MOVING TIPS AND best PACKING TIPS FOR MOVING

You can undoubtedly find the best answer after talking to friends and family, neighbours, and relatives who have recently moved.

Another way is inquiring on social media like Facebook and Twitter.

You can also search and check out the moving companies’ reviews on the internet. Looking at their rating is not just enough. You also should check how many people rate good and how many rates are weak. Also, it would help if you read the moving company’s replies.

You must provide all the details and the moving challenges for your moving company. For example, imagine you provide comprehensive information, yet you did not mention your piano. Then, on your moving day, your company arrives with no piano pallet.

As the second example, your loading zone might have height restrictions, and you did not inform your moving company. Consequently, they arrive with a moving truck higher than the loading zone. As a result, they should park in another area, and the time of your moving services and moving cost might increase.

It depends on the season and date of months and the housing business.

Moving companies always are busier at the end of the month. Also, as a general rule, they are regularly more active in summer than in winter. However, in 2018, our moving company in winter was as busy as summer because of the housing business.

Therefore, it is a good idea to call your moving company at the beginning of the month to arrange your move.

Answering this question emphasizes communicating with your moving company. Generally, it is optimal to restrict the moving time, NOT more than 6-7 hours. As you know, after lifting heavy items for 6-7 hours, the movers will not be working efficiently.

Most of the time, 2 to 3 movers can complete your move. However, sometimes, you might need more movers. For example, if you move many boxes and your current location, or destination, has many stairs, the move takes longer.

We recommend you ask your moving company to attend and see if your move is complicated. After seeing your place, they can then coordinate the appropriate moving truck, several movers, and other details.

• Inform your building of your move. You need to notify your building manager ahead of time when moving out of or into strata. Many facilities require the elevator is reserved ahead of time. Failure to do so results in hefty fines in many strata.
• Provide a proper parking spot for your moving company. Sometimes you need to contact the city to reserve a parking spot for your moving truck.
• Make sure the building manager knows about any damage to the wall or properties before the movers start.  When moving, inspect the buildings with managers to determine all existing scratches or damages on walls or floors. Sometimes, missing even one single small mark can cause trouble. We recommend taking pictures of these damages.
• On day-time-saving dates, make sure you are on the same page with all moving companies, especially your building concierge.
• Avoid any possible injury and damage with the pictures on the wall. Remove the images and paintings on the way, and remove the nails or hooks before your moving day. You can also ask your movers to do it first on a moving day.

We strongly recommend you clean and dry your barbecue before the moving day. As you know, barbecues contain liquid fat and dirt that might stain your carpet when moving. We, at Metro Vancouver Movers, cover the carpet when moving. But, leaking greasy liquid from the barbecue may sometimes seep through the carpet cover and leave a stain.

It is essential to keep the liquid bottles together, mark the box and show the direction with an arrow. Before packing the bottles, cover the bottles with an extra layer of packing material. Liquid leaks may make mark furniture or even cause irreparable damage. For example, if bleach leaks on any fabric couch, it destroys the couch permanently.

  In Metro Vancouver Movers, we put a garbage bag inside the liquid boxes before closing the boxes. In the case of leaking, it protects the other items.

It is better not to ask movers to move the propane tank, for example. It is also better to pack material like bleach well before moving or finding another way to move them.

Sometimes, you might get significant damage by moving that hazardous material. For example, if you do not pack bleach properly and inform movers about that package, the packing might leak on your new couch or cloth during transportation time. So it is better to avoid sending the following material with moving trucks

• Corrosives
• Ammonia
• Gasoline
• Bleach
• Propane tank
• paint
• Kerosene
• Explosives
• Fireworks

You might think about how to pack for a move? or what is the best way to pack up your house when moving?

• Use uniform boxes for packing. We advise using our free plastic moving boxes to make your move easier. They are excellent, especially when you are moving in the rain.
• Keep the contents of each box under 44 lbs or 20 kg. Apart from damage, heavy boxes make the movers tired quickly and decrease the mover’s efficiency.
• Use small boxes for dense items like books and larger boxes for lighter things like clothes.
• Tape and secure all your moving boxes if you are using cardboard boxes. Taping boxes prevents losing any small items. It also helps the movers stack, carry, and pack the boxes faster and easier.
• Moving boxes with coloured stickers make their move to the right place more comfortable.
• Pack fragile items like dishes with wrapping, packing paper, bubble wrap, cardboard.
• Avoid using newspaper as packing material as it leaves marks on the dishes or items.
• Place very delicate items in the middle of boxes to avoid any possible damage on the side of your moving boxes.
• To balance the weight of your moving boxes, pack clothes and fragile items in the same box.
• Sometimes people move their small items and hire a moving company to move furniture. In these cases, try not to block the mover’s path by placing the little things in their way.
• Do not leave some items for packing on moving day. It wastes a lot of time.
• Movers cannot use their hand trucks or dollies properly for moving loose items.
• The packer inside the truck spends more time securing them to avoid damage.
• Empty the drawers; it is not good to leave some items unpacked inside the drawers even though the drawer is not heavy.
• In the new place, movers should move them many times around to stay intact.
• Separate and remove unwanted items or materials. They make the moving process longer and moving expenses more expensive.
• Make sure you place the phone and car keys in a secure place.
• keep your pets away on your moving day
• Ask your children not to stay on the way the movers are moving items.
• Avoid moving your piano. Leave it for professionals.

This part of moving tips is one of the most asking questions in the moving business. Many different elements and factors may change the time of the moving process. The best solution is to ask your moving company to see your place before your moving date.

As we explained in moving tips, many different factors affect the moving time and moving cost. For example,

• How many boxes are at your place?

• How ready are you? Do you still need to pack when the movers are moving the items or wholly done?

• Are you living in an apartment or a house?

• If you are in an apartment,

  • How far is the elevator from your place?

  • How far is the elevator from the truck?

  • Does the truck have a designed loading zone?

• What kinds of furniture do you have?

• Do they need too much attention to packing, or are they simple things?

• How many items do you have that need to be disassembled and assembled again?

• Is your elevator locked for your move?

You can control your moving time and moving expenses by making everything ready.