Moving Tips: Give yourself some time

Moving is stressful and amazingly, a whole industry has popped up to make it more so: I amazes me how many rental trucks I see on the road because they generally do a very bad job at servicing their customers.

• At two and a half feet about the grourd, they are difficult to load. Further, they are often so big that it's hard to use any of the tie downs effectively.
• You have to drive this monster truck with which you're not familiar.
• If there is any mismatch in your closing dates, you must rent the truck longer, or face the hassle of unpacking into a storage faciility only to have to move again!
• You must race the clock to return the truck on time or face additional fee and penalties.
• And on top of all this you have to pay for gas and often times mileage charges.

Portable storage units has decompressed the moving process. Units can be delivered right to your clients home and they can take all the time they need to load their belongings. Here are some tips to make it even easier:

• Create a time frame as to when you will be able to pack certain groups of items in your home. For the most part, almost everything can be packed away as long as enough is left out for what you will need, such as clothes, food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc.
• There may be entire rooms in your home that can be packed up days before you move. Alternatively, you may need access to most of your things right up until moving day, perhaps for business purposes. If so, go through closets, storage areas, and cabinets. Get all that stuff that you don’t use daily.
• Go through your things in advance also gives you a good opportunity to clear out the things you will not want to bring with you. It gives you a better idea of how much stuff you need to get rid of. You may decide to have a garage sale before you move due to the amount of things you want to divest yourself of.
• Pack up all your decorations ahead of time, as well. Pictures, vases, statuettes, and other such items can all be packed away with no problem.
• Pack up any movies you will not want to watch, books you are not reading, and music you will not need until after the move.

Remember, the more you pack prior to moving day, the easier your moving day will be!

Christopher Johnston

FlexBox Mobile Storage

www.GoFlexBox.com

888 GoFlexBox (463-5392)