19 Excellent Moving Hacks That Will Make Your Move Easier
We all move from one place to another be it for work or pleasure and it actually makes life interesting because you get to see a new place, meet new people, make new friends, everything is new. Great, but moving with all your belongings is not easy. It really needs a lot of planning. I have you covered with the best moving hacks.
These hacks make the move so much smoother. There is always a way to do things smartly. It’s just that somebody knows it quickly and the others take a lot of time to figure it. Since I have figured it out I would like to share these moving tips so that your transition will be easier.
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Best Moving Hacks
1.Contact Utility Companies
We are so caught with our planning that we tend to forget the most important thing and that is canceling utilities. As soon as you get your new place call the utility companies to cancel utilities in your current home and get it set up in the new home.
2.Decide Your Budget
It really depends on the location of the new address. You can take the help of a moving calculator to analyze the spending and then contact professional movers. Contact at least 2-3 companies and ask for a quotation and then go with the one that gives you the best deal.
3.Drawers In Plastic Wrap
You don’t have to empty the drawers, just put a plastic wrap so that things won’t get out.
4.Fill Your Cooker And Other Pots With Spices
You will end up saving a lot of space and these spices will be safe in pots. This is one of the best packing hacks.
5.Essential Box
When you move to a new place, you get tired and don’t have the energy to unbox things the same day so it is better to keep a box and label it as ‘Essential Box’.Put all the items you need immediately like a toothbrush, toothpaste, toilet paper, shorts, towel, soap, slippers, and shampoo.
6.Try To Finish The Food In The Refrigerator
This is the best time to put your chef hat on and be as creative as possible. Try and make new recipes with the leftovers and finish them. Don’t throw food, it is a waste of your hard work. You can donate unopened food to the local food bank.
7.Put Cushion Between Plates
Put paper towels or some other cushion between plates especially glass plates to keep them safe.
8.Put Sharp End Of Knife In Potholder
This will help in safer transportation. Make sure you tie the potholder with a rubber band.
9.Get Rid Of Unwanted Stuff
Pack only those things which you will use. If you are not using your old clothes, furniture, shoes or any other item donate it to people in need.
10. Group Clothes Together In Hanger
It is a lot of hassle to remove the clothes from the hanger and put them back. Instead, let clothes be on the hanger, club them together in a group of say 10 clothes, tie them and wrap them in the trash bag.
11.Label Boxes
It really helps when you put stuff from every room in a box and label it. But make sure you label it at the side not on top of the box so that you can see labels even when the boxes are on top of each other. I would suggest keeping stuff in small boxes. It will be easy to carry. You can get boxes from U-Haul.
12. Use Soft Clothes To Wrap Breakable items
Dishes, bowls, glasses, vases are really expensive so make sure you wrap them under soft cloth-like linen or towel. Pack the dishes vertically, they will less likely to break vertically. Mark these boxes as fragile because if you have hired professional movers they will know which box has fragile items.
13. Make Your Bed First
After moving into your new home the first thing you want to do is relax. So open the box which has your sheets, pillows, and set up your bed first.
14.Plastic Wrap For Things That Spills
I forgot to put a plastic wrap on my shampoo and it made the whole box wet. So make sure you wrap shampoo, juice, cleaning stuff in plastic.
15.Roll Clothes
Instead of folding the clothes, you roll them before putting them in the suitcase or drawer. It will save a lot of space. You can buy comforter bags to put seasonal clothes or blankets. It is one of the most clever moving hacks.
16. Send Amazon Products To Your New Address In Advance
Place an order for some of the products you will be needing in advance and get it shipped to your new apartment. You can order groceries as well through Amazon Fresh. Once you will reach your new home you will have all the Amazon packages shipped to your doorstep.
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17.Pack Your Heavy Stuff In Suitcase
Suitcases have wheels so it will be easy for you to move. Keep lighter items in the boxes. Put your books and novels in the suitcase.
18.Put Screws In Ziplock Bag
If you have a piece of furniture or any item which needs to be disassembled and reassembled then make sure you keep the screws in a zip lock bag otherwise you will end up losing them.
19. Make Use Of toilet paper Tubes
These tubes helps in keeping your data cables properly.
You don’t have to detangle the cables every now and then.
Did you like these moving hacks? Let me know if it helped you.
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