Moving
Suggestions from an Expert.
The average American moves to a new home 13 times in a lifetime.
When it's time for you to pack up and go, check out the following
suggestions:
- Not everyone hires a professional mover. On average, do-it-yourself
movers can save up to 50 percent on cross-country reallocations,
and up to 30 percent on local moves.
- If your company is paying to relocate you, you shouldn't have
to worry about the cost. But watch closely to ensure that everything
the movers handle is boxed, tagged and delivered carefully.
- Packing is usually included with trucking costs. But even if
you don't opt for the big moving van, you can hire professionals
to help pack and load a rental truck.
- Most moves are made between May and September (and usually
during last 10 days of the month). Big moving companies and rental
truck outfits price accordingly. If you want to save, pick a different
date, and ask for the off-season rate.
- Start organizing and packing well in advance of your actual
moving date—a month is not too far ahead if you're moving
your entire household.
- Keep your own inventory of everything packed, whether you're
moving yourself or hiring a moving company. Mark all boxes with
their contents; inventory labels can be purchased at stationery
stores or from moving companies.
- Moving companies and truck rental outfits also can be a good
source of supplies. Many rent or sell hand-trucks and dollies,
strong cartons, moving blankets, and unprinted newsprint paper
for wrapping, blocking and filling carton space around breakable
objects.
- Rent-a-truck dealers have charts that equate the size of their
trucks with the size of rooms and their typical contents. Tell
them you have a living room, dining room and two bedrooms, and
they'll roll out a vehicle that can carry it all.
- Truckers and movers provide free information booklets-filled
with professional tips and tricks like these-that can help you
pack, ship and move with confidence.
If there is anything we can do to help you, please let us know
by contacting us or calling us at (206)
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