Is there a house move scheduled ahead of this month? Are you relocating from Bangalore, after years of residing in the city, and are going frantic over your belongings, which would be prepared for moving and storage? Well, in that case, make sure you are hiring a professional team of packers and movers in Bangalore that have both packing and moving services in their portfolio and are not solely a moving company.
This quest might take you to go through a bit of exploration and deliberation but it undeniably would be an integral aspect of your move so make sure to take your own good time and review everything before accepting and signing the contract papers with a company.
Let’s explain a bit more about these two kinds of storage formats and on what occasions can you decide to opt for them. The first one is home storage which allows you to retain your personal belongings in a homely environment (the storage unit) and the other one is the self-storage facility that allows you to rent private space for both commercial and domestic storage requisites and is generally lent out for a short-term.
Here are a few things you need to ascertain:
• The expertise of the moving company and its deportment in storage services.
• The kind of infrastructure, manpower, and equipment they have for the purpose.
• The distance of the storage unit to your current address and the probable storage space where your goods will be shipped from your new place.
• The kind of packaging assistance and handling support your goods will be provided.
• The key safety features and essential amenities the unit will have.
• The permissible tenure allowed for household and commercial storage and the respective charges for the same.
• The options of doorstep pick-up and delivery and other in-between amenities.
• Visiting hours to the unit, rentals, and other additional charges that one may need to spend, etc.
Note: While you do this inspection, make sure you ask about how your storage items would be handled and if you can prepare them by yourself for storage purposes. Inspect the packing materials the experts would use for packing your storage items. Before the professionals come over to your place to continue with the packing tasks, you must not forget to inventory the items on a detailed list because unless you are clear about the items you want to put in storage, you will not be able to track their status and condition when they are being packed by the movers.
Discuss expenses, handling charges, insurance costs and examine the unit before you send off your goods with the professionals. You cannot simply put away any item from your home premises to storage but only the ones that you would not use recently or right after the move. Choose seasonal items, rarely-used articles, and other items that you can even do without, for some time, or the items that would simply cram up the space in your new house.
Once you have addressed these few basic storage requisites, you should move on to the main section of your move – which is the packing task. Distribute the errands over the timeline you have and close allocated tasks on the same day, to avoid any kind of rush or hassle during the rest of your moving journey.
• Choose a verified mover: Do not rely on any random moving company you come across upon Google search. When shortlisting a mover, make sure you allow yourself ample time to screen through every minute detail of the moving company – right from the time since it is in service, the reputation (ratings and reviews) it has received, the services it has in its portfolio, etc. Also, you must check out the amenities that you as a customer shall be on the lookout for, in your chosen mover so that you can let your worries be aside. Check the company IDs and registration details along with the insurance, and license credentials so you can breathe easy once you have handed over your belongings to the team.
• Get your goods prepared: To prepare your belongings adequately for the move, you will need to invest in quality packing materials. In case you do not want to hand over the responsibility of sourcing packing materials to the movers, you will have to do that by yourself. It is certainly true that you can save immensely on your packing materials cost if you decide to get them after a thorough market search. You can save big bucks on the materials by comparing the best available rates with at least a few wholesale traders, but then again, it would be a time-consuming process. So, make sure you allocate adequate time for all these pre-move responsibilities. To get your goods prepared for the move well, follow safety measures and seek help from others in your family or call up your friends who can offer to extend some help while you are handling goods for the move.
• Wipe, wrap, and cushion: Do not pack untidy items no matter how hurried you are or how taxing the packing job seems to be. You should always segregate your items depending on their usage and delicacy. Avoid getting into the handling of fragile items but start with the small, easy-to-handle items. Give a proper wipe to the items before you get started with their packing. Wrap well using a cushioning sheet (like bubble wrap, foam sheets, packing peanuts, crumpled paper, etc.) so that they remain intact and safe from external harm. Furniture, appliances, equipment, and other sensitive items from the house should be densely cushioned and wrapped diligently in durable packing materials before they are finally packed in strong cardboard boxes and sheets.
Do you know of people who struggle to manage and store goods during relocations? Then make sure you share the ideas from this post with them so they easily choose between self-storage and home-storage services. You can also integrate the ideas for your forthcoming move as well, that you are conducting with the movers and packers in Bangalore!
