By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group
Though, if something goes horribly bad on moving day, it's easy to believe that your world is arriving at an end. Instead of suffering through such a disaster, it's so far better to prepare for those contingencies.
The following are some common moving day disasters, and how you can avoid them:
Your Household Furniture Won't Fit
After traveling for hours and hours to Oklahoma City, you finally reach your new home... only to discover that you cannot push the sofa through the door. That would be a major disappointment, plus a massive trigger of stress.
Solution: Check your large furnishings for all their specifications. Make sure you assess whatever you write down with the dimensions of your new house, as well as your new house's entrances.
Your Travel Plans Fall Through
If you hold off until the final instant to make travel preparations (including motel reservations for long distance moves, or plans for a friend or two to assist you to transport your stuff) then it's increasingly likely that they will fall through, and you will be left rushing.
Solution: Attempt to organize your travel accommodations a minimum of thirty days beforehand. Arrange alarms for yourself if you need to.
Items are Damaged while in transit
It is usually one of life's most frustrating encounters to at long last arrive at your new residence, open up the moving truck's gate... and discover that lots of your treasured possessions have been lessened to destroyed parts scattered throughout the boxes.
Solution: Quite often, incorrect packing methods are the root cause of damage received in transit. Utilize suitable storage containers and cartons for each fragile item that you are taking. Make sure to use a good amount of bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or whatever else is needed to protect and support your possessions throughout the move. Or, it's possible to ask your professional mover in Oklahoma City for help packing items. The majority of moving companies can pack as much or as little as you need.
You Find Yourself Shelling out Even More than You Realized
A couple of days prior to the move, you discover that your wallet is going to take a bigger hit than you formerly thought. The moving company in Oklahoma City is billing you a higher rate for their help.
Solution: Various moving companies do bill increased rates for "last minute service." To get the preferred rates, don't procrastinate: reserve your movers as far in advance as possible and always get a written quotation from the moving company in Oklahoma City you select.
In Part 2 of our Moving Disasters blog posts, we will discuss more problems that may throw a wrench into the moving plans and approaches to steer clear of such complications. Stay tuned!
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