Tips To Ensure Success in A DIY Move

Moving is inevitable like death and taxes for most of the people. Moving from one home to another is a time consuming task. You are going to have plan, execute and cleanup. Due to the level of difficulty involved in the process of moving, most of the people prefer hiring moving companies because they get the job done in an efficient manner. But this option is not a very cost effective one for most of the people. This is the reason that a lot of people consider going with the option of DIY move.

Now, it is worth mentioning here that a DIY move is never a convenient one. There are the pieces of serious puzzle that need to be arranged. But with clear thinking and proper planning, the entire process becomes quite convenient. In this article, we are going to discuss the ways you can ensure success in a DIY move.

Start quite early

Moving is going to take a lot of time; and it is going to be more than what you may be thinking. Typically, it is ideal to start preparations 4-6 months before the moving day.And if you have to shut down the utilities, you need at least 8 weeks.

This is the time in which you have to plan everything to accomplish the move successfully. You will need to allocate budget for packaging supplies. The moving checklist is going to be a longer one. Therefore, it is quite essential to start working on that checklist well ahead of time.

Clean, organize and downsize

You might be surprised with the amount of items you have in your home.You only get to know about the existence of this much bulk when you plan on moving because that’s when you have to count and organize everything. And that’s the time when you get the opportunity to decide what to keep and what to sell or discard. A few weeks ahead of the moving day, you can stage a garage sale to sell of the items which you think you are not going to need in the new home.You can even consider giving away those items in charity.

Never skimp on packing supplies

Young couple unpacking cardboard boxes at new home.Moving house.

Remember, packing is the most important and major task in the entire process of moving. After you have decided about the items which you are taking with you to the next home, you have to make sure that you pack them well. For this purpose, it is quite important to get enough packing supplies to ensure proper packing of everything.

First you will have to get as many moving boxes as you can. Of course you are going to have to calculate regarding the number of boxes that you are going to require. Based on the types of items that you are moving, you will have to get appropriate cushioning supplies.

Pack a bag of essentials

You are not going to want to unpack anything in the first day after you have moved to your new home. You will just want to head to the bed and sleep. But then, there are many items which you are going to need. These are the essential items which include clothes, toiletries, oral hygiene products, and personal hygiene items. You can pack these items in a separate bag which you can name as ‘essentials bag’.

Color code everything

If possible, visit the home you are about to move to ahead of time and attach the color tags with the doors and entry points. Note down what color has been given to a particular area. You can use that information while packing your items for the moving. You can attach color codes to the boxes to make it easier for you to bring the boxes to the exact areas they belong to.

Rent a moving truck

Since it is a DIY move, we are talking about managing everything on your own. To move your items, you are going to have to hire a moving truck. You will have to count and calculate the boxes. That will help you determine the area required by the boxes in the truck. This information can help you go for the truck of right size.

Moving truck Tetris

The area inside the moving truck is quite big but it is still a limited area. If you are not placing the boxes in the right way, you might run out of the space. That’s where you need to think of the process of placing boxes in the truck as a game of Tetris. You can literally get to work the family members who love to play Tetris.

While placing the boxes, you have to make sure that you are placing the box tightly but they shouldn’t be too tight. To protect furniture, you are going to have to use the padding. And while loading the items, load the heavy items first.

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