Moving Expert Advice.

Household Relocating 

What to do when relocating your household?

Shifting is a very tedious task to do which demands lots of responsibilities to be completed from your side. It can be done in many ways like-

When Moving With Family

Relocation involving family members should take into consideration the interest of each and every person present in your family. Dependent members: children, parents, spouse are need to be taken care of. Before moving you have to make sure that your kids’ school or college, religious place and market place should be near to your destination for the convenience. Thus, it becomes a hell lot of demanding job. It is advisable to hire professionals to reduce your excess burden, so that you can complete other pending tasks. 

When Moving As an Individual

So now that you are moving alone, it will become more complex for you to pack and transport your goods from one destination to another. There would be no one to lend you helping hand. The process will become smooth for you if you rent a moving company by your side. They will handle all the tasks, right from packing to unpacking, loading to unloading, dismantling to reassembling of your personal belongings.

How to Plan Your Move?

If you are planning to relocate your home then there are some necessary steps and proper procedures that anybody can follow to make a move successful. Here is the guide to it:

Find a reputed relocation company 

With the existence of many packing and moving service providers in the city, there are plenty of choices available out there but it is not imperative that the one you will pick up is a genuine one. Therefore, you have to check all the minute details of the company.

a)  Research- A thorough background homework about the company will help you in understanding the company profile including website research before hiring them. It will be useful for you when you want to fulfill all your moving requirements.

b)  Take Recommendations- Mouth of word suggestions are the greatest ways that can help you in finding reliable resources for you. With the advices from your neighborhoods, friends and relatives you will be able to fulfill this objective.

c)  Check for Customers Feedback- The past experiences and kinds of projects that the company has handled can be verified from the reviews of their valuable clients. The evaluation of reviews can be done by checking online platforms like-Glassdoor, Mouthshut, Blog Hubspot, Review Tracker etc. or on their official website. 

d)  Get in Touch- Once you are totally convinced with the company, after that you can contact them on call or ask them for the meeting in person to discuss about your project before booking them. In this way you will get clear picture of the types of packaging and moving material they will be using particularly for your process.

e)  Compare The Prices- As there is gradual increase of packing and moving companies, so you have to be little careful about the prices of your services while choosing them otherwise they will not fit into your estimated budget. Thus, taking the quotes from 4-5 companies and then finalizing the best deal will turn out to be the right decision.

After completing all the above steps, hire them for the movement.

1.  Select Your Moving Date 

After finalizing your company, the next thing to do is fix your date of shifting by contacting them. Ask for their availability and then start working according to your plan. Once you are done with all the necessary arrangements then you can confirm them to visit your home to do the rest of the things associated with packing and moving. 

2.  Process Followed By Packers and Movers 

With the help of their inventory list they will first do the pre-survey at your place so to have comfortable movement further.

Then wrapping of your personal belongings is done by using bubble wraps in case of any breakable items and other electronics.

Next step is the packaging of all the dismantled items such as furniture and electrical appliances is done by using specialized packaging. If you hire Agarwal Packers and Movers then Fabric Sheets and Corrugated Sheets that give cushiony effect to your expensive goods so to avoid any damage during transit. Special LED/LCD boxes are used to pack your television so that its screen does not break from jerks and jumps during transportation. 

Safe and secured transportation will be done from origin to the destination place. 

Furthermore unpacking and unloading of your household items is done at your destination place as per your demands.

Resettlement of your belongings.

Remember there are separate charges for disassembling, loading, unloading, unpacking and rearrangement of the commodities. So you have to talk before hand at the time of hiring the packing and moving firm.

What are your responsibilities even after hiring moving company?

As an assured customer, you have to perform some of the roles from your side too so that you can have a satisfactory movement at the end. Some of these are discussed in the section below:

Prepare all your personal belongings for packing and moving

Sort all the commodities based on their categories, for instance- fragile or heavy-weight

•  Check with your final moving date and confirm it same with the company

•  Keep continuous check on the status of your movement

•  Intimate your service provider on time if you wish to change your moving schedule

•  Always keep in touch with your personal Shifting Coordinator

•  Make sure that you have finalized your destination place after you receive your consignment

•  Check the condition of each box when arrived at the destination

•  In case of damages are made to your consignment, do claim it for insurance

How are the accurate prices for your movement decided?

Whether you are opting for short or long distance shifting, the costs of it matters a lot to you when you have already planned to hire a service provider by your side. The professional packers and movers will charge you on the basis of following parameters-

•  Size of the consignment

•  Amount of goods 

•  Distance between origin and destination

•  Number of people involved in the movement

•  The law of property to where consignment is moving 

•  Transportation mode

•  Extent of vigilance required in movement

•  External factors including social or political 

•  Any taxes such as RTO, toll, road, service, GST

How much time it will require to complete your movement?

As you know that shifting process is lengthy and time-consuming process. As a result of this, there is possibility that it can be extended from your expected completion time. There are some factors on which your relocation is depend upon-

•  Right Planning of your Schedule

•  Distance to be covered between two locations

•  Destination place to where your goods needs to be transported

•  Mode of Transportation Used 

How to check whether your moving company is authentic or not?

When you have hired packing and moving service provider, it becomes your responsibility to verify the company you have chosen so that at last you do not have to be regretted on your decision. Here enlist below are some of those features-

•  License and permit they hold for doing packing and moving 

•  Past experience and projects handled

•  Presence of their identity in the market

•  Network of operational branches in origin and destination location

•  Quality of packaging supplies used by them 

•  Manpower along with skills and training 

•  Types of vehicles and carriers used for transportation of goods 

•  Innovative techniques used by them to tackle any moving issue

•  Cost of their services they quote 

•  Additional benefits apart from their key services

What is the best time to plan your move?

There is no specific answer to the above question because it totally depends on your demands when you want to move out and settle in the place. You can book your consignment throughout the year, however it becomes your duty to check with the company if they will provide you with their services when you need them. You have the power in your hand for deciding on the process. For you information the best times are just after the summer holidays and late springs when most of the moving companies are available. 

It is recommended not to plan your move during monsoon or festive season otherwise you will be charged little bit more than the actual.

Why do you need international transit insurance?

This insurance facility is designed specifically to provide coverage to your goods when they are ready to ship for overseas movement. Though full attention and focus will be paid towards packing, loading and moving your goods along with storage and warehousing but there are some chances where any damage can happen to your residential products. Therefore, it becomes the liability of the company to give compensation of harmed utilities. 

How can you get rid from your unused items?

While collecting your goods for packing and moving from one door to the next, de-cluttering the extra items from your place is a perfect idea to downsize the amount of commodities in a single moving trip. It will be useful from the point of saving your financial expenses too. This exercise will also help you in earning some money that you can use in future in the process. There are many ways to get rid of it-

•  Selling unwanted things online

•  Donating it to the needy

•  Asking your neighbors to buy the items from you if they are in good condition

•  Up-cycling or getting them repaired at the respective dealers

•  Trashing all not-required articles in the dustbin

What are the reasons for moving?

Relocation has been seen as one of the major activities since ages. People have been choosing to move for several objectives because of which they are relying upon reputable packers and movers for the same. Your reason could be out of these as mentioned below for which you would want experienced manpower from Packers and Movers to visit your home.

•  Better Employment Opportunity

•  Pursuing Studies For Career Growth

•  Boredom from Regular Lifestyle

•  Desire To Have Luxurious Living Standard

•  Exploring New City or Country

•  Personal Reasons