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LONG STAY - Moving Tips
 
General Tips
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Tips on Moving Pets
Tips on Moving Plants
Tips on Local Moving
How to Pick a Mover
A Renter's Obligations when Moving Out
 
 
Local Moving Guide
 
Any of the moving companies you choose to use will send a salesperson (estimator) to your house to provide you with a free estimate. The estimate should include a separate amount for the movers themselves, vans, packing, materials and insurance. It should also include the address you are moving to if possible. If you are not sure of the address you are moving to the day your estimate is made, your guaranteed price will be subject to change based on conditions at your final destination such as the number of stairs, the distance from the truck to the front door, and the accessibility of your destination for a large van. If possible, always have the estimator view your new place of residence before they make their final estimate.
 
Choosing when to move
 
Picking the time of year, month and day of the week can be very crucial in your move. Most people choose to move during the summer months when their kids are out of school or during vacation. Moving companies need to hire seasonal help to meet this increase in moving. This means that inexperienced movers are often hired during these busy months. This problem also exists during the end and beginning of each month when everybody's lease is up, and on Fridays when people take off work. Also, if your move should only take about half a day, hiring movers for first thing in the morning is recommended.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the middle of the month are the best days to move if you have not planned ahead. By Thursday, the best movers are getting tired from the last three days of tough jobs and on Fridays, all the good movers are usually allocated to the customers that planned ahead.
 
Few Reminders:
 
Make sure you always have someone watching the movers while they are packing and loading your items.
   
Make sure you are familiar with the neighborhood before the day of the move. You want to make sure there is room for the truck in front of your new home.
   
Make sure you have warned the movers of any stairs they will have to climb, or if there is an available elevator.
   
Let the mover know if there are time restrictions on when you are allowed to move. Many apartment buildings will not allow you to be moving after 5 PM.
   
The building owner may ask the mover to see insurance certificates in case any damage is done to the building. Make sure they have these papers.
   
Make sure you have all supplies that will be needed for the move. If the mover has to go get more, your price will go up and time will be wasted.
   
Make sure all of the packing you are doing yourself is complete prior to the day of the move. You don't want to have the moving company wait for you to finish.
   
Make sure you have thoroughly planned out the whole move. Have you checked all closets and storage units for items that need to be moved? The less surprises for the mover the better.
 
 
   
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