Top Tips for the Best Move

How can you make this your best move yet? This isn't likely your first time lifting, carrying, and transporting everything you own from point A to point B. But you can make it the easiest, most efficient move to date. If you're not sure how to improve your move, take a look at the top tips to follow.

Hire a Professional

This is the easiest way to make your move almost effortless. Whether your to-move haul is too heavy to lift without help, you have awkwardly shaped items, you have an injury that restricts movement, or you're just not a fan of moving, a contractor will do the work for you. This gives you time to focus on anything else in your life (such as your family or your job) or just relax.

Choose a Full-Service Move

A mover can do more than lift, carry, and transport your belongings. A full-service contractor can provide the packing materials you need (such as boxes, crates, packing paper, bubble wrap, and labels), box or crate your to-move haul, and organize everything for you. This means you won't need to waste time ordering packing products online or spend the day loading everything into boxes. 

Not only will a full-service mover save you time, but they may do a better job packing than you would. Movers are experts in the packing process. The contractor's knowledge and experience provides them with the skills necessary to select the best packing materials for each item and securely pack everything into boxes, bins, creates, or bags.

Declutter Your Home

The less you need to move, the easier the process. Instead of packing items you barely or rarely use, declutter them. Recycle, give away, donate, sell, or throw away items that you don't need. This leaves less to pack, lift, carry, and transport.

Organize Everything Ahead of Time

A clear organizational strategy can help you to make this a smooth move — whether you choose a full-service mover or not. Before you can effectively organize everything you own, you will need to choose a strategy that works for you or fits your needs. This strategy could include:

• A room-by-room approach. This strategy requires you to start in one room (such as the kitchen or the bedroom). You will group together like items, place them into containers (if you don't have a full-service move scheduled), and label everything by room.
• A size-by-size approach. Group similarly sized items together. You can place several smaller-sized items into one box or container and leave the larger pieces out to move solo.
• A mixed-weight approach. You don't always have to place like items together. Organize everything by weight to create easy-to-handle container loads. Too many heavy items in one container could break a box or damage a bin.

Complete your organizational steps at least a few days before the movers arrive. This gives you time to assess the approach, make changes, and even create a packing inventory to use during and after your move.

Get Excited for the Move

Your move isn't a task or duty to check off a list. Go into your move day with a positive attitude and outlook. Get excited for the move and focus on your amazing new home (instead of thinking about the hard work necessary to get there).

If you're struggling to motivate yourself, plug in your favorite playlist, get up, and start your day with a pre-move dance party. This is also an easy way to help younger children to feel more comfortable with or excited about a move.

Do you need to hire a professional mover? Contact United Moving & Storage for more information.