The Moving Planner Blog

Whether renting an apartment or buying a house, the most stressful part of your moving process may be settling into the new living location. The manner in which you move into your new living space will set the tone for future experiences in the property. While you already may be using moving and storage services to simplify the moving process, you may also be considering a cleaning service. The following are four ways to decide whether a cleaning service is for you.

Inspect Living Conditions

While you likely completed a property inspection when choosing the new living location, the time when you’re moving in should include a more thorough review of the property’s living conditions. From inspecting the carpet to looking for grime in the kitchen and bathroom, the reviews you complete can help you decide if a cleaning service is for you. If you notice messes deep in the property’s surfaces, a professional cleaning service may be the best option for removing those messes. Read more…

While you may be moving to improve the family’s living situation or to pursue a great job opportunity, your kids may not see the change in that light. At times, children worry about moving from one living location to another and, as such, have trouble making the adjustment.

If you’re concerned about the impact this move may have on the kids, involve them in the moving tasks. Recruiting the children to assist with tasks such as packing household items and labeling boxes helps them to feel involved with the process and eases the transition. The following are four moving tasks your kids can help you complete.

Sorting Belongings

Moving from one home to another provides the ideal chance to downsize your household belongings. Involve your kids in the sorting process by asking them to make a pile of the toys they still enjoy and a pile of toys they would like to donate to families in need. Read more…

Owning a business is exciting. Being an entrepreneur frees you from the clutches of an employer and offers the chance to set your own schedule while doing work you truly love. If you’ve been working from a home office for a few years, you may now be considering the option of renting office space.

While renting an office can bring many benefits, it also comes with certain expenses. As such, before signing an office space lease, closely consider whether this transition is necessary and also evaluate the potential benefits it can offer. Here are some of the details to consider before making this office move.

Assess the Costs

While you may love the idea of moving your business to a professional office space, you must also assess the costs that will come with the transition. Office space costs are quite high in some locations and, depending on the potential rent costs, ensure that this will be an affordable change for your business’s current budget before signing the lease. Read more…

Moving from one state to another state offers the chance for many exciting changes. Whether you’re making this transition to pursue a career opportunity or simply to explore new adventures, it’s one you’re likely excited to complete as soon as possible.

While moving from one state to another can bring many great changes, it also carries a variety of decisions. From finding a place to live to deciding how you’ll move the household’s belongings, the sooner you make these decisions, the easier the transition will go. The following are tips for selecting a long distance mover to ensure your belongings safely arrive at the new living location.

Benefits of Movers

Whether going a short distance or from one state to another, moving can be stressful. However, moving and storage services are available to help ease the worries of this transition and also to ensure your belongings arrive safely. Read more…

The kitchen is the lifeblood of many homes. From cooking appliances to dinnerware, you likely use many items in this space each day. While the kitchen is an essential space for feeding your family, it can also be a hassle to pack up and move when you’re changing living locations. If you’re currently trying to decide the best way to move your kitchen, here are some options to consider.

Moving Breakables

From dishes to glasses, most kitchens are ripe with breakables. The biggest fear that surrounds most kitchen moves is that expensive belongings will be broken. However, with a few precautions, your kitchen breakables will survive the transition and your worries will be eased. Read more…

Your apartment’s landlord can make or break your leasing experience. Good landlords are prompt to make rental repairs and ask for reasonable prices on their rental building units. Bad landlords fail to properly maintain their apartment complexes, unnecessarily raise tenant rates and create a variety of problems for their renters. The following are four assessments you can make before signing a lease to ensure you avoid a potentially bad landlord.

Check References

Former apartment tenants can provide all the details you need to know regarding a potential landlord before you sign a leasing agreement. After you find an apartment you’d like to rent, ask the landlord for references and follow up with each reference you’re given. Read more…

This might sound familiar: it is probably the night before you finally move and everyone is fast asleep, but for some unknown reason you are up all night and sweating bullets. You have this eerie feeling that you’re forgetting something, but you just can’t figure out what. You know you’ve done everything you needed to do for the entire moving and storage process, you know you’ve also kept the last minute items to just pick and go when the time comes, but there’s still something worrying you. Want to know why you feel that way? You probably forgot to do one of the most important things of the three top golden tips of moving – creating a “night before the move” checklist.

Creating a moving list is easy, but the best part about having one is the guarantee of having a peaceful nights sleep without that eerie feeling. At least, it will save you the stress of racking your brain to remember what you feel you’ve forgotten.

Your Checklist
There’s a huge difference between the checklist you’ll create during the months and weeks leading to the move. And of course, the checklist for the night before the move will look the most different. You must be wondering why you need to have so many checklists. The truth is, it is really your choice to have as many checklists as you want. Sometimes, people just prefer working with one or two lists and successfully accomplish all what they’d planned for. But in some cases, people need to have more lists right from a few months before the move. No matter how many lists you decide to have, be sure to have a checklist for the night before the move, in order to ensure smooth sailing on the moving day. Here is a list of a few things you should be concerned about on the night before the movers arrive to help you move your belongings to your new home: Read more…

Moving is a difficult subject on its own, but when it comes to moving into high-rise buildings, things can get a bit worse and tricky. Planning, organizing, packing, moving and storage are the main factors that shape the entire moving transition. No matter what high-rise building you are moving into (whether a condo or an apartment), be prepared to face new problems along the way!

First of all, high-rise buildings have limited room and means of access. In addition, they have very different and strict rules for tenants. I personally found this out the hard way when I had to move into a high-rise building for the first time in my life. I had no idea that I was supposed to have made moving reservations before hand, which is usually part of the policy of moving into high-rise buildings. This cost me a fee and an annoying delay in the moving process. That was truly awful. Here are some things you should know on how to move into high-rise buildings: Read more…

Whether you’re building a house or are getting prepared for the moving and storage of your belonging to a new home, there is a list of must-have tools you should consider having. Things become quite difficult when you’re having issues with household items and don’t seem to have a solution for them. I’ve compiled a list of tools I’d suggest as personal must-have’s:

Screw Drivers
Screw drivers are a must-have for everyday chores at home and moving and storage. If you do not own a set of screw drivers presently, I’ll suggest you get one soon right away because you’re probably going to need one soon – especially if you’re getting ready to move to a new home. Go for a set that includes screw drivers of all sizes, i.e. large, small and medium flat or Phillips screw drivers (star).

Levels
Levels are quite expensive tools. So, I’d suggest you go for these if you’re going to be having a lot of maintenance jobs or heavy moving and storage activities. A level of 30 cm will be ideal if you’re planning on putting up cornices, hanging mirrors, paintings or adjusting washing machines or fridges. Like the screw drivers, you might also need to use these tools quite often. Read more…

Today, I’ll be addressing a few of the most common issues with a few suggested tips to help you protect your home and get through winter safely. These tips will especially come in handy when you’re going through the moving and storage process.

Two of the most common claims typically seen during the winter months are caused by ice dams and frozen pipes. Pipes in crawl spaces, attics and exterior walls are very susceptible to freezing, which may cause the pipes to burst before the temperatures drop. Insulate the exposed pipes with insulation wrappings or sleeves to protect them.

Next you may want to consider sealing holes and cracks in foundations and exterior walls with caulking. For instance, areas like where the outside garden faucet comes in from the outside. Now, if you’re not a do-it-yourselfer, you may want to call a plumber to come out and take of these things for you. If you have no clue of who to contact for more information, you can ask your moving and storage services for some guidance. Read more…