How To Move House Efficiently

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Moving house is no easy task.

It can be complex, tiring and stressful all at once.

Generally speaking, the larger your house, the more things you have to pack up and move.

However, even packing up and moving from a smaller house can be a lot of work.

There are ways you can make the job a little easier, though.

Here are eight top tips to help you move house efficiently.

1. Book a professional mover

The most efficient way to move all your possessions to a new house is to book a professional moving company for your moving day, who can get the job done quickly and safely.

Don’t risk putting your back out trying to take your fridge down the stairs by yourself or waste time making many, many trips to your new house with items stacked up in your car.

2. Get packing as early as possible

The sooner you get started on your packing, the better. This will help minimise any last-minute stress later in the process. Don’t underestimate how long packing up a house can take.

3. Pack your least-used items first

We all have things lying around the house that we rarely see or use – but don’t want to get rid of.

Some of these items might even be seasonal ones, like Christmas decorations stacked in the back of a cupboard.

Pack your least-used items first, before working your way through the house and leaving your most-used items until last.

4. Declutter as you go

One key way to move house more efficiently is by having less things to move.

When you start going through your house, consider if there are items you no longer need or want and if they could be sold, given away, donated to charity or placed in your recycling or rubbish bins.

5. Label your boxes well

Labelling all your boxes with the rooms they need to go into at your new house will help make your move a lot more efficient.

Don’t just write ‘Books’ on a box and expect your movers to know where to put that box on arrival to your new house.

If you want those books placed in your master bedroom, write ‘Master Bedroom’ on the box.

6. Have boxes placed in the middle of the room

It can be a good idea to instruct your movers to place boxes in the middle of the rooms, particularly when it comes to bedrooms.

If you have to put a bed back together, it is easiest to do this against a wall.

Therefore, you don’t want your boxes against the wall if you want to be efficient.

7. Do not keep your clothes in their drawers

If you’ve got dressers with drawers packed full of clothes, you may be tempted to leave them in and save some time. This is not recommended as the dresser with the clothes in it will be too heavy to move. Removing the drawers for transport is an option. You can cover them with plastic wrap or some other packing material that will keep your clothes safely inside, but this will make it hard for the movers to stack in the truck. You are best to empty the dresser into 4 or 5 boxes and keep it simple for the movers.

8. Pack an overnight bag

Moving day can be full-on and at the end of the day when you want to go to bed you don’t want to be searching around for sheets, pyjamas, medication, a phone charger or a toothbrush.

Pack anything you will need that night or the next morning in a separate bag and keep it close.