Tips For A Stress-Free Move
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We all know that moving house can be very stressful, so The Store Room’s Leicester self storage team have put together a list of tips which should make the process a whole lot easier!
Pack A Moving Day Box
This box should have everything that you will immediately need to use when you move in before you start unpacking. It should contain necessities to get you (and everyone who is moving) through the first day and night. Things to include are cutlery, toiletries, loo roll, phone/laptop chargers, drinks, and snacks – maybe even your kettle so you can get some milk and have that first cup of tea!
Having an essential ‘moving day box’ (or boxes depending on how many essentials you have) will mean that you have easy access to everything you need, and you don’t have to rummage around 10 different boxes trying to find some forks for your takeaway!
Transfer Utilities
You can usually arrange to transfer your services roughly a month in advance of your move in date, and can arrange for them to start on the exact day you move. This means you don’t have to turn up and start trying to organise your water, electric, or broadband, and you can just focus on unpacking and making your new house a home!
Change Of Address
You can set up a Mail Redirect Service at the post office to ensure that none of your mail is sent to your old address. Additionally, you can send out change of address cards to your family and friends (or just drop them an email to be more environmentally friendly)!
Sort As You Pack
The worst thing about moving is realising how much stuff that we have accumulated. Try and start your packing process early, and start by packing the things you can live without for a short while (for example the items in the garage). While you are going through each room try to categorise all your items into packing, selling, donating, and binning piles. That way you won’t need to organise this when you get to your new home.
It can also be helpful to clean things before you pack them so that when you unpack them in the new home, they are ready to be used immediately.
Take Pictures
Despite moving home, you may love how some of the things in your previous home were organised. For anything that you want to be the same in your new home, like a photo wall or display shelves, take pictures of it. This will mean you can just quickly refer to the picture and recreate it, rather than spending hours trying to get it ‘just right’.
Become A Top Organiser
As you pack each box you should number it and make a list of everything that’s inside – this means when you move in and suddenly remember you need a certain item, you can check your list and see exactly which box it’s in rather than having to sift through them all.
Packaging Tips
- Don’t stack plates, instead put them on their side like vinyl records
- Use colourful packing materials for smaller items so they don’t get lost when you are going through boxes
- Colour code boxes for each room – you could use colourful stickers, or different coloured pens for each room
- Tape screws, mounting frames and other item specific tools together so they don’t get lost.
More Pictures
If you are renting, take pictures of your old empty home and your new home before you have any of your belongings in there. That way you will have a record of the condition you left it in, in case of security deposit disputes or property damage.
Use Self Storage
Many people use self storage in the lead up to moving home by putting items which they don't need access to into storage, which means that on the day of the move the work load is massively reduced. You can then move the items from storage to your new home at your leisure.
The Store Room has facilities in Leeds, Leicester, Bradford, Preston, Salford and Rotherham, so come and see us for any of your self storage needs, and we will be sure to help!
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