Top Tips for House Removals in Devon
Moving house is an
exciting time – the anticipation of your new home, a new start, maybe a new
area and new experiences, especially with the thought of an exotic locale and
the overseas removals experience. However, even with all that excitement, most
of us will draw a sharp intake of breath, when someone mentions packing. What’s
staying? What’s going? What’s going into storage
?
The logistics can seem overwhelming, but that’s where experts like Rose
Removals come in. As the leading removals company in Devon, we’ve compiled some
helpful tips to make your move as smooth as possible.
1. Many hands make light work
This is the time
to get your friends around. Pretty much everyone has had to move at some point
and if they haven’t yet, they will in the future, so you can promise to repay
them at a later date. Some tasty snacks and a cool beer at the end of the day
will also be enough for your good mates to pitch in and help with the packing.
Delegate different tasks so that they’ll feel a sense of achievement rather
than aimlessly wandering room to room in search of things to bubble wrap.
Organisation goes a long way here if you have a few people to help sorting and
packing.
2. Make a “necessities” box
When you reach
your new place, there are some items that you’ll want out of the box first, so
rather than rooting around, get a big black marker and write NECESSITIES on the
side of one box, and make sure that the essentials are in there. Some recommendations
for this are your kettle, mugs and toilet roll. You can also put in a couple of
plates, some blankets and cutlery (particularly a knife – to cut through the
wrapping!) so that you don’t have to go through tons of boxes looking for
things on your very first night. Also have the teabags, milk and sugar handy so
that you don’t have to nip off to the shop – your other half may not thank you
for it!
3.
Colour
code all your boxes
Colour coding may
seem like a silly idea at first, like child’s play (It can be a good task to
assign to the older kids) but it will make your life so much easier when moving
to your new home in Devon. Simply code the boxes per room – i.e. blue for the
bathroom, green for the kitchen, red for the bedroom etc. Most packing boxes
are brown but you can add coloured tabs or sheets. This is also helpful for moving
companies so they know which box goes where in the new place.
4 .
Don’t
overpack boxes
You may want to
use as few boxes as possible but it’s not really going to work out well for
anyone. Packing materials are built to withstand a certain weight, and you
don’t want your precious goods falling in the street because the box is
overloaded. Overpacked boxes can also crush smaller ones, so just add a few
more to be on the safe side.
5 .
Designate
rubbish bags
If you decide to
use black bags for packing items and rubbish, make sure you know which is
which! Avoid a situation where someone throws out some personal items like
clothing, thinking that it’s to be thrown out!
North Devon Removals Company
One of the longest
established removal firms in Devon, Rose Removals can assist with house
removals, commercial removals, shipping and storage. Simply call us on 0800 655
6020 or email info@roseremovals.co.uk.
