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Moving Tips?

Goatee220

Goatee220

Bassist/Photographer/Goalie
Dec 10, 2009
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Spring City, PA
#1
Any movers out there? My wife and I are buying a new house. We have a townhouse now and are moving to a single family home about 4 miles away. We have a lot of stuff (especially in our basement) as well as a 10 month old son. We're thinking of getting a POD for the small stuff and movers for the large items. Anyone have good tips for moving?
 
#3
Movers? a Pod? Don't you have any friends with trailers or a flat bed? Are there no UHuals in your area? Pack stuff in boxes. Start now. Invite friends/family to help you move. Feed them pizza and beer. I've been in my house for 3 years. That's an all-time record for me in one place. I moved on average at least once a year since birth. It's not that hard.
 
#7
ErebusBass said:
One of your friends has a pickup truck and would be happy to help you in exchange for pizza and beer. You just have to ask them.
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People with wives never have beer, dude. :rolleyes:

j/k :p

I'm with the "clear out the clutter" crowd. Whenever I move sometime soon, I'm only taking my instruments and my bed with me. Of course, that's because I took an inventory of all the stuff in the house and what hasn't already been replaced by my roommate (making it his) is about to need replacing.

I've been known to buy a new set of dishes and silverware every time I get a new place of my own. So much is always missing by the the time I leave a place.
 
#10
It's really difficult work move one place to other place but anyway it is the part of life I personally have not any experience but as "Mr. Hartounian" saying you should must try like that its a great idea and I think easy for you.
 
#11
Go to a Barnes & Noble and get a million of the medium size boxes that say Barnes & Noble on them. Pack all your small stuff in them. They aren't too big and don't get too heavy and if you use all the same size boxes they'll stack way, way better.

I used this method with a 5/8 Uhaul trailer to move from Chicago to Montana with great success.

EDIT And get rid of stuff, obviously. That's never been hard for me, but my partner just seems to accumulate thing after thing that she stops using after 3 months. Now's the time to clean house.
 
#12
- go to your local liquor store and ask for boxes from liter or 750 ml bottles. These will have cardboard dividers and are perfect for moving kitchen glassware.

- if there is a small brewery in your area, call them & ask for boxes. They'll usually have some in smaller size which are really good for moving books and other heavy items.

- get a tape gun, 2 would be better.

- get some stretch wrap, about $20.00 at an office supply store. Put small fragile items in your dresser and use clothing to pad them (never move an empty dresser). Secure the drawers with stretch wrap and let the movers take them.

To get rid of stuff: if you're not interested in taking the time to do a garage sale, look into Invalid Link Removed It's a way to keep stuff out of landfill with minimum hassle.

When we were doing a serious downsizing, we listed as a "Free Rummage" on freecycle. We said it starts at 9:AM and got stuff out at 8:30. It was all gone by 9:30 and we only had to carry it to the curb.
 
#13
my gf is a hoarder and i was a pro art mover
12 pickup truck trips
3 moving truck trips
18 miles each way, more women's clothes and vintage furniture, old paperbacks, and thrift store paintings than you could possibly imagine

if you don't have access to ratchet straps and an 8ft bed pickup, rent a truck
4 miles is not that bad, i was driving in blinding rain storms for two weeks in canyon country northwest of LA and back to east LA
 
#14
Number your boxes and keep a short list of their contents and label what room of the house they should go into. That way you'll know where to find stuff that you're likely to need before you're all unpacked. Like other responders have said get boxes that have dividers for your glasswear and wrap fragile items in clothing or newspaper. Use smaller boxes for books, cds vinyl, DVDs, etc. they get pretty heavy pretty quick.

Consider transporting your gear and other sensitive electronics by yourself if you're antsy about others handling/transporting them.

Get rid of stuff you don't need. The less you have to move the easier it is.
 
#18
Wow - lots of great suggestions. We have 3 tape guns, as well as the colored "dot" stickers to color code the boxes by room. Our mover did suggest the plastic wrapping so we will be using that for sure. We have ratcheting tie down straps, and 2 hand trucks. I love the idea for the boxes from the liquor store - hadn't heard that one before.

My band gear (PA & bass rig) has already been moved to a friend's house for safe storage, and my instruments will be staying at my drummer's house until the move is complete.
 

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