Moving home tips - anything over and above the usual?

kinger101

Have you used it in the last year?  Will you use it again?  Then get rid of it rather than cluttering up your new home.

kinger101

Brie said:

 - DON'T FORGET THE TIN OPENER!!! 

Surely your mean corkscrew!

Skiddaw1

kinger101 said:

Brie said:

 - DON'T FORGET THE TIN OPENER!!! 

Surely your mean corkscrew!

That's exactly what I was going to say!

zagubov

Hire packers to pack everything (except for a few necessities/valuables).

RHemmings

Maahes said:

RHemmings said:

Declutter declutter declutter. Before moving day. Did I say it often enough? Declutter. 

When we moved after living in the same place for twelve years we took 115 bags of declutter to the recycling centre.

For my house before last, I had a big skip. And, I had to maximise taking things to the local recycle centre when it filled up. 

Even today, a couple of months after my most recent move, I've been going through things and throwing away stuff that I bought with me. 

And, I did declutter to quite some extent before moving. 

Brie said:

In your box labelled "kitchen" also state "tea" so your teabags, basic cutlery, UHT milk, sugar, local pizza place menu, paper towels, mugs.  Or if you are like my OH and decided to pack us an easy supper of a pack of buns and some hotdogs in a tin - DON'T FORGET THE TIN OPENER!!! Opening a tin with a screwdriver and plyers is not easy.  

Can you get to the house before the movers with cleaning supplies?  Place we moved to was pristine but the place we moved out of was, shamefully, not.

When I went to stay with my fiancee, I found there was no tin opener. I asked how she opened tins, and she put the tin between her thighs and cut it open with a huge heavy looking knife. The next day I went to buy a tin opener. 

SuzeQStan

Get rid of any furniture you don’t have attachment to prior to moving which should
make the move easier/ cheaper.

Within 1 year of our last move we had replaced virtually all furniture we’d paid good money to move as it didn’t work in our new place. 

Also try to sell any white goods like fridge/washing machine etc to your buyer. And try to negotiate free fridge/washing machine from your seller.  These things never work right after they have been moved anyway.

cymruchris

tealady said:

Make sure a set of bedding for all beds plus a change of clothes per person are packed separately. Once the beds are in get beds made. Nothing worse than working all day then having to make a bed before you climb into it.

Got this one nailed - fresh bedding, new quilt, pillows, towels all in one box - and then the box taped around with bright orange tape so I can spot it easily

cymruchris

RHemmings said:

Declutter declutter declutter. Before moving day. Did I say it often enough? Declutter. 

I've been doing that for a while - still have the equivalent of a large Luton van I think though.

cymruchris

Robin9 said:

Old bit of carpet for both properties to minimise dirt/wet traipsing in 

That's a good one I hadn't thought of - don't have carpet - but I'm sure I can think of something to put on the floors if the weather is wet (which knowing Wales it will be).

cymruchris

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Get all of the furniture in the correct room first, then all of the boxes in a garage (preferable), or a spare bedroom. 

Take one box at a time to empty. If there are any boxes left after 6 months, think about whether you actually need the contents.

Kettle, Hoover, bedding, cleaning supplies and basic wash kit with you in a car.  Don’t forget to turn the fridge on after the required settlement period.

Don’t put anything in the attic (except Xmas decs).

Planning to use the lounge as I don't currently own a sofa or easy chair - I do want to make sure that the movers get the beds and chests of drawers upstairs - I can manage everything else I think.