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An Ottawa Moving Company’s Hacks for an Efficient Move

An Ottawa Moving Company’s Hacks for an Efficient Move

TLC Moving

TLC Moving

Move like a professional – the best kept moving hacks from a professional Ottawa moving company

Who knows the best moving tricks and tips better than a professional Ottawa moving company? With plenty of experience under our belts, we’ve seen it all; we know what works and what doesn’t work. Moving is stressful, this isn’t news. Planning and executing an efficient move doesn’t happen overnight; it takes time, attention to detail, and patience. However, with a few small packing and moving day hacks, you’ll be able to keep your stress levels down and your efficiency levels up. 

Out with the old, in with the new

Moving into a new home is a new beginning; it’s a great time to declutter and sort through old belongings to donate or sell. Dedicate a few days in your moving plan to getting rid of the stuff you don’t use anymore. Not only will you now have more room for new things when you move into your new home, but you’ll also have fewer things to pack. Less clutter also means less work for you and your Ottawa moving company on moving day. It’ll be easier and faster to pack and unpack the truck and move things around.

The best way to pack your boxes

Imagine you or a member of your Ottawa moving company team pick up a big box that you’ve packed full to the top, and suddenly, it bottoms out. It’s easy to get carried away when you’re packing a big box, but if you’re not careful, it may be too heavy or not be strong enough to hold all of the items. The best packing hack is to never over-pack a box and always pack heavier items in smaller boxes. Leave the bigger boxes for small and light items.

Moving big items

Oversized items, like furniture, pianos, and workout equipment, are a bit more challenging to move. If you have a lot of big items to move, it’s best to hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out. They can ensure that your items are handled safely and prevent you, your friends, or family from possibly getting injured.

Secret hack alert: If you can, measure the doorways and other entry points in your new home before moving day so that you can ensure your furniture and other oversized items will fit.

The small details

From experience, an Ottawa moving company can tell you that it’s always the small things that get overlooked. Keep hardware like screws and bolts for stuff like furniture or curtain rods organized in labelled bags to prevent losing them or getting them mixed up.

Before unplugging and packing away electronics, take a quick picture of how and where the wires are plugged in. Separate the cables and cords into their boxes or bags and label them so that your Ottawa moving company knows where to leave them. Such a small detail will have you thanking yourself later when you have a bunch of different coloured cords to sort through and plug back in. 

When hiring an Ottawa moving company, help them help you

Finally, if you hire an Ottawa moving company to help you out, there are some small things you can do to make the process even more efficient. Sort out details like parking and accessibility for the movers and their truck ahead of time. Make sure you’re all packed and ready to go when the movers show up and keep valuable items with you instead of packing them away.

If you use these small hacks when preparing for your move and use a moving checklist you’ll be surprised at how easy, efficient, and stress-free moving can be.