All My Sons Moving and Storage of Austin has accumulated numerous moving tips along the years of performing relocations, residential moves and office moves. This article will list some of them in no specific chronological way, these tips are completely random, but will help you throughout the stresses of your next move. If you live in the Austin area, remember to book your moving day with the expert movers of All My Sons of Austin. We have countless years of experience in moving and have a great reputation not only amongst our clients but also within our industry. Just ask around!
1. Find a professional moving company that will work around your schedule and fit your moving needs. Make sure you get a fair price too.
2. Tell your moving company if their movers will have to deal with any special issue like your condo association rules, an elevator, stairs and so on. This will help them prepare accordingly for your move.
3. Ask if your moving company will take care of padding some of your furniture and appliances.
4. To save money, pack your belongings yourself.
5. If you need tools in order to disassemble some of your appliances or electronics, borrow them from a friend. Don’t go out and purchase a new toolbox, chances are you won’t have to do this again for quite some time.
6. Make sure you ask your moving company for all the upfront costs so you won’t have any surprises later.
7. If you have children, talk to them about the move. If they’re involved right from the start, they’ll feel more secure about everything. Remember, a move might mean that your kids will have to switch schools, make new friends not to mention live in a new house and new neighborhood.
8. Save all your bills that revolve around the move itself. You’ll have important contact information on there that you might need one day, plus, depending on the type of move it is, some services might be tax deductible. Check with your accountant.
9. If you’re moving far away from your old neighborhood, you might want to retrieve the family’s medical records so that you can later on transfer them to a new doctor.
10. When your packing boxes, keep in mind that you don’t want to not fill them up enough but at the same time you don’t want to over-fill them. In both situation, they just won’t hold up throughout the entire move.
11. Pack a box or two with some items that you’ll be using during the first few days after moving day. Everything will still be in boxes in different rooms around the house and you don’t want to spend an hour looking for your toothbrush or medication.