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To help make your move as easy and stress-free as possible, we share some valuable tips on how you can prepare for a seamless changeover.
With so many moving parts, it pays to draw up a checklist of all the arrangements you will need to make to ensure you don’t leave out any of the essentials come moving day. Here are some common preparations that you should tick off prior to your move:
A big part of ensuring that you enjoy an efficient and effortless move has to do with how well you pack everything in advance. Rather than just throwing things in boxes willy-nilly, it’s better to take a methodical approach if you want to make unpacking a little easier. Here are some helpful considerations when packing:
Packing isn’t something you’ll want to leave to the last minute. Ideally, you should begin loading things into boxes weeks in advance, starting with all the stuff you don’t typically use day-to-day.
Often it’s not until we prepare to move homes that we realise just how much stuff we don’t use or need. At the same time, this is a golden opportunity to refine your belongings so you’re not cluttering up your new home. And you don’t just have to throw things away. Selling and donating the items you no longer have use for is a great way to help yourself and others during the process.
For your more delicate items it’s important that you take care to cushion them with some extra padding to prevent them from cracking, snapping or breaking along the way. Clothes, towels, blankets, pillows and stuffed animals are all effective options for protecting glassware, ceramic plates and mugs, musical instruments, fragile electronics and the like.
The last thing you want is the bottom of one of your boxes to give way during the move. Use quality boxes and packing tape and be mindful about how much stuff you’re packing into each one. You don’t want your boxes to be too heavy.
To make the unboxing process easier, it’s wise to load the heaviest items first and settle them at the bottom, followed by lighter items.
To save yourself a lot of unnecessary rummaging, make sure you write down the contents of each box, as well as what room it belongs in. You’ll also want to make these labels visible on both the top and sides so you can easily identify the contents when the boxes are stacked.
Be it a beautifully curated display cabinet or a complex spaghetti of electronic wiring, when it comes to intricate arrangements it can be easy to forget how to reassemble them. That’s why you should take some helpful photos of all the setups you want to replicate in your new home.
To make things even easier (especially for your removalists), you can colour code your moving boxes to designate which room they belong in. Wrapping a thick strip of coloured tape around each box (even writing the correct room atop the strip) and cluing your removalists into your colour system is one more way to streamline the moving process.
Moving can be tiring and can take a lot of time. If you have to, request a leave of absence from your job, so you can focus on the task at hand. It may also be a good idea to request an extra day off after the move, so you have time to rest and get organised in your new home.
The big day is finally here! You’ve put in the prep work and everything looks ready to be kicked into gear as you begin the move into your new life. There are just a few more things you’ll need to do on the day-of to ensure that it’s all plain-sailing. Here’s a few final tips to see you through the finish line.
Now that you’ve officially moved into your new residential estate it’s time to make the most of it! At Satterley we know that it can be a bit challenging to meet new people and get acquainted with the ‘ins and outs’ of a new neighbourhood. But rest assured, there are many ways you can connect with your local community in your new Satterley estate. Let us clue you in!
All the best to your new life! From securing your finance and finding your ideal community to making it through moving day, you’ve just crossed the finish line of your property journey. Now you can begin to create your own special slice of life in your new thriving community.