Selling and buying at the same time - Moving

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MessedUp said:

if you hire  a removals company, do they usually do things like reassemble the bed ? or just put the parts of the bed in the bedroom? or dont beds get disassembled in the first place?

Depends what you paid for, I stipulated I wanted certain pieces of furniture reassembled when I booked. Beds will be disassembled to move them as will dining room tables. If you haven't asked for reassembly don't assume it will be done, they may have another job to go to.

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pinkteapot said:

Soot2006 said:

Best money I ever spent was full packing & furniture service with my removal people. 

I say this every time it comes up on here. My first move after leaving home was with mates and a van. My second was with a proper removal company. The four or five since have always been removal company + full packing service. When you're spending thousands, or even tens of thousands, on the buying and selling process, the £400 ish for them to pack is incredible value. You can live in complete normality till the day before the move, then they swarm in and pack your whole house in a day while you just stay out of the way.  

When I moved back from overseas I had a full packing service, the removalists recommended it to ensure compliance with shipping and customs rules which I was clueless on so it seemed like a good idea. They turned up with an industrial 2 metre long role of bubble wrap, I have never seen anything like it. The cost of the packing materials alone made the service worthwhile.

Soot2006

pinkteapot said:

Soot2006 said:

Best money I ever spent was full packing & furniture service with my removal people. 

  You can live in complete normality till the day before the move, then they swarm in and pack your whole house in a day while you just stay out of the way.  

Like locusts!

In fact they advised me to put anything I didn't want packed into my car, which was good advise as EVERYTHING was packed. Our rubbish bin moved to the new house with the rubbish still inside it (I was going to take out the bag last thing, but it was already gone), the toilet paper went into a box, everything went unless I put a red sticker on it for it to stay, like curtains and a few things included in the sale. Spectacular and Stress-Free!

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Vasquez65 said:

Removal guys don’t normally assemble furniture,  I suppose you can pay for a service like that though.   Beds usually go together quite quickly,  I’d keep any bolts and tools in my car on moving day to save faffing around looking for stuff and make it my first job after putting the kettle on. 

I had quotes from 3 different companies a few weeks ago and ALL reassembled beds and sofas as standard. NOT things like wardrobes for that you’d have to pay and of course sign a waiver in case they broke it. Guess some might be different. Ours unplugged our washing machine, moved it and then reconnected it the other end. For no extra...