Finding Help For Your Moving Day

Glad To Help!

No matter whether you’re hiring a removal company or hiring a truck to do the whole thing yourself, it makes sense to take up any offers of help which come your way. Having a team of family, friends and neighbours can not only be a great advantage for the physical aspects of moving such as lugging furniture and manoeuvring it in and out of the truck, it can also be useful if you have kids or elderly relatives who may need some TLC whilst you’re busily directing all the action!

Gather The Team

If, like many people, you feel a bit uncomfortable about asking for assistance for the day of your move, why not make a point of holding a celebration a few days before? If it’s summer time, a barbecue is the perfect way to say goodbye to friends and neighbours – enjoy reminiscing about the old times, and make some plans for return visits or for them to come and see you. This would be a good chance to assign some moving day tasks, making sure that no-one feels left out! If you can cover all of the following bases, the whole operation should go more smoothly:

• Organisation

One trustworthy person needs to oversee the whole operation, ensuring that boxes and furniture are loaded onto the truck in a logical order and are delivered to the right rooms at the new house. They should have control of any lists to check that nothing has been forgotten. 

• Manual labour

Help with lifting and carrying heavy items is always welcome and makes the move go faster. Make sure that no-one tries to do anything beyond their capabilities – the last thing you want is an incapacitated worker!

• Refreshments

Don’t underestimate the importance of keeping everyone stocked up with food and drink – moving is tough work, and it’s easy to forget that it’s time to eat when you’re rushing to get the job done.

• Caring

Maybe not the most obvious job on the list, but if you have elderly family members or children, having someone to spend time with them away from the hustle and bustle can be invaluable.

Hired Help

It’s worth considering a self-service move if you want to stay in control of packing your items, but don’t fancy the idea of driving a long distance. Self-service moves are an ideal compromise between total do it yourself and hired removal firm options. You are provided with a large container in which to place all your furniture and removal boxes, and this will be collected from your old home and driven to your new place without you having to panic about what to do if the truck breaks down. Since all your items are kept in the same container, you can rest assured that they won’t get mixed up with other loads being carried on the same truck, and you can make your way to your final destination at a more leisurely pace.

If you’re after hired muscles to lift and carry, check out your local directory for pay by the hour hired help – for a few dollars, you may be able to save yourself a lot of backache!