The
papers are signed, the deed is drawn up. You’ve even managed to get your whole
family on board with the idea of moving and everybody is excited. Now how do
you even get started with trying to get the new place ready for everybody? Perhaps
you’ve managed to get some guys to help you move your stuff over and you know
how to pack up the old life and get ready to move on and into the new.
What do
you need to consider about your new house anyway?
Getting
everything ready and into storage was a breeze, but you don’t want to move into
the new house and realise that there’s a lot of work left to be done. It’s
important to time the move carefully so that whatever loose ends are tied up
just about when you’re ready to make the full transition into living in a new
location and neighbourhood.
It is a
good idea to also not be stranded without anywhere to stay while renovations
are going on as well, so timing really is key to being able to live without
inconvenience in your old house while the new one gets gussied up, and do the
final move when everything is all cleaned up and things can be used.
Besides
obviously the location and the amenities, the house itself has to be in a good
livable quality. If you’re lucky enough to have bought a brand new house that
comes with fixtures and everything fit in, there’s not much to worry about with
renovations and the like. With older houses though, if there are any usable
furniture left behind, it’s a good idea to see if they can be reused from the
old house and therefore have arrangements made to put these items into storage
while works are being done.
The
objective here is to make sure that there is as little disruption to your daily
lives as possible. Everybody knows that time is money and that every day that
you’ve taken off from work to get the house moved also means more days for the
kids away from school too. As exciting as that may seem, it is not something
that you want to see dragging what with the inconveniences to living out of 2
separate locations.
Plan
carefully which items can be done without and move those items out into storage
first and then into the new house once it’s ready. The less things to deal with
the better and staggering the installation of carpets and personalised knick
knacks like the pictures, books, decorative items and other embellishments can
wait until the last moment to really be broken out of their storage boxes for
displaying again.
It is
actually perfectly fine to do a partial move if you have the time and would
like to keep costs cheap. You can save quite a fair bit of money slowly
ferrying things over. But do keep the necessities with you - as simple as it
may seem to carry laundry to your new house and then back, it’s not as smart.
There are
lots of options from moving and storage companies that are more than happy to
throw in extra services like clean up and painting and removal of refuse for
you if you are willing to pay a little bit for the value-add. So do have a look
at the different packages that companies have available. Even simply just going
with a storage company to get everything from point A to point B may be a good
idea because of the less stress and hassle that you’ll have worrying about how
you can handle things.
Leaving
things to the expert can sometimes really be a weight off your shoulders, but
whatever you may choose, stay calm and keep being happy all throughout the
entire process. A new home should be filled with laughter and joy and taking
the whole event in your stride can only lead to a great start.
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