Topic: Preparing for Your Move

Flooring is expensive to replace or repair. If you live in a rental, scratching, chipping or denting your floor could cost you your security deposit. If you own your home, flooring damage could make it harder for you to sell your home… or even force you to sell it for less. Whether you’re moving into…

Letting go of outdated, unneeded or expired possessions is at the top of many people’s to-do lists. It’s also one of those tasks that can be such a headache that it never gets checked off those to-do lists. The perfect time to tackle this job is while you’re preparing for a move. After all, you’re…

Planning a move is a complicated process. With so many plans to set, calls to make and things to organize, it can get overwhelming fast. The stress of moving worsens considerably if you’re moving long distance. Suddenly you have to do everything from hundreds or thousands of miles away from where you’re going. Pulling off…

Bad luck and moving emergencies happen. That’s an unfortunate fact of life, and especially of moving. Something unexpected always happens. The unexpected and moving emergencies don’t have to derail or endanger your whole move, however. You can prevent moving emergencies from radically altering your moving plan… by expecting them! Preparing for possible emergencies before you…

Not all furniture is equal, especially when you’re moving. Some furniture is light, easy to transport, and easier to handle. Some furniture… isn’t. When it comes to your especially fragile, cumbersome, or easily-marked furniture, the process becomes more complicated. How do you move these things without damaging them? How do you get your heaviest items…

Most people don’t take very good care of themselves while they’re moving. There’s so much going on that it’s easy to let proper nutrition and hydration fall by the wayside. Resist the urge to use a drive-through for every meal or to skip mealtimes altogether! If you eat right during your move, you’ll feel better…

Moving furniture can be exhausting and even dangerous work. Furniture moving gone wrong can also result in damage to the furniture. If you’re planning a move in the next few months, these tips can help you move your furniture without doing damage to yourself or your possessions. 1. Use Furniture Pads Furniture pads are one…

By the time your moving date arrives, you may feel like you can’t possibly put any more items on your relocation checklist. By this point, you will likely already have hammered out the details in your home and work arrangements, utility agreements, travel itinerary, and other fundamental logistics. But have you considered moving truck parking? Some…

You may find yourself making endless lists, tying up countless loose ends and packing boxes on boxes of belongings while you prepare for your move. And despite your best efforts, things can still fall through the cracks. That’s why we’ve created a list of things that our customers commonly forget to pack and do before…

Many of our previous blogs refer to the best ways to plan in advance every aspect of your move. Although it’s ideal and convenient to have endless time to plan your next move, people experience the opposite circumstances all too often. Different situations might require a sudden or unexpected move. For instance, if your next…