ve chosen to use professional moving services for your forthcoming relocation, you’ll need to find good movers – licensed, experienced, and trustworthy – and sign a moving contract. This may seems like a mere formality (you’ve already reached an agreement with your chosen movers, after all), but it’s very important that you carefully review

How to lift boxes correctly when moving house

For better or worse (understand worse), heavy lifting will always remain an inseparable part of the house moving process. The thing is that even if you’ve made up your mind NOT to move any heavyweight furniture pieces and household appliances to the new home, you’re still going to have to lift heavy boxes (correctly!) and

How to pack board games for moving

Board games are omnipresent. Therefore, it’s fairly safe to say that there’s hardly a household without a few board games stacked up somewhere regardless of whether there are any young children in the house or not. And when you yourself are getting ready to move out, sooner or later you’ll get to your own collection

How to recognize a lowball estimate from movers

Moving is quite an expensive affair, so when planning a relocation, you will certainly be looking for efficient ways to cut down the moving costs. And since cheap movers provide a great chance to save on your move, you will probably be hunting for affordable moving services. So, when you get estimates from several moving

How to move without furniture

A successful house move always comes as a direct result of making all the right decisions when it matters the most. Of course, some move-related decisions will always be more critical than others – for example, your choice NOT to sort out your shoes before packing them cannot possibly affect the household move the same

How to pack curtains for moving

One thing you may not realize amidst the whirlwind of move-related activities during your house move is that one of the very first things you’ll have to do when you step into your new home is to hang the curtains so that you can get your privacy. You don’t know your neighbors yet so until

Top 10 reasons to move to Texas

Why is everyone moving to Texas? Seriously though, how many people you know have already moved to Texas? You’ve lost count, haven’t you? The Lone Star State has a lot to offer to anyone who’s decided to move there: a booming economy, an expanding job market, affordable housing, low cost of living, a rich culture,

5 Things NOT to pay for when moving home

The process of moving from one home to another is as expensive as it gets – there are moving costs and expenses waiting for you at every turn. And when you know that your hard-earned money is at risk during your own move, the overall stress of moving is likely to keep increasing until it

How to pack with bubble wrap

Without a shadow of a doubt, bubble wrap provides the best possible protection for delicate, fragile, sensitive or just any easily breakable (oddly-shaped) items from scratches, dents, breakage, as well as any type of damage due to excessive vibrations or shocks during transport. Together with packing paper, bubble wrap should be the other major packing

10 Tips for moving as a single parent

The task of moving to a new home is pretty tough even for couples who are not raising children on their own. And for single parents, moving house is quite a serious challenge to overcome. Most single parents lead extremely busy lives and moving to a new place will put extra stress on the family,

10 Things you must know about interstate movers

Organizing a cross-country move by yourself is too risky, dangerous and inefficient to be a valid option for you. In those cases, you’d be better off hiring a top-rated interstate moving company that offers affordable yet high-quality services. While considering your moving options, you may need more information about professional interstate movers so that you

How to pack drawers for moving

When you’re moving furniture with drawers, one of the inevitable conundrums will be whether you need to empty the drawers before packing up the furniture pieces for moving. It’s a fair question – one that, unfortunately, does not have a straight answer. Leaving the drawers full will save you time and will leave more space