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An Ottawa Moving Company’s Hacks for an Efficient Move
By TLC Moving & Storage · Published 13 November 2020
A few small packing and moving-day hacks keep your stress down and your efficiency up: declutter first, pack heavy items in small boxes, measure doorways for big furniture, and label the hardware and cables.
Why small hacks matter on a move
Who knows the best moving tricks and tips better than a professional Ottawa moving company? Moving is stressful, this isn’t news. Planning and executing an efficient move doesn’t happen overnight; it takes time, attention to detail, and patience. However, with a few small packing and moving day hacks, you’ll be able to keep your stress levels down and your efficiency levels up.
Five habits make a move run faster:
Declutter before you pack
Never over-pack a box, and put heavy items in small boxes
Measure doorways before moving day
Bag and label screws, bolts and cables
Sort out parking and access for the movers
What moving hacks cover, from decluttering to parking
Moving hacks are small packing and moving-day tricks that keep your stress down and your efficiency up. These cover five parts of a move: decluttering, packing boxes, moving big items, the small details like hardware and cables, and getting ready for your movers.
An efficient move takes time, attention to detail and patience more than special equipment: a home decluttered before anything is packed, boxes that are never over-packed, doorways measured for the big furniture, screws, bolts and cables bagged and labelled, and parking and access sorted out for the movers.
Out with the old, in with the new
Moving into a new home is a new beginning; it’s a great time to declutter and sort through old belongings to donate or sell. Dedicate a few days in your moving plan to getting rid of the stuff you don’t use anymore. Not only will you now have more room for new things when you move into your new home, but you’ll also have fewer things to pack.
Less clutter also means less work for you and your Ottawa moving company on moving day. It’ll be easier and faster to pack and unpack the truck and move things around.
The best way to pack your boxes
Imagine you or a member of your Ottawa moving company team pick up a big box that you’ve packed full to the top, and suddenly, it bottoms out. It’s easy to get carried away when you’re packing a big box, but if you’re not careful, it may be too heavy or not be strong enough to hold all of the items.
The best packing hack is to never over-pack a box and always pack heavier items in smaller boxes. Leave the bigger boxes for small and light items.
Moving big items
Oversized items, like furniture, pianos, and workout equipment, are a bit more challenging to move. If you have a lot of big items to move, it’s best to hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out. They can ensure that your items are handled safely and prevent you, your friends, or family from possibly getting injured.
Secret hack alert: If you can, measure the doorways and other entry points in your new home before moving day so that you can ensure your furniture and other oversized items will fit.
The small details
From experience, an Ottawa moving company can tell you that it’s always the small things that get overlooked. Keep hardware like screws and bolts for stuff like furniture or curtain rods organized in labelled bags to prevent losing them or getting them mixed up.
Before unplugging and packing away electronics, take a quick picture of how and where the wires are plugged in. Separate the cables and cords into their boxes or bags and label them so that your Ottawa moving company knows where to leave them. Such a small detail will have you thanking yourself later when you have a bunch of different coloured cords to sort through and plug back in.
When hiring an Ottawa moving company, help them help you
Finally, if you hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out, there are some small things you can do to make the process even more efficient. Sort out details like parking and accessibility for the movers and their truck ahead of time. Make sure you’re all packed and ready to go when the movers show up and keep valuable items with you instead of packing them away.
If you use these small hacks when preparing for your move and use a moving checklist you’ll be surprised at how easy, efficient, and stress-free moving can be.
Questions about moving with TLC
How should I pack heavy items?
Imagine you or a member of your Ottawa moving company team pick up a big box that you’ve packed full to the top, and suddenly, it bottoms out.
How do I move big furniture?
Oversized items, like furniture, pianos, and workout equipment, are a bit more challenging to move. If you have a lot of big items to move, it’s best to hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out.
How can I help my movers on moving day?
Finally, if you hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out, there are some small things you can do to make the process even more efficient. Sort out details like parking and accessibility for the movers and their truck ahead of time.
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