Moving house

[Hekat]

We are moving house next month. does anyone have any tips on how to make my life easier?

[ummmm]

Start packing now. Everything that's not used day to day and label your boxes.

I bought some clothes rails and so everything that had been ironed got hung on them. Saved having to re iron everything.

[redcrx]

dont do what my mother in law did. I arrived at hers to help her move on moving day and she hadnt packed a single thing!

[Wak]

Mark all of your boxes with things like "Kitchen", Lounge", "Bed 1", and then the removal men (if you use them) won't keep saying, "where does this go, Love?".
And take your tea-pot, kettle and beakers with you in the car.
Best of Luck!

[rov1200]

We tried to pick up our cat to take with us on the day but it must have had a sixth sense and refused to go. We had to leave her behind.

[4getmenot]

I am moving in a week. there are lots of sites that gives tips if you just google 'moving house'

[B00]

You left your cat behind???

That's horrible, how could you do something like that?

[LoftyLottie]

Ditto BOO.

[ummmm]

At the end of the day if the cat does a runner on move day what do you do? Cancel the move/completion and risk getting sued?

I'm sure he went back looking for it....

(I hope)

[B00]

I'm actually appalled by rov's answer Lottie to be honest.

The poor bloody thing, just left, because he couldn't be arsed waiting for it. It beggers belief!

[B00]

Would your response still be the same if it was a child who'd gone to the park (for example) and wasn't back on time ummmm?

[ummmm]

No.....I'd phone them and tell them to come back.

He could have gave the new owners his number and asked them to phone when the cat returned. Let's not jump to conclusions..

[LoftyLottie]

Yes, let's hope they went back for the cat, otherwise I am appalled too. However, I just wouldn't move until the cat turned up unless I was only moving a a short distance and could keep popping back. I would rather get sued!!

[Nosha123]

yes.. my tip - when you start unpacking once in the new house - prioritse only what you need.... Bed, all made up, food for the night and kettle and clothes for the next day - everything else is not a priority..

That way if you get nothing else done or have any problems - at least you have the necessities for that night!

[what..the?]

if possible I would write more on the box of whats in the box or just wrote for example kitch, garage, lounge on the boxes but also number the boxes in each room and have a list where you write down the number on the box and what is in the box. I kept finding that there was like 10-20 in some rooms all labeled kitchen or lounge for example and that is not enough information really when your trying to find something and have to open every box.

Use socks, clothes and bedding to pack breakables.

For any large items measure to make sure they fit in and out the room otherwise you will have to change plans over remove doors from frames

Go down your local store for extra boxes aldi and lidli do very strong fruit and veg boxes and extra large light boxes.

Buy tons and big black sacks to bin items you dont need and cover items so they dont get wet, to label these bags use written on duct tape or masking tape.

Argos are doing 20% off plastic storage crates until end of today the £11.96 for 4 and the best ones and it means you can store items away after you move, they are wipeable and weather proof ..good to move electrical gadgets and things you dont want getting wet.

If you can transport breakables of valueables in you own car to stop the removal people losing,stealing or trashing them.

Try the wrap up furniture legs and corners as these always get all chipped.

[what..the?]

http://www.argos.co.u...+boxes%7C14417980.htm

these were £20 then £14 now £12 but ends today

[society]

"We are moving house next month. does anyone have any tips on how to make my life easier? "

Pay someone to do all the packing, transporting etc. couldn't get any easier.

[craft1948]

I agree with society.......I moved house 3 years ago and paid the removal company for packing and transporting....they were brilliant.
Everything was packed in huge cardboard boxes all clearly labelled as to where they'd originated. They brought in and assembled cardboard wardrobes and just put my clothes in on the hangers.
At the other end they unpacked everything, hung all my clothes up, re-assembled the beds etc, and put all the crockery and kitchen utensils iaway n my new kitchen.......easiest move I've ever made and well worth the extra money......I just sat and watched them.

[Panic Button]

The first answer by Ummmm is sound advice. Start packing now.

Get as much done early as you possibly can. Leave out the bare minimum needed to live.

Be ruthless about getting rid of stuff you don't need. It gets easier once you have made a few decisions, and after a while you get pleasure out of binning stuff or sending it to a charity shop.

Most people only have big clear outs when they move house, so take this opportunity to streamline your belongings. Look at each thing and ask yourself if you have used it in the last six months, and if your life would be poorer without it.

Either take regular trips to the recycling centre and charity shop, or if the situation is bad enough hire a mini skip (or even a full sized skip)

You will be amazed how many cardboard boxes you fill, so if you can find a cheap or free supply of strong boxes, do it. Buy loads of parcel tape, and a marker pen to write on the boxes. Make sure each box contains stuff for the same room in the new house, and write it clealy on the outside.

Leave a list out to write down who needs to be advised of of your new contact details, and keep adding to it as new people come to mind.

[smurfchops]

But what happened to the CAT ??