Moving House? No Problem
Moving home can be a stressful and agonising experience, especially if you have restless children and minimal time. However with careful preparation and planning, you can turn the whole event into something much more manageable and even keep the kids occupied at the same time. Whilst having some furniture removalists on-hand to help out will be a certainly be a Godsend, time is the real helper here, and making best use of it will really make all the difference.
Early Cleaning
Before you move it's always good if you can visit the house ahead of the big day. If you have the opportunity to clean it out then take it, you'll be able to reach every nook and crevice without having to move large heavy boxes out of the way and can plan the layout of the building. You should also dust and air out the house or flat as well, just in case there are any nasty chemicals from your cleaning products lingering about, or odours from the previous tenants. Cleaning will also enable you to offload your furniture and set up straight away without the need to relocate it.
Pave the Walkways
During your big clean you can also prepare the carpets and walkways in the property. If you've got old cardboard boxes lying around or dust sheets, lay them down so that the removal company can just walk in and out without having to remove their shoes. You'd be surprised at how much time is wasted because of this, and it also puts your furniture at risk of scratched and minor damage, especially if they have to keep putting it down in the rain or on the patio to remove their shoes. This is a great one if you have new carpets and laminate flooring but not so much of an issue if you plan on redecorating; if this is the case don't bother, as you'll be making unnecessary work.
Box-up with the Kids
The kids will no doubt get bored whilst you're packing up your things, so why not get them to help. As you're labelling up the boxes put a note on top stating what is in it to help you identify individual items, at the same time the kids can decorate the boxes with pictures of the room that it should go in. Try to use colouring pencils or crayons for this, because if the box gets wet then the pen may leak onto the flooring of the new house.