How To Minimise The Cost of a Removal Service
Relocations are not only stressful and tiring, but expensive too. It is actually most people who say they can handle the stress, but not the cost. In order to make it more bearable for you, our professional removalists give a few tips on how to minimise the cost of a removal service. 1. Book as early as possible. Some removal companies offer an early-bird discount for services booked 6-9 weeks ahead. 2. Get your estimates right. Make sure the information you give to your removalists of choice, is as accurate as possible. The failure to mention items, or their size and weight might incur in further charges; 3. Choose a good time for a relocation. Weekdays are okay as most people are at work, just make sure you don’t pick time slots that usually coincide with peak hours in your area. If the traffic is at an offensive level, the relocation will take much longer than expected and that’s not in your best interest. The roads on weekends are usually better, but companies are sometimes fully-booked. 4. Get it all done and over with using the same company’s services. Need both removals and end of lease cleaning – no problem! We offer move out cleaning with up to 15% discount for combining the two services. Not only one will co-ordinate the cleaning and removals (i.e. you save time), but you will also get the discount. Win-win! 5. De-clutter as much as possible. No need to take something old, if you are not going to use it anyway. One lamp and one box can make all the difference between one truck and two. If you don’t know what to do with your stuff, here are a few ideas: Give to charity; Recycle; Organise a garage sale – you won’t get that much money out of it, but it will still cover a part of your...
Read MoreAsking Friends To Help You Move vs. Hiring Professionals
There comes a moment in everyone’s life when they have to move. Whether it be out of the family house, or with their family in a bigger home there’s the same amount of questions that arise. How do I handle this move? Will it cost me a fortune? Who should I ask for help? Having years of experience in the area, we at Paul’s Removals Melbourne have found the answers to these questions and have mastered a system that will make your move easier and stress-free. Having said that, here is what we have found during the years about moving and, particularly about asking friends to help you move. Asking Friends to Help You Move: Advantages: – There will always be people who would want to join in and help you. Moving is a strenuous task, as we will explore further, but there are people who might be insulted if you don’t ask them for help. Make sure you thank them enough! If there are way too many volunteers to help you can organise them in crews. A crew to pack the old place in the morning and a fresh new group of people to help you with the heavy lifting. Family and friends who want to help, but are not fit to lift heavy items can help with packing. – You save money. It is unlikely that your friends will charge you. This is the main benefit when it comes to asking friends for help during a house relocation; – You can ask them for spare supplies. If they have carton boxes, tape or bags and suitcases they don’t need, you can get these without spending a dime. Make sure you have them on the day of the move, or a few days in advance when you will be packing. This will save you time and headaches. – You can make a day out of it and share your relocation with your closest friends and family members. Moving homes is exciting and handling it with friends adds up on the memories. Spending the last few moments in that house together, while opening a can of beer and drinking to your new beginning is something you will all cherish in the years to come. Disadvantages: – You have to take into an account their availability. Unlike professional removalists who work full-time and are able to tackle a move during odd hours and workdays, friends have jobs and families. This means you have to organise your group of friends and fit your move into their busy schedules. – Sometimes there is pressure that accumulates during a move. You, your family and your friends might have a different vision of how the move should be handled and this can create unwanted tension between people. Avoid the escalating of this at any cost. You really don’t want to fight people on the day of your move. – Your friends don’t have insurance policies covering them against damage of your property, or possible accidents that can occur, mainly due to the heavy lifting. It is tempting to ask a friend to help you move, but it is rare that we stop and think ‘what if’. What if this person accidentally strains and hurts his back, drops my super expensive 42” Smart TV in the middle of the patio, or worse trips over and breaks an arm or a leg? Shall you go with that option you might want to make the experience even more enjoyable. For the purpose: – supply lunch and refreshments. – don’t push your friends to hard and avoid bossing...
Read MoreMoving Homes With a Security Safe
At Paul’s Removals Melbourne we believe in security. We believe that your belongings, your home and all your valuables should be secured before, during and after relocation. We have made it our mission to raise awareness of potential dangerous items that can ruin your move, tips how to secure your home while you are gone and how to protect yourself against scam removalist companies that want to rip you off. We believe security should be easily accessible, which is why every home should have a security safe and here we will give you a few tips how to relocate yours if you need to. Ways to Move a safe: Move from one location to another; Move from one room of the house to another room in the same house; Remove and dispose the safe completely; A security safe can also be moved up and down the stairs, through the windows and using the lift shack; How To Relocate a Security Safe? There are a few types of safes that are commonly moved: freestanidng safes, cash deposit safes, fire proof cabinets and gun safes. Depending on the size of your safe you might need anything from 1 to 4 removalists to help you relocate it successfully; For larger safes you may need a team of house removalists equipped with a heavy-duty furniture dolly and rope to keep your safe tight. The safe itself is valuable as most models are expensive too. A possible damage to the safe may ruin the mechanisms that make it safe on the first place. Avoid damaging it during a move! Depending on the mechanisms of your safe, you might want to call the manufacturer and check if there are any special requirements. In the worst case scenario you might need a safe engineer to help you relocate your safe and set it up once you have moved in. When looking for a Melbourne removals company, make sure you choose one who’s employees are thoroughly-vetted and trained. This will ensure the safety of all your valuables. Have a safe...
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