Here are five moving mistakes you need to avoid

We all, at some point or another, have to move home. Some move a lot, others will move just once in their life, and if you’re in the latter category, it’s likely that you’ll make common moving mistakes.

To help ensure that you avoid them and enjoy a nice, smooth move, we’ve put together five tips.

Not taking measurements – You must make sure that you measure the space in your new property for furniture. You don’t want to manoeuvre couches and wardrobes into your new home only to find that they don’t fit.

Make use of a tape measure!

Not bothering to label – When moving, you’re going to find that all of your belongings are scattered about in boxes. Which is fine for transporting them, but when unpacking it can be a real nightmare to find the stuff you need.

That is, unless you label each box. So, if you’ve unpacked the bathroom into one box, label it ‘bathroom’. It’ll make unpacking a whole lot easier. Not to mention quicker.

Buying cheap packaging – If you’re looking to save some money, you may think buying cheaper boxes to transport your goods is a wise idea. Trust us when we say, it isn’t.

You need to make sure that your belongings are safe in transport, and the only way to do that is to purchase sturdy boxes, plenty of bubble wrap, and some air pillows. Much better to be safe rather than sorry.

Doing it on your own – If you’re moving into a property on your own, you may think you can orchestrate the whole move solo. We don’t recommend trying it. Moving is stressful. There’s a lot to think about. Don’t try and balance everything without some help.

Here at Pers Removals we aim to make moving easy. We’re affordable too! Give us a call today to find out more.

Not filing paperwork – You undoubtedly have a ton of paperwork that needs to go with you on the move, but all that paper work is scattered throughout your home. Spend an afternoon getting it all together and filing it away for moving day.

Sure, moving day can be really, really stressful. But if you take your time and avoid these five common mistakes you’ll be fine.

Good luck!

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What Our Clients Say

‘This is just to thank you and your team for the fantastic service during my move from Crouch End to Bexley. Everything was packed beautifully and the crew who moved me were fantastic, remaining friendly and good-humoured throughout. The piano was successfully moved from the first floor and everything arrived intact. It was really worth having the packing service as well, and my stress levels were kept well under control, so well done!’

19th May 2013
‘Excellent company – gave me a really good price and fantastic service. We had the full packing service on the Monday, then they finished packing, and moved us on the Tuesday – on time and on schedule. Kav even had five guys on the job, on the Tuesday morning, which kept us on schedule. No breakages, everything was well packed: highly recommended.
We’ll be moving again in the next year, this time with a piano – we hope to use Pers Removals again!’

24th June 2013
‘Three charming chaps arrived to move my piano from Maidenhead to West London. They took time to plan the moving process and communicated well with each other. They had several steps to cope with inside the house, and a few outside. I was expecting the piano to be bumped about – but not at all. Such care was taken – the piano could have been a newborn baby and would have come to no harm! Now that I have found Pers I will definitely use them again.’

8th January 2014