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We are moving house next month. does anyone have any tips on how to make my life easier?
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The first answer by Ummmm is sound advice. Start packing now.
Get as much done early as you possibly can. Leave out the bare minimum needed to live.
Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you don't need. It gets easier once you have made a few decisions, and after a while you get pleasure out of binning stuff or sending it to a charity shop.
Get as much done early as you possibly can. Leave out the bare minimum needed to live.
Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you don't need. It gets easier once you have made a few decisions, and after a while you get pleasure out of binning stuff or sending it to a charity shop.
13:20 Tue 08th Dec 2009
yes.. my tip - when you start unpacking once in the new house - prioritse only what you need.... Bed, all made up, food for the night and kettle and clothes for the next day - everything else is not a priority..
That way if you get nothing else done or have any problems - at least you have the necessities for that night!
That way if you get nothing else done or have any problems - at least you have the necessities for that night!
if possible I would write more on the box of whats in the box or just wrote for example kitch, garage, lounge on the boxes but also number the boxes in each room and have a list where you write down the number on the box and what is in the box. I kept finding that there was like 10-20 in some rooms all labeled kitchen or lounge for example and that is not enough information really when your trying to find something and have to open every box.
Use socks, clothes and bedding to pack breakables.
For any large items measure to make sure they fit in and out the room otherwise you will have to change plans over remove doors from frames
Go down your local store for extra boxes aldi and lidli do very strong fruit and veg boxes and extra large light boxes.
Buy tons and big black sacks to bin items you dont need and cover items so they dont get wet, to label these bags use written on duct tape or masking tape.
Argos are doing 20% off plastic storage crates until end of today the £11.96 for 4 and the best ones and it means you can store items away after you move, they are wipeable and weather proof ..good to move electrical gadgets and things you dont want getting wet.
If you can transport breakables of valueables in you own car to stop the removal people losing,stealing or trashing them.
Try the wrap up furniture legs and corners as these always get all chipped.
Use socks, clothes and bedding to pack breakables.
For any large items measure to make sure they fit in and out the room otherwise you will have to change plans over remove doors from frames
Go down your local store for extra boxes aldi and lidli do very strong fruit and veg boxes and extra large light boxes.
Buy tons and big black sacks to bin items you dont need and cover items so they dont get wet, to label these bags use written on duct tape or masking tape.
Argos are doing 20% off plastic storage crates until end of today the £11.96 for 4 and the best ones and it means you can store items away after you move, they are wipeable and weather proof ..good to move electrical gadgets and things you dont want getting wet.
If you can transport breakables of valueables in you own car to stop the removal people losing,stealing or trashing them.
Try the wrap up furniture legs and corners as these always get all chipped.
I agree with society.......I moved house 3 years ago and paid the removal company for packing and transporting....they were brilliant.
Everything was packed in huge cardboard boxes all clearly labelled as to where they'd originated. They brought in and assembled cardboard wardrobes and just put my clothes in on the hangers.
At the other end they unpacked everything, hung all my clothes up, re-assembled the beds etc, and put all the crockery and kitchen utensils iaway n my new kitchen.......easiest move I've ever made and well worth the extra money......I just sat and watched them.
Everything was packed in huge cardboard boxes all clearly labelled as to where they'd originated. They brought in and assembled cardboard wardrobes and just put my clothes in on the hangers.
At the other end they unpacked everything, hung all my clothes up, re-assembled the beds etc, and put all the crockery and kitchen utensils iaway n my new kitchen.......easiest move I've ever made and well worth the extra money......I just sat and watched them.
The first answer by Ummmm is sound advice. Start packing now.
Get as much done early as you possibly can. Leave out the bare minimum needed to live.
Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you don't need. It gets easier once you have made a few decisions, and after a while you get pleasure out of binning stuff or sending it to a charity shop.
Most people only have big clear outs when they move house, so take this opportunity to streamline your belongings. Look at each thing and ask yourself if you have used it in the last six months, and if your life would be poorer without it.
Either take regular trips to the recycling centre and charity shop, or if the situation is bad enough hire a mini skip (or even a full sized skip)
You will be amazed how many cardboard boxes you fill, so if you can find a cheap or free supply of strong boxes, do it. Buy loads of parcel tape, and a marker pen to write on the boxes. Make sure each box contains stuff for the same room in the new house, and write it clealy on the outside.
Leave a list out to write down who needs to be advised of of your new contact details, and keep adding to it as new people come to mind.
Get as much done early as you possibly can. Leave out the bare minimum needed to live.
Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you don't need. It gets easier once you have made a few decisions, and after a while you get pleasure out of binning stuff or sending it to a charity shop.
Most people only have big clear outs when they move house, so take this opportunity to streamline your belongings. Look at each thing and ask yourself if you have used it in the last six months, and if your life would be poorer without it.
Either take regular trips to the recycling centre and charity shop, or if the situation is bad enough hire a mini skip (or even a full sized skip)
You will be amazed how many cardboard boxes you fill, so if you can find a cheap or free supply of strong boxes, do it. Buy loads of parcel tape, and a marker pen to write on the boxes. Make sure each box contains stuff for the same room in the new house, and write it clealy on the outside.
Leave a list out to write down who needs to be advised of of your new contact details, and keep adding to it as new people come to mind.
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