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a grey background with a white square and a black squareWhy Moving House Is A Great Time To Downsize Belongings
October 25, 2019
Why Moving House Is A Great Time To Downsize Belongings
Moving Companies Less Is More

Sometimes you realize that many things piled up in your home and now they take up too much space but in fact have no role in your comfort, happiness, and well-being. These are things that are rarely or never used, purchased on impulse, or because they were needed on one given occasion. Which is their use now? None, except the useless occupation of space and its transformation into a crowded, unsightly, and tiring area.

Moving house is an excellent pretext to get rid of unnecessary things and free your space. There's no point in paying to transport things you don't need. But where do you start decluttering?

Make a plan

Plan the order in which you will clean the house and the time you allocate for it. Decide in what order you walk through the rooms and storage areas and stick to the plan. Set deadlines and goals gradually, such as finishing with the bedroom and the kitchen by the end of the week, then sorting out things in the dressing room.

Start with easy areas

The agglomeration appears especially in the places where you store invoices, shoes, tools, and other small objects, often of the same kind. Start with such an area and don't stop until you've left just what you really need. Any little success will motivate you to move on, at the same pace. By the time you are ready to hire local moving companies Denver has available, the load will be so much less.

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a grey background with a white square and a black squareCreating A Moving Checklist That Works For You
October 16, 2019
Creating A Moving Checklist That Works For You

Are you about to move to a new home? Then you could surely use a checklist of things you need to do to make the moving process as easy and smooth as possible.

Before moving to the new house you need to set out certain things for yourself, i.e. make a very precise plan. The plan will revolve around the moving date, a few days before and after.

Let's focus now on what you have to do before moving. If you know you can't move everything in one day, which is very unlikely indeed, make a list of the things you use the least, which you can miss for a few days, and move them first. In this category, you can put small home decorations, paintings, and accessories. Pack them carefully, as some of them are fragile, and by category, to ease your unpacking process.

One of the important things on your checklist should also be early contact with the best movers in Denver that offers moving assistance (transport and possibly packing-unpacking services). Do not leave this for the last moment, as it is less likely that you will be able to plan everything as you wish.

After you moved to the new house, the first thing you need to do is to make room for the things in all those boxes and bags. In other words, you will have to start arranging and organizing the new house. Make a plan for each room, with all the necessary objects.

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a grey background with a white square and a black squareDifferent Ways To Store Keepsakes While Moving
October 11, 2019
Different Ways To Store Keepsakes While Moving

Moving to another home can be an important step in your life, especially if the new location is the same house you have always dreamed of. For the process of moving to take place without too much stress, a little organization is needed.

Storing keepsakes safely while moving is a priority.

In the process of transporting your things, there is the risk of breaking certain objects such as paintings, decorations, vases, and in general any fragile accessories. To avoid such inconvenience, make sure you place them in sturdy boxes and use air bubble wrap designed precisely to protect things from being damaged. This way you can ensure that you will have your keepsakes intact, in your new home!

Organize the boxes. A very good idea is to put labels on the boxes and sort the objects according to their location in each room. This way, if you hire a moving company, each box will be taken in the room it belongs to and you will unpack much easier.

Put separately valuable objects and important documents and take them with you. However, if we are talking about a long distance moving or you do not have enough space in your car, put them in a box with a label stating "kitchenware" or some other common information that does not suggest the presence of valuable objects.  Call on Denver professional movers to help you through this exciting and fun time.

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a grey background with a white square and a black squareHow To Keep Your Belongings Safe While Moving House
October 8, 2019
How To Keep Your Belongings Safe While Moving House
Keep Your Stuff Safe Hire Best Moving Companies To Move

For a moving house process to take place under optimal conditions and without unpleasant surprises it is best to organize it early, usually about 2 weeks in advance. However, if you are forced by circumstances to move in a few days and you do not have time to pack your things in a way that ensures safe transportation, call the services of one of the specialized and best moving companies in Denver that will handle everything in a professional manner.

A company specialized in moving can pack and transport in one day the furniture and objects from a house. Fragile objects are packed separately, using special protective foils, sponges and boxes. This is the right thing to do, but unfortunately many people who organize the moving process on their own end up putting fragile objects (glasses, plates etc.) in plastic bags without even packing them individually to prevent them from being damaged during transportation.

It is very important to prepare a separate box with the most important personal items. Besides some clothes, personal hygiene items and medicines, you should also put in there documents, money, jewelry, bank cards etc.

Once you are done with packing, make sure that you have at your disposal (or the moving company has!) a truck which is large enough to transport all your belongings safely.

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a grey background with a white square and a black squareLabeling Your Moving Boxes So That You Know Where Everything Is
September 20, 2019
Labeling Your Moving Boxes So That You Know Where Everything Is
Help Out Your Movers By Labeling

Moving to a new home is a happy moment, but also a busy and stressful period, in which you have to make many decisions. Until you get settled in your new home and drink your first coffee in peace, you have an almost endless list of things to do, besides packing, transporting, unpacking, and organizing everything again.

Start early (at least 2 weeks in advance); do not wait until the last moment to sort your things and organize them in boxes or bags.

Sort and pack by categories: there is no better way to help you organize all the things you have than the one involving gathering them all in one place and sorting them. Imagine that you unpack and do not have to wonder why some of the spoons are mixed with clothes. Always pack similar items together.

Use labels! If you have packed your things by category, using labels guarantees that you will find them much easier when you need to determine what room they should reach. Put a label or note down, with the marker, directly on the box, what kind of things are inside. Keep in mind that you will have a lot to do and it will be difficult for you to know what is in a box that says "Various", so note down as many details as possible. Find more moving tips that professional movers in Denver, CO offers.

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a grey background with a white square and a black squareDifferent Ways To Help Your Movers On Moving Day
September 13, 2019
Different Ways To Help Your Movers On Moving Day
Moving Companies Movers Appreciate All You Do To Help

You may think that once you hire professional movers, there is no logic behind doing any of the work yourself, which is true. However, helping your movers doesn`t mean doing any of the hard work, but helping them in other ways to get their job done faster, as this will save you money.

  • Disconnect and unplug electric appliances and organize the cords in labeled bags, to be able to find them easily. There is no need to pay professional movers to perform this simple and effortless operation.
  • Get off pictures, photos, clocks and mirrors from the walls and shelves, but be extra areful about storing safely those hanger things. This is another easy operation that you can handle and save precious time and money
  • Make your bed ready for the move, by stripping the mattress and folding your bedding and blankets. Have a box ready for all these, as well as for pajamas and other bedroom accessories.
  • If you have valuable things, you will surely want to pack them yourself. Other things you might want to keep on hand: your phone and charger, cigarette lighter, maps etc.
  • Defrost your freezer ahead of time and donate the food you cannot take with you

Be considerate of the moving companies in Denver, CO that you hire and they will do their best work. Provide beverages and snacks to keep them moving along.

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