Preparing early is no wonder one of the key elements in planning a successful move. Leaving the preparation to last minute creates a larger scope for mistakes. Even though your acquaintances may help you with choosing a moving company by sharing their moving experience with you, they may not be able to make you aware of some major mistakes you might end up making if you are not careful enough. The most experienced and best of A1A Movers have listed some of the most common pitfalls that should be avoided to make your upcoming moving experience less chaotic, pleasant, and seamless.
1. Not Reaching Out to Accredited and Certified Movers in NYC
A lot of your friends, family and coworkers maybe willing to help you look for a moving company but might not be able to physically help you move. After all, moving furniture with no damages is not only daunting but requires lots of physical strengths too. Also, you want to avoid anyone getting injured. You can neither accuse anyone if something breaks nor can you require your friends and family to reimburse you the broken item, putting you and your friends and family in a very uncomfortable situation. The good news, however, is all of these worries can be easily eliminated by hiring an insured and professional moving company. You should let the professionals take care of all the details of the move.
Professional movers have the right equipment, materials, and training to ensure that your move is seamless and stress-free. Whether you just need a moving company to load and transport your belongings to your new home or you think a full service move that includes a variety of moving services will be best for you, hiring qualified movers is often the best option. Even though it may cost you a bit more, it will surely save you headaches in the long run, especially if you damage heirlooms by doing the move yourself.
2. Going With the Lowest Price That Has Been Quoted for Your Move
Always remember that going cheap is always going to be expensive in the long run. The price, thus, should never be your only focus as more often than not, it will end up costing you way more then you anticipated. There are a lot of rogue/scam movers who utilize the bait and switch technique, low ball estimate to lure you in and change the price once all your items are in the truck. Do not be fooled by these scammers as low-price estimate will always end up costing you more. While affordability is certainly a factor to consider when hiring a mover, it is also important to ensure that the movers provide a comprehensive, quality service. In order to make sure whether a moving company is reputable, don’t forget to check for testimonials and objective reviews about the company.
Online reviews available across the web can help you hire the right moving company without spending thousands of dollars on your move. It takes more time to choose a company, but the result will definitely be worth all the toil.
3. Moving During the Peak Hours of the Day
Since most moving companies charge an hourly rate; you need to be careful what time of the day you are moving. For most local movers, any services between origin location and destination location are considered labor time, so if it takes them 3 hours to get to your destination location because of traffic, you are paying for that. Make sure to start either very early in the morning or late in afternoon so by the time they have to drive to your destination location, there is less traffic.
4. Packing Delicate and Hazardous Items on Your Own
Many moving companies do not move flammable, hazardous materials, or weapons into a truck because of the law and there are some that refuse to move pianos, grandfather clocks or heirloom, as them being expensive to replace. Make sure to ask the mover what they can pack or load into the truck PRIOR to moving day. If they are limited to some items, you might want to reconsider your decision.
5. Forgetting to Carry Your Essentials During Transit
Before moving day, make sure to stow a survival kit in a place that will be easy to access in case you need it. A survival kit should ideally include clothes, towels, snacks, toiletries, important documents, a first aid kit, and anything else that you will need on hand in the event of emergency. Also, make sure you don’t put important documents such as passports, insurance documents, tax documents into a box and in the truck because God forbid, if this box is lost, you will have tons of difficulties in replacing these items.
6. Carrying Unnecessary Things Along
Less items you move, cheaper it is for you on moving day. Throughout the years, you have accumulated a LOT of stuff, and probably stuff that you don’t need. Why move it again? Just sell it on any other website of your choice. If you organize yourself well, you may sell everything that you don’t need, and the proceeds might pay for your whole move. You cut down the moving cost while getting rid of the clutter – a win-win situation for everyone.
7. Not Backing Up the Important Digital Data
Chances are, you will put your desktop company and all its peripherals in a box for the movers to move. Make sure to have all your files backed-up in an external hard-drive. Accident happens, and movers, even though very careful, might drop the computer and all your information is lost. Do not take these chances. Have everything backed-up so if anything is lost, you can restore all the information back into the hard drive quickly and efficiently.
When you have a long-distance move ahead of you, make sure you start early, research your options, organize your time, pack well, take care of the details and reach out to a trustworthy moving company in time. Whether you are moving to your new destination right away, or your move-in date is scheduled for some time in the near future, you can count on our team to keep your valuables safely organized. A1A Movers & Storage is one of the best moving companies in Miami that is committed to serve more than 100 million people locally or cross country and make their lives easier through our services such as local, long-distance, residential, and commercial moves.
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