How you should prepare your home for moving house

Whether it is to help with the procrastination or anticipation of a big move, preparing your home for a removals company like Nightingale can help take a huge weight off of your back when the moving day approaches. The purpose of this blog is to help if you don’t know where to begin.

Organisation

When beginning the moving process it is recommended to start off with organising your items, preferably by room, so that it is easier to keep inventory later on for what you will be bringing to your new home.

• Sort through all of your items and decide what to keep and what to donate or sell.
• Keep an inventory on the items that you have decided to take.

As well as bringing in some potential extra money, sorting through your items will help to quicken the process of moving if there is confidence in what you are selling and keeping. In addition to this, it can help to reduce the overall cost of your quote if there are less items that need to be taken.

Keeping an inventory is beneficial for helping to keep track and helping to prevent anything from getting lost during the move. Similarly, it will help to shorten the time it takes to unpack and settle into your new place.

Packaging

In the moving process, boxes are one of the most important factors to consider when packing your things properly. Depending on how they are approached, you can save time and stop stress throughout the moving process.

• Use high-quality boxes to prevent breakages
• Ensure you have appropriate packaging materials for fragile items

High-quality boxes are important for maintaining the quality of any items during a house move, and will make it easier for Nightingale to store if there is confidence in being able to stack the boxes. If you are in need of quality packing materials, Nightingale can provide you with these free of charge.

When preparing for a move, it is important to label all the boxes for many reasons. Labelling boxes will help you stay organised when preparing your items for a move, helping to reduce time for both you and your removal company. In addition to this, it helps Nightingale to understand what boxes of items need to be loaded in what order – for example, movers would not want to stack fragile items anywhere that could cause them any damage.

Following this, it will allow you to easily find what you are looking for if you are in need of a particular item all of a sudden.

What’s more, labelling by room is particularly helpful for quickening the process of unpacking at your new home.

If you are either too busy or not confident in your ability to pack for your new home effectively, Nightingale offers their very own professional packing service. This service can help you wrap and pack your items to ensure their safety in their journey.

Furniture

Moving furniture has the potential to cause the biggest hassle when relocating. However, with the following recommendations in mind, it can prove to be simple and stress-free.

• Furniture disassembly
• Keeping any screws and bolts together in labelled bags

Furniture disassembly is highly recommended when preparing for a house move, as it will make the loading and unpacking process quicker and easier. Furthermore, disassembly will help to prevent any unnecessary damage from happening during the move, like getting furniture caught on doors or other tight areas.

Keeping labelled bags of important furniture parts are also important for reassembly not being a problem later on.

Nightingale Removals & Storage are aware of how stressful a move can be. For help with your move, get in touch with us today to make your moving process run smoothly. Call us for free on 0800 0371 013, or request a free fast quote by following the link.