Able2 Movers Furniture Moving Tips

Furniture Removal Tips

• Make sure you book your removal company well in advance , at least 3 weeks for Friday/ saturday
• Pack as early as possible once your date has been confirmed.
• Organise a garage sale BEFORE you shift– you’d be amazed how many people shift ‘stuff’ only to ditch it later.  Or instead of putting unwanted items in the bin, why not give them to charity … or find a good home for them?
• Label contents of all boxes … designate a room to unload to  
• Take cuttings of your favourite plants from the garden to take with you
• Organise to redirect mail, read the power meter, notify your phone company
• Check with your insurance company if you want comprehensive insurance or if going into storage

Plan Ahead

This may seem obvious, but the most important factor to a stress free move, is to be organized. So start early say 2 – 3 weeks beforehand, pack into boxes as much as you can and as soon as you can. Set out a minimum amount of crockery etc that you can make do with, and then pack the rest. It is easier to live without the fine china for a few weeks, than it is to be still packing as the removal men are carrying your furniture out of the door

The best boxes are a consistent size- approach your local supermarket and score some banana boxes. They are robust and easy to carry. And FREE 

Another suggestion is large carry bags from the $2.00 shop or some people have bought wool press bags however these are very big and can get heavy quickly – ideal only for clothes.

How Many Boxes Will You Need?

The Invisibles yet seen every day. Books CD’s, wardrobes, shoes, toys, linen, crockery and cutelry. This is one of the harder parts of calculating your quotation as unless you have moved previously or are already packed and raring to go it can be difficult to estimate exactly how many cartons or boxes you will need. 

We have found that the best way to do this is to estimate your cartons on a room to room basis, as opposed to attempting to make a ‘guestimate’ at the end.

By this we mean as you are walking around your home and listing your furniture and belongings try to visualize contents of cupboards and loose items in piles and then count how many piles you think there will be for each room.

 While banana boxes are in our opinion the best way to transport your belongings safely, we do not insist that these be used, but in terms of your estimate please be sure to inform us if you are estimating banana boxes or other size boxes as this will affect your quote. If you are still a little uneasy about estimating your carton needs, when you come to complete your inventory, work on 6 – 10 boxes per room

DON’T overfill boxes so that they can’t be closed off- we need to be able to stack to the roof of the truck to get all your stuff in! Better an extra couple of boxes than over full ones.

A larger removal carton is the same size as the old wooden Tea chest, which are approximately 435 x 410 x 600mm. You can see various types of cartons available through  www.kennards.co.nz .

Electrical items like TV’s [especially Plasma] and computers are best packed in their original boxes if possible.

Packing Hints

1. Always use genuine removal cartons of similar size and shape; this will assist the removal guys to load efficiently.
2. Use larger cartons for bulky items like kitchen pots, pans and crockery. Make sure you use plenty of paper around fragile items.
3. Use smaller boxes for heavier items like books, records and tins of food.
4. Don’t overfill a box, and always tape the top and bottom of the cartons.
5. Don’t have open boxes, we can’t safely pack and protect your goods ie we can’t pack on top!
6. Wrap fragile items with bubblewrap or paper, soft linen can be used to fill gaps and mark the box fragile.
7. Use a room numbering system on each box to indicate where you want the boxes put.

Moving Day Time Savers

1. On removal day, move vehicles out of driveway half an hour before truck eta and advise affected neighbours to do the same.
2. Place boxes handy to where truck will park, or you can help by taking smaller items to the truck.- this saves us time and you money.
3. Disassemble beds, desks etc before move. Keep screws and bolts in a plastic bag or container.
4. Don’t water pot plants for three days prior to move.
5. Disconnect washing machine and let drain so no loose water spills inside truck
6. Keep your kettle and cups, coffee and milk handy
7. Leave food in fridge until removal truck arrives; they will indicate when to empty it.
8. Put signs up in new house  Bedroom 1, 2 & 3 and stickers on main bedroom items so the guys know what goes where.
9.  Be sure that someone is always present to indicate the placement of your items. Often we end up moving furniture twice because we don’t know where it is going. YOU POINT, WE PLACE.