Moving tips
Summer Moving Tips to Minimize Stress and Maximize Efficiency
By TLC Moving & Storage · Published 15 June 2020
Summer is the busy moving season, so start early: declutter and pack well ahead of your date, line up care for your kids and pets on moving day, and repaint and prep your old place before the big day.
Three summer moving tips
Three things make a summer move easier:
Start the moving process early to save costs
Find things to keep kids and pets occupied around moving day
Prep your old, and new, place as much as you can
What a summer move involves
A summer move falls in the busy moving season, and most of the work happens before the truck arrives: collecting boxes, packing materials and tape, sorting and selling what you no longer want, packing the winter clothes you won’t need until January, arranging care for kids and pets on moving day, and repainting or touching up your old place.
Why starting early saves money on a summer move
If you start the decluttering and packing process early, you could very well save a lot of money. For example, if you know that you’re moving in August and it’s only June, then you can slowly start collecting boxes, packaging materials and tape. Having a lot of lead times means that you can slowly sift through and sell the items that you no longer want.
Take your time to pack up the winter clothes and sporting equipment that you won’t be needing until January. If you wait until last minute to get organized and start packing, then you won’t have time to do most of these things.
It’ll be a rush and you’ll have to quickly buy the moving boxes and materials that you’ll need, and you’ll be stuck moving junk that no longer serves you. A summer move to another city is handled by long-distance moving.
Find things to keep kids and pets occupied around moving day
Around the time of your moving day make sure that you don’t neglect to make arrangements for the care of your childrenand pets! If you don’t have relatives in the neighbourhood where you’re moving to or from, then perhaps you could call upon a good friend to help out.
It might be the ideal time to arrange that playdate, or even better, a sleepover for the little people in your life. If on your moving day in Ottawa you have a friend who’s always offering to take your pet for a walk, call them and take them up on the offer. You’ll want to put all your attention on making sure that your move goes smoothly.
Prep your old, and new, place as much as you can
Our final moving tip is if you’re able to, and you need to, re-paint and touch up your old place well in advance of your moving day. If you’re renting, sometimes a landlord will ask that you re-paint to the original colour before you move out, in order to get your damage deposit back.
If you’re able, we suggest doing this in the month leading up to the big moving day. It’ll be one more thing taken “off your plate”, thereby resulting in a moving out process that’s more organized and less stressful.
Questions about moving with TLC
How can I save money on a summer move?
If you start the decluttering and packing process early, you could very well save a lot of money. For example, if you know that you’re moving in August and it’s only June, then you can slowly start collecting boxes, packaging materials and tape.
What should I do with kids and pets on moving day?
Around the time of your moving day make sure that you don’t neglect to make arrangements for the care of your childrenand pets! If you don’t have relatives in the neighbourhood where you’re moving to or from, then perhaps you could call upon a good friend to help out.
When should I repaint my old place before moving out?
Our final moving tip is if you’re able to, and you need to, re-paint and touch up your old place well in advance of your moving day. If you’re renting, sometimes a landlord will ask that you re-paint to the original colour before you move out, in order to get your damage deposit back.
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