Any useful tips from fellow ABers?!

[bex401]

Me,my partner & daughter are moving into our new home very soon,has anyone got any useful tips on moving house,from packing up to how to keep calm on the day.

Thanks XXXXXXX

[malaise]

Pay someone else to do it all, and find the number of the nearest takeaway! ;)

[Hamish]

lists lists lists. plan plan plan. will have moved a 3+ bed house twice in 18 mths by the end of the month (i hope!!) first time with a 1 yr old by ourselves (fam help) and this time with a company (longer distance & v. pregnant wife). You carnt beat lists of stuff to do, people to call (bills etc). Think and plan for every possability - dont let it stress you, most of the problems you forsee wont happen, but if you plan then you wont be suprised on the day, hand hopefully will have a solution to hand.......Oh yes and get the location of the nearest takeaway!!!

Good luck

[jon1968]

Make sure you keep the kettle and tea bags etc to hand (in your car, not the removal van) so you can have a cuppa when you get there!

[stoo_pid]

Keep the kettle, mugs & tea bags with you or at the back of the van (so they're the first things you take out).

Once stuff is in the house make sure the beds are all made before you do anything else. You'll be really glad you did at the end of the day when you're ready to crash out!

[little coojy]

ace advice stoo-pid ive done this when ive moved before, and make sure boxs are labled for what room they need to be put in and that they get put in those rooms, nothing more annoying when you take the time to lable boxs and they get put every where and any where. keep cloths in draws and move the whole thing instead of emptying them saves loads of time, keep cloths on hangers covered by a black bag (just put a small hole in top put coat hanger through it, and only pack what you realy want no point taking everything and not wanting it the other end and a defo is to have takeaway that night.

[Alibobs]

As stoo-pid said, have the bedding ready! I changed all our beds a couple of days before we moved and put the whole lot into black bags on moving day, they went straight on the beds while I was waiting for Pizza Hut to deliver!!

The one thing I didn't have was enough cleaning materials - we moved into a rather dirty house!

[curiosity]

And have the daughters Pyjamas and must have things all packed seperately so you know exactly where they are. Know where your corkscrew is. Good Luck

[sense4all]

To save you writing the room location if you are not using specialist removal boxes ( where you just tick the top ) go to a pound shop and get a roll or two of thick sticky (sello) tape and some cheapie post-it note squares.Pick a colour for each room to make it easy to get the boxes to the right location.Stick the door with the right colour at the other end, and the location of stuff is easy.As many colours as possible.

Remember light in weight items can go in big boxes, a whole bedworths of linen in a tv box. is ok , but when you are shattered it is better to have smaller heavier boxes of books etc.

Get the locks on the new house changed ASAP

Put a bog roll, a bulb,a towel & soap, and some plasters in the kettle and tea bag box.

Pack three or four boxes a night for a few weeks to break the back of packing : it always takes longer than you think.

If you don't want to have to rewash crystal and crocks after packing in newspaper, put a bit of tissue paper between the item and the paper.