Moving House Old Style

Penelope_Penguin

nikki_angel wrote:

If there has already been a thread for this, please point me in the right direction if you can

Take a look at Moving Home Old style I'll merge this later.

Good luck in your new home!

Penny. x

nikki_angel

Cheers Penny! x

ifonlyitwaseasier

clean the top of the kitchen cupboards, the powder drawer in the washing machine, behind and under things that don't normally move,

get lots of strong boxes and bribe friends/family with the promise of beer and pizza once they help you move

good luck!!

VenusFlytrap_2

Hey Nikki

I've moved 8 times in the last 9 years (for various reasons, hoping to stay put for a bit now!) and totally back up what others have said about making sure the kitchen is spotless and cleaning all the little nooks and crannies of the cooker, extractor fan, washing machine, inside and on top of cupboards etc.

I was charged £25 for a 'professional' cooker clean after leaving the last house I rented because there was a tiny bit of black, burnt on grease that I missed on one of the centre rings of the gas hob - you know the black disc the pan sits on? You could hardly see it, I wasn't too impressed as I'd spent hours scrubbing the bloody thing and thought I'd done quite well with it, considering it was pretty old and well used when I moved in. Letting agents can be so fussy!

Give the rest of the house a good scrub down - all the windows and frames, all woodwork and doors, skirting boards etc. Don't need to spend a fortune on expensive cleaning products, I did the whole house with Stardrops (and bleach for the tougher jobs in the kitchen and bathroom) and the same fussy agent who charged me £25 for the cooker said the place looked and smelled cleaner than when I moved in - this is after having a dog and 3 cats rampaging in there for 6 months, was well chuffed cos I hate cleaning and am certainly no Flylady!

Not got many tips for packing, am still rubbish at it even after moving so many times, but definitely keep a box of essentials handy at all times and write on the outside of boxes what's in them/what room they're for and if they contain anything fragile. Use packing as an opportunity to have a clear out as well - sort stuff as you go and chuck away/charity shop anything you don't want or use anymore and you'll have less to move and less clutter in your new home.

Good luck and hope everything goes well for you!

nikki_angel

Thanks for the in depth post VFT! x

Gigervamp

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

In terms of cleaning, remember to do the things that normally get forgotten, as they're the things that they check in order to dock your deposit. Skirting boards, door frames and the extractor fan in the kitchen - they were all checked when we moved out. Thankfully I'd done them, the agent was most surprised that I'd cleaned the extractor fan and replaced the filter (and not a bit disappointed that they couldn't fine me for it ). Dusty lampshades/light fittings is another thing they pick up on, and cobwebs. I also got some brownie points for febreezing the curtains - they weren't washable so I gave them a spritz and it really freshened them up. Obviously check first in an inconspiculous area though

I remember years ago when hubby and I moved out of a flat, I scrubbed it from top to bottom and in every nook and cranny, and yet the bloomin' landlord docked some of the deposit because he said he had to get a cleaner in. :mad:

Mind you, he also used to just *pop by* to check on the place without giving notice too.

To the OP, I think eveyone has mentioned all the things that I would have said, so I'll just wish you luck on your move.

tooties

Hi all,
we are moving house in 10 days and we are
looking for advice on the smoothest and most old style way of moving . all tips gratefully received
thank you in advance
regards

Linda32

Smoothest way, make sure you label everything, especially where the kettle is or the wine, depending on what you prefer.

Take a meter reading when you leave your old house and when you get to your new house.

Hire a removal company who know what they are doing, don't try to do it yourself. Pay the experts.

Find out what happens with your freezer, do you have to run it down.

Keep a notebook with you to write down everything you think off in the next 10 days.

alec_eiffel

Having just gone through the stress of moving house I have to say the moving aspect of things was one thing we didn't save money on, we had a fully packed service and it was amazing. I just can't see how "smooth" and packing/moving everything yourself can go together. All we had to do was provide some biscuits, make the coffee and watch the experts.

mummyslittleboy

I took a box in my car with the kettle,sugar,tea,coffee,cups a teaspoon packet of biscuits and toilet roll so that they were all to hand when we got the other end.

I packed myself and so wish I had a packing service it seemed to take me weeks.

If you are doing it yourselves ask on freecycle for boxes, make sure you do all your meter readings when you leave and when you arrive at new house.

We moved 140 miles and we got some big companies in to quote then approached smaller ones and got cash prices we saved over £900 doing this which meant we had money we needed to start decorating when we moved.We were still covered under there insurance, and the one thing that did get broken they gave me the cash for there and then to replace it and were very apologetic.

Goodluck with your move.