Finding a new house that meets your needs is hard enough on its own without the moving process can easily send you spiraling if you’re not properly prepared. This is why it’s important to arm yourself with the necessary knowledge needed to predict and handle any possible predicaments that may occur. This is why we’ve compiled a list of some of the most common challenges you may face while moving and their proposed solutions. Keep them in mind when planning for the big move to make the moving process a little less stressful.
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Too Many Items To Pack
A common problem that most homeowners don’t foresee is having too many items to pack. The packing process can be quite exhausting, but when you have thousands of belongings to pack, you’ll find yourself bringing a lot of useless clutter into your new home. To avoid packing unnecessary junk that will just take up valuable space in your new home, take the time to sort through your belongings before you start packing.
Go through your closets, attic, basement, and garage and decide which items to pack and which ones you’ll leave behind. Identify the items that you haven’t used in a while and sort them out into piles that will be donated, thrown away, or may even be sold. You’ll be surprised how much this can reduce the number of items you need to pack.
Losing Your Essentials
Packing is probably the most problematic step in the whole process. Once you’ve narrowed down which of your belongings you want to bring into the new home, you’ll still be left with quite a lot of items to pack, which can be very overwhelming, understandably so. This is where you decide whether you want to hire professionals to relieve yourself of the whole burden or power through and do it yourself.
Whatever you decide to do, start by packing the most essential items separately into a carry-on bag. The bag should include anything you’ll need easy access to, such as your toothbrush, a change of clothes, your medications, your phone charger, etc. This will make your first day at your new home a lot easier since you won’t have to unpack the entire boxes to get to the basic supplies you need for the night.
Damaging Your Valuables
If you decide to do your own packing, make sure you have your packing materials ready. You’ll need plenty of boxes, tape, newspapers, markers, and lots and lots of bubble wrap. Now, the key to a smooth packing process is to plan ahead, decide which room you want to start with, and start packing one room at a time. And don’t forget to label the boxes as you go.
With all the things you’ll be packing, it can be easy to forget that some items like your flat-screen TV, for example, may need special care. To ensure a stress-free moving process, always remember that valuable and fragile items need to leave the house in the same way they came in. When it comes to specialty items, bubble wrap is your best friend. Carefully wrap each item individually before you pack it into a box and consider placing styrofoam into the boxes for extra security during transportation.
Be careful not to pack your extremely valuable items or your critical documents with the rest of your belongings. The types of items that need to be packed separately include your jewelry, antiques, silverware, birth certificates, passports, school records, etc. Carefully puts these items away first, and always make sure that you know where they are at all times during the moving process. If you’re hiring a moving company, it’s best to put these items on a “do not move” list and just bring them into the new home yourself to keep them safe.
Finding A Reliable Moving Company
From packing and loading to transporting and rearranging, hiring a reliable moving service that will take care of everything for you. Unfortunately, finding a company that you can trust can be extremely difficult, mainly because many people have a bad history with so-called reputable companies.
If you want to weed out the truly professional movers from the bad ones, you’ll have to do a little research. Before you choose a company, look for websites that offer a relocation comparison between different companies in your area to make sure you get the best service possible. Customer reviews are also a great indicator of whether or not a certain company will live up to its promises. These steps can guide you in finding good and trustworthy service that won’t destroy your belongings and your sanity along with them.
Losing or damaging items during the transportation process is another very common problem. To counter that, find a trusted moving company that will offer you some sort of insurance or guarantee that they will compensate you for your belongings in case of damage or loss. This can also be verified through the customer reviews about your chosen company.
Difficulty Adjusting to Your New Home
Last but not least, after you’re done with the moving in and moving out conundrums, you might find yourself unable to adjust to your new place, especially if you’ve relocated to a completely new environment. In that case, there are really no shortcuts to avoid these difficulties. You need to give yourself time to adjust and settle down both physically and emotionally. Do not get impatient with yourself. It will take some time, but as long as you show interest in discovering the new environment, you’ll be just fine.
Moving to a new home comes with its share of anxiety, chaos, and exhaustion; there are too many things to take care of and a high probability of them going wrong. Whether you’re relocating a few blocks or many miles away, the moving process can be quite stressful and time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re about to relocate, look out for these common challenges and keep these tips in mind to ensure a smooth and pain-free moving process.
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