Hiring Only a Removal Company Vs Removals and Storage Services

If you are planning a big relocation, you should choose a small moving van and a crew of two or more people because the extra help of the movers can save you a lot of time and effort. The cheapest option is to hire only a van and to do everything else on your own. This is a perfect option if you are moving on a budget, because you will be responsible for the safety of your belongings, as well as packing, loading and unloading.

Removals and storage should be the service of choice when you can’t be at the destination when your belongings arrive. These services provide the flexibility that is so necessary when you have some extraordinarily big objects in the boxes, as well as an enormous amount of bags, boxes and items. Another great reason is the ease of loading – a van arrives in front of your house and brings a huge mobile storage container. You have a few days or so to organize and load your belongings into the container, and then, on the moving day, the can arrives and takes the container to the storage facility. This option can save you a lot of time.

A few basic steps to choose the right option for you:

• Start de-cluttering and sorting quite in advance, for example two months before the planed moving day. Decide which objects you are 100% sure you want to move to the new house.

• See the exact or at least the approximate volume of your belongings for the move. You may be required to pack numerous small items together and to dismantle the biggest ones in order to get a better idea.

• You should bear in mind numerous small and yet important factors, such as the distance to the new house, the weather forecast for the moving day, the time of the year, the road traffic, etc.

• Call your moving company of choice and ask the coordinator about some professional advice for your situation. They are experts and can come up with the best solution for your specific case.

Examples when you should choose only removal services:

1. When you want a one-day relocation and when everything is well organized. This means that you have to have the keys of the new house, the house should be ready for you to move in, you have to book parking space for the van or you should inform the neighbours to free more parking space in advance, you should know when the rush hours are, and plenty of other small details.
2. For furniture removals when the items can fit in a normal-sized van. Some of the furnishings may have to be dismantled, but it saves a lot of valuable space.
3. For short trips to another city in the summer vacation, when the family is out of the house for a longer time and you still want to take plenty of items with you.

Examples when you should book storage services too:

1. When moving special items such as a piano, fitness equipment, a fish aquarium, etc.
2. When you don’t know where to return the van or when you can’t unload your possessions directly at the new house.
3. When you need a quick home relocation with all the activities lasting a couple of hours or so.
4. When you don’t know what to do with a big object(s) that you don’t want to leave in the old house and yet you can’t find a suitable place in the new house.