Moving an establishment is never an easy task. Excitement and stress tend to build up throughout the process. But proper planning and having a few tactics up your sleeve can set things in motion.

But getting the basics right is important.

No outsider knows your things as well as you. The first step is classifying and labelling the fragile items and other knick-knacks that can be easily lost during the move. Creating a list to tally with after the move has been successfully completed is the best way to account for the different articles in the house and the things that the movers should handle with care.

You can make the difficult task a tad easy, if you follow some steps until the moving company takes over.

  1. Start early and pack the unnecessary

Day-one of your packing can make you anxious about the non-essential items which you don’t want to move to the new house. If you start your packing process early, i.e. before the moving company takes over, you’ll only have the essential things that you need in your new house. The non-essential items can be packed away before the movers come and start packing. You can take advantage of the extra time to purge some of your stuff. By doing this you’ll save the hassle of taking the non-essential things to your new house. The non-essential items can then be packed away for donation, trash or garage sale.

  1. List and label

You might feel accomplished when you see all your things packed, but finding out which box carries what article can be quite frustrating when you’re setting up the new house.

To make unpacking easier, keep notes of what has been packed in each box. Create a list and assign numbers to each box specifying what content is in them. Label each box with a number so that you can tally with the contents of the list. Labelling correctly is crucial if you are unpacking and setting up the new house simultaneously.

  1. Hire a mover

Factors such as time, money and complexity of the move compel most to hire a moving company. If you’re moving across town, a self-move may make more sense than if you’re moving across the country. If you muster up the courage to move by yourself, do not miss out on expenses like distance, gas, and manpower. 

If you’re moving across the country, hiring movers makes more sense than driving to-and-fro the destination. It isn’t just economically taxing, but also physically tiring. Hiring movers won’t just buy you time, but also prevent any breakage during transit.

  1. Set a budget

You can decrease your budget by reducing the number of items you’re moving. This can be accomplished by packing or giving away the non-essential items for your new house. This will not only reduce the surplus load, but can also reduce the number of vehicles that’ll go into moving the amenities of the old house into the new. It’s an important step to keep you on track financially and to know how much your move will end up costing you. 

It’s better if you can get rid of nostalgic things and embrace the present.

  1. Unpack according to the list

You must’ve created a list of your things when the movers started packing and labelling. Now is the time to keep the list handy as you unwrap and arrange things in the new house. By the end of the task, you can figure if something is missing or misplaced. When all is checked and ticked off, voila! Your new house is ready!