Ideally, you’ll plan a long distance move far ahead of time and have lots of extra weeks and days to carefully pack your belongings. But this isn’t always how things go. Sometimes, a quick long distance move is the plan that you have before you, and you just have to adapt.
To make this speedy long distance move a success, there are some key things that you can do, and thankfully, they aren’t too complicated or stress-inducing either. Check out Premiere Van Lines and the following tips.
• Fill all of the spaces that you can to maximize space in your moving truck.
The long distance movers that you hire will load your moving company truck, but if you plan on packing yourself, it’s your job to maximize your space. This means filling up drawer space with items and filling up other storage furniture and boxes as well. Every little nook and cranny counts so that your movers can fit as much as possible in the truck.
• If you plan on painting your new home, do this before you unpack and ideally, before you move in.
Painting is tough when you have furniture and stuff lying everywhere, so if you want to paint some or all of the rooms in your new place, do it before the clutter overwhelms you. Furthermore, if you can get into your place and paint before you even start unloading your moving truck, you’ll have an even easier time.
• Wait to buy new furniture and other household items.
As you plan and pack for moving into your exciting new home, you may be tempted to purchase all new furniture, pillows, duvets, plants and other decorations. But this isn’t the wisest idea.
That’s because you can’t know exactly what you’ll need and want until you’re actually living in your new place. You might buy something now only to realize that you don’t like it in your new home or it doesn’t fit.
In addition, you may think that there won’t be all of the amazing stores and shops that you have now at your new location, but there will be. And you don’t want to deprive your future self of all that shopping, right?
Lastly, don’t forget not to plan any huge house parties or events for right after you arrive in your new place. A few months in advance, you might think having a house-warming get-together about four days after you arrive is a great idea, but once you realize how much unpacking and organizing that you have to do, that enthusiasm will quickly dissipate.
Your goal with any long distance move should be to plan as much as possible and plan for pitfalls. That way, if pitfalls occur, you’re ready, and if they don’t, you’re all set.