Leaving The House For a Longer Period of Time
Maybe you want to remove yourself from the big city and go to your favourite holiday destination for one last time this season, or you want to find peace and quiet some place else preferably far, far away? Whatever you choose will be perfectly fine as long as you take all measures to protect and secure your house and furniture while on a leave. How To Secure Your Home? 1. Unplug all electrical appliances. This way you will ensure that if there is a sudden power cut, none of your appliances will cause a short circuit, or will get damaged by the power cut. Double check when you leave. There is nothing worse than worrying whether you switched off the iron, the hobs, etc. etc. 2. Turn taps off and switch off your water heater. Double check and fix all your leakages prior to your leave. One good thing of moving away for a while is that your household bills shrink, unless you leave something on and your pipes and taps are leaking. 3. Arrange for someone to visit and check on your home occasionally if you have pets or plants that need to be taken care of. And while they are feeding your fish, you might ask them to collect all the letters, newspapers, deliveries and other junk mail that gets dropped by your home. Mail that has not been picked only attracts unwanted attention and shows strangers there hasn’t been anyone home lately. 4. Try not to show-off on facebook or twitter where are you going. You never know who reads it. It is very common for someone to get robbed right after sharing a status with details of his/her holiday. Just let your closest family members and friends know. 5. Finally, according to our professional removalists it is also important to be alert during relocations and while packing and loading. Most owners are quite stressed during a move and it is quite easy to forget about locking your house, or vehicle when you are done, to leave a window, or door open, or to completely ignore the fact that a random stranger is lurking around your backyard. For this reason we recommend you check out our home security guidelines during relocation. Hopefully you found these tips helpful. It is a lot easier to move away for a while when you know your home will be safe and sound while you are gone. Now, go have...
Read More5 Quick Removal Tips From Our Quick Pick Movers
Planning a move is stressful and strenuous, but it could also be exciting and the start of many great things. Here is how to quickly plan your relocation with all resources you need. 1. Good Planning is essential – make sure you have planned everything from start to finish. – set up a date for the relocation – weekends are the best as you have two days – one for moving and end of lease cleaning and one for unpacking; – research removals companies, compare quotes, quality and availability (some removals companies like us work on weekends at no extra cost); – Have a checklist 4-8 weeks prior to the move. Complete small tasks every day and you won’t be overwhelmed when the day approaches. This sample checklist will help you do just that. Download our moving house checklist in A4. 2. Before moving homes and calling removals companies for quotes, get your own estimates right. Decide what you need professional help with. No need to call and get a quote for a desk, you will end up throwing away later. It seems obvious, but it is a mistake people make. De-clutter your home and see what you are going to leave and what you are going to take. This will save precious time and money. 3. Get quality packing materials – you will need boxes, bags, tape, scissors,markers and labels. Lots of labels. When it comes to labelling your boxes, we say there can’t be too many labels, which is why we have made and offer this free printable for you to use when packing. To download in A4, click here. Boxes that are labelled will later quickly go to the designated rooms and will be handled as marked – fragile items with extra care, etc. This will also help you unpack essentials first as you will actually know where you put them. 4. Get familiar with the list of items our removalists will not move. 5. Combine end of lease cleaning + removals. Some companies offer a full package of removal services and offer discounts. Not only you get everything done, but you do it on a deal...
Read MoreWhat Our Removalists Just Won’t Move
When it comes to offering a quality service, every are trained to move almost everything. Almost. Even though no job is too big or too small for us and we offer packing solutions and advice, there are things that we will absolutely NOT MOVE even if you pay and beg us to. We do this to protect our quick pick movers. For instance, a furniture removalist recently found himself in a house with one too many items for moving and had to call the bomb squad. Apparently the man got more than he bargained for when he found two old bombs, a gun and hidden money in a property in Bayswater, a suburban area in Victoria. In order to avoid any harm or damage done on our employees we will not remove: Hazardous Items: Ammunition; Firearms; Fire Extinguishers; Ammonia; Aerosol cans; Poison; Pesticides; Bleach; Propane tanks; Kerosine; Fuels and Flammable Oils; Fireworks; Matches; Paints; Charcoal fluid; Other Pool, Garden and Household Chemicals; In general weapons, firearms, chemicals, poisons and flammables of all kinds are a no-no during a relocation. Not only they can harm the movers carrying them, but they can also get in touch with other items in the van and cause damage to your boxes and the vehicle. Perishables: Frozen food and food of any kind, really; Plants; Canned Food; Try to consume, or give away all the food you have in your fridge and freezer prior to the relocation. Every fridge that is to be moved should be defrosted, empty and clean. Plants make the list because a longer journey with the plant can be damaging to the plant itself and can possibly introduce new pests in your new home. The new pest may simply hitch the ride via your plant. For this reason plants are often your responsibility. We recommend you keep in your own vehicle the following: Valuables (and pets) – Pets – it’s best to keep the pet with the owner. – Irreplaceable items with sentimental value, like photo albums, personal letters, diaries, etc.; – Jewelry; – Cash; – Furs; – Mobile phones and lap tops; – Important personal papers (wills, marriage certificates, birth certificates, personal documents, plane tickets, etc.) – Collections (stamps, coins, etc) – Prescription drugs needed for immediate...
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