Moving Home

declutterqueen

Hello,
Does anyone have any tips for moving home?? We are moving again!! and wondered if there is any tips that any of you guys could give me to make the move easy.
Thanks

ormus

hire a transit van

vivatifosi

Personally I prefer to pay for a moving company to the stress of self moving so I'd say, get a mover in.

However the most useful thing I found when I was moving was the "help I'm moving" website which has brilliant checklist to help you along the way, including one of all of the companies and organisations that you will forget to tell otherwise and others that show you where you should be and what you should be doing. Have a look here:

http://www.helpiammoving.com/moving_house/checklists_for_moving_home.php

Sagz_2

Best tip: don't take your junk with you!

I've moved home 6 times in the last 30 years and after the first couple of moves I realised that I'd stuff that I'd not looked at since I moved the last time.

Don't be sentimental, it's just stuff, so chuck it out and save yourself some time (and maybe money).

shegar

Best advise is always be minimilistic , that way you dont ever hoard crap, so less to move....!!, quicker,cheaper,

declutterqueen

Thanks guys, I am off to look at that website and defo start throwing stuff away or give it to charity
x

bobhawke

Get friends and family to help. Pay them with a BBQ / party afterwards.

Quenastoise

Have one of the boxes labelled "priority". In that box put essentials like toiletries/food/kids bedtime routine stuff that you are going to need on the first day/evening that you arrive in the new house. That way, you can still have a cup of tea/have breakfast/put LO to bed even if you are surrounded by unopened boxes.

Give plenty of notice to the PO for the change of address - it won't kick in immediately.

Don't forget closing and opening readings for water/gas/electricity.

Good luck with the move, hoping you have many happy years in your new home

declutterqueen

good ideas .. thanks

Ebe_Scrooge

I'd agree with the above. An extra thing to have handy is a torch - if the electricity has been switched off at the consumer unit when you arrive, or there's a fault you weren't aware of and a fuse blows, you probably don't know where the consumer unit is yet - it's not fun trying to hunt around in an unfamiliar house by the light of a mobile phone ( been there, done that !! ).

The only other thing I would say - if you have kids, if you're able to leave them with a friend or relative on the day of the move ( and maybe even overnight ), this can make it all a lot less stressful. Also gives you a chance to get their beds ready for them.

Dave_C_2

Cannot agree more on the "don't take junk".

If you kept it "just in case" and haven't used it for a year then throw it out. Be ruthless as it means packing it, transporting it, unpacking it and storing it at the other end.

If you are moving a long distance, make the time and do some sight-seeing in your local area before you move. You won't get another chance!

Dave