Tips for Choosing a Mover
Once you've made the decision to hire a professional moving company for your upcoming move, there are a number of factors that should play a role in your decision making process. Price will always play a role in this process, but don't allow it to be your determining factor. When it comes to moving, you pay for what you get and having your items make it from A to B safely should be paramount. Below are a few tips that you should include in your evaluation process when choosing a mover. Get Multiple Quotes This is important, especially if you've never hired a professional mover before, because it will not only provide you with the landscape of what pricing looks like, but it will also give you an opportunity to interact with a few different companies. These companies that you receive quotes from should not just spit out a number at you either. They should be willing to interact with you and learn as much about your move as possible. This will help you understand the mover's attention to detail and what your level of comfort will be with them (after all, you are letting them move all of your stuff!). They should also be willing to provide you with an in-person estimate if you prefer having them come to your home and do a walk-through. Your moving estimate will be most accurate if the mover is able to see with their own eyes [...]
6 Tips for a Successful Office Relocation
As you embark on planning your next office relocation, we hope these tips will assist in the process. Moving is stressful. Moving an entire office of people without any issues arising is near impossible. Choosing the correct partners to work with as you go through this process and having a strategic plan laid out will make life much easier. Use our tips below as a guideline as you begin your planning. Start Planning Your Office Relocation Early Planning ahead and not waiting until the last minute is the most important suggestion we can make for a succesful office relocation. It takes months of planning and coordinating to lock down all of the necessary details. You should also determine a budget for your move. This will come into play when it's time to choose a moving company. For a small office move, start planning atleast 3 months in advance. For a medium to large office move, begin the planning process atleast 6 months in advance. Having this lead time will allow you to handle all of the small details that come up as you get closer to moving day with ease. Give Your IT Department 3 Months to Plan Your IT department is going to need ample time to ensure you have a smooth technical transition from one office to another. Try to give IT atleast 3 months to coordinate and plan the technical side of the move. This includes everything from backing up [...]
How to Choose Moving Boxes for Your Next Move
As you prepare for your upcoming move, one thing that you must consider is what type of moving boxes you'll need to safely transport your belongings. Most professional moving companies will have recommendations for you on how many and what type of moving boxes you need. If you're looking to go with a low budget route, swing by your local liquor store (seriously, people use their free boxes for moving all the time). Below are the different types of moving boxes we recommend our customers use and what purpose each box is best for. Small Box (16 1/2 X 12 5/8 X 12 5/8) The small box, otherwise known as a book box, is very versatile and should be used for any smaller heavy items. These boxes are hard to overload, which is a good thing when moving. They are perfect for books, records, photo albums, CDs, video game consoles, magazines, tools and pantry items. We suggest adding atleast 10 of these boxes to your moving supply list. Medium Box (18 X 18 X 16 1/2) Make sure you grab a couple of these boxes for each room that you are moving. These medium boxes are great for linens, towels, clothing, small appliances, kitchenware, toys and much more. These boxes are ideal for mixing both light and heavy items together. That'll help prevent having any box that's far too heavy to lift and you won't risk the bottom of the [...]
Winter Moving Tips
There are number of ways that you can ensure that your Winter moving experience goes as smoothly as possible. Below are a few Winter Moving Tips that our team has accumulated over the years that can help you in preparation for your Winter move. Shovel a Clear Path This one seems pretty obvious, but its often a detail that gets forgotten in the hectic nature that moving can create. Shoveling a clear path from the entrance of your home to the location that you have secured for the moving truck to park is key. Make sure that this path is not just a walking path, but wide enough for furniture to be comfortably carried down. We would suggest 4 feet wide if possible. Also make sure you shovel a clear path to any other entrance to the home that may be used during your move. This could be your basement door, or up the stairs of your back porch to a rear entrance. Cover all of your bases so that you aren't costing yourself time and money by having to shovel on moving day. Protect Your Floors Protecting your floors is at the top of our Winter moving tips list. It doesn't matter if you have brand new hardwood flooring or rug, you want to protect them. When moving in the winter months it is unavoidable that your movers shoes will contain moisture, snow and very likely salt from the sidewalks as well. Because it would be impossible to [...]