Moving Tips - Page 22

When you decided to drive and create a cross-country road trip around your long-distance move, you didn’t realize you may get bored.  Listening to the radio, watching the same DVDs on an endless loop, and observing your family ignoring each other by focusing on their phones and other electronic devices gets old and doesn’t lead to bonding.  Instead of continuing on this monotonous route, shake things up with our list of games to play on the road while long-distance moving. Check Your License Plates While you’re en route to your…

The temptation to find used moving boxes for your upcoming move is unbelievably great.  They’re free, readily available if you charm the grocer the right way, and your parents always reused boxes.  Plus they could be adorned with cool logos displaying your favorite beverage or pretty images of tropical fruit.  What’s not to like? However, reusing boxes increases the risk of losing or damaging beloved items or even contributing to avoidable injuries from an overstuffed, collapsing box falling onto your foot.  Let’s open the lid on why it’s better to…

Although your moving company should guarantee that your furniture and household items arrive without delays, circumstances beyond their control can happen.  Even with the most reliable moving company and confirming each moving detail with them, some delays just cannot be prevented.  Not all delays are their fault, either, but you still must know the most common ones.  While you wait for your moving van to show up, read our moving blog about delays and tips on how to deal with them. Sorry, Wrong Address Now, this may seem silly, but…

An unlikely entry for the most dangerous job is being a mover.  Movers risk life and limb when transporting your furniture and household items.  If you plan to help move your belongings to your next home, you could succumb to injury if you’re not careful.  In order to protect you from unnecessarily hurting yourself, let’s uncover what the most common moving injuries are and how to prevent them. Back Injury Almost the first body part you think of potentially damaging when you’re moving heavy and awkward furniture and moving boxes…

For decades, you’ve been living at your beloved house with your family.  However, kids grow up and leave home to build their own lives, visiting on holidays and occasional weekends.  Suddenly, the house feels empty and enormous, but you’re not ready to call the moving company.  Amid ever-increasing bills, staying in your home may require you to find a housemate to supplement the cost.  In this moving blog, we’ll explain why you should get a housemate instead of moving out. Help with Costs To run a large household efficiently requires…

When vacating your residence on moving day, you should leave the home “broom-clean”.  What this loosely means is sweeping up and leaving no trash behind after the movers empty the home.  Although some people claim this type of cleaning isn’t necessary, it’s a sign of respect and courtesy.  Leaving it dirty could jeopardize the sale or cause the buyers to ask for cleaning funds or the landlord to refuse to return the security deposit.  So start packing up your cleaning supplies and find out why you should hire a cleaning…

In the past few years, the trend to successfully sell your home is to have it professionally staged by a staging specialist, real estate agent, and even enterprising sellers with design aspirations.  Staging your home to appeal to buyers involves sprucing up your home by decluttering, painting, and moving in furniture and accents that complement your home -- similar to homes featured on HGTV -- but don’t detract from showing off the bones of your house.  Living in a staged house can be challenging, but see how these survival steps…

Buying a home with a pool brings the luxury of a resort or club right to your own backyard.  Imagine sunning yourself by the side of the pool, then taking a quick dip to cool off…

Long-distance moving or moving to an unfamiliar area is scary enough without worrying about your health.  Unfortunately, medical issues arise when you least expect them.  You could break a bone, develop a relentless toothache, or need…