5 Dos & Don’ts of Prepping Your Home for a Move

Moving is quite hectic and very stressful. There is no way you can avoid this step in your life. What you can do is prepare yourself and your home to make the move to a stress-free level. The ideal thing in such a hectic situation would be to prepare a checklist of what things are important and what is less important to do. And during such times when you are not sure how to manage everything regarding your house relocation, then the best thing is to study what are the absolute must-dos and don’ts.

To reduce your worries, Kingdom International Movers has put together this list of Dos and Don’ts for you:

Five Must Do’s :

1. First and foremost, declutter your home

Whether you are relocating your home within the city or internationally, the more stuff you try to move, the more you will have to spend your money on moving. We all tend to always buy some extra stuff and fill our homes with it. But in reality, the extra stuff is sometimes of no use to us. While some old pieces of furniture and appliances may get worn out, it will be more sensible to replace them rather than move them along with you.

To get rid of all the old and extra stuff you own, you must start decluttering your home or office the day you decide to move. Kingdom International Movers is one of the leading local movers in Dubai, and whenever our clients call us for a free quote, we suggest they declutter their homes before getting a quote.

2. Dedicate Each Day to Each Room.

We often feel like we are the super ninjas and think that we will pack belongings of all rooms within one day. By doing such things, we only add to our burden and confusion. Ideally, each of our rooms needs a dedicated day. By doing this, we reduce our stress and efficiently manage our moves.

Kingdom International Movers is considered amongst the best movers and packers in Dubai. Our team consists of several people, and together we can manage to pack all the belongings of an entire apartment in one or two days. But there are some important things that you always have to pack yourself, and for that, you must dedicate each day to each specific room.

3. Always Carry Your Valuables And Documents With You

Whether you are a big villa owner or own a classy apartment, every house has valuables in it. While there can be some belongings that hold huge sentimental value for you, while you hire villa movers and packers in Dubai, they will make sure that your belongings are safe and secure.

But when you carry and move your valuables and important documents with you, you will rest assured of their safety. We at Kingdom International Movers always prefer that our clients carry their important items with them. It gives peace of mind to us and our clients.

4. Hire Professional Movers And Packers In Dubai

Many of us are lucky to have a family and lots of friends who help us manage our house relocation. Some people prefer to do relocation on their own without troubling their friends or family. When you hire professional movers and packers in Dubai, you ensure the safety of yourself and all your belongings. Hiring professional movers like Kingdom International Movers becomes very important, especially if you are trying to relocate to an international destination.

5. Pack A Box Of Essentials

For the day you will be moving, pack a box of essentials for you. Include emergency safety things like a flashlight, a utility knife or a Swiss knife, a few packets of crisps and biscuits, a bottle of water, a few napkins, some medicine, or your regular medicines if you are on any medications. Packing this important stuff in a box ensures that you have all the things that you need on top of you. Often, in the process of moving, we end up with the most essential things at the bottom-most and farthest-to-reach places.

Five Don’ts

1. Overfill Your Boxes

If you decide to pack boxes on your own, then ensure that you do not over-pack them. By overfilling boxes, you tend to increase the chances of them getting torn and spilling their contents inside. Ideally, most house movers and packers in Dubai fill a standard-sized box with only up to 50 pounds. The staff members of movers can lift boxes heavier than this, but it won’t be safe for them to do so, and also, the contents of the boxes will be at a high risk of spilling off.

2. Keep Your Drawers Full

It may seem very tempting to keep your drawers full and save your time on packing the contents in them. But don’t keep your tables, dressers, cabinets, and any other types of drawers full of full-on contents. This increases the chances of spilling the bottles or containers that are stored in those drawers. At the same time, it will be very unfair for your apartment movers in Dubai to lift these heavy dressers and tables. Moving companies always estimate that the furniture piece will be empty and thus light in weight. If you end up keeping your drawers full, it will be an added burden on the people who lift and pack your furniture pieces. It can also be the reason for the breakage of your furniture or the cause of an accident.

3. Forget To Check All Rooms Before Leaving

Once everything is loaded into the truck, make sure you visit each room at least once to see if you or the home movers and packers in Dubai that you have hired have not forgotten to pack anything. Go through all your secret storage spaces and even beneath the carpets. Many people have the habit of storing important documents and piles of cash under carpets and stairs. If you hurry up, you will forget to carry these essentials. Therefore, check each room once or twice before finally saying goodbye to your old home.

4. Stay up late at night before moving

Moving is already a hectic and stressful activity, so staying up late at night will add to your stress. Sleeping well ensures that you wake up energized and power-packed. If you get a chance to sleep for some extra time, then you must take that opportunity and sleep well. Especially when you hire professional movers and packers, you must sleep well because they are the ones who will do all the work for you.

5. Transport Flammable Materials

Paint buckets or thinner jars are some things that contain a high quantity of flammable materials. If you happen to have surplus supplies of such materials and choose to move them with your other belongings, it will jeopardize the safety of the movers’ employees as well as your belongings. On the other hand, if authorities catch your logistics truck with such banned flammable material, you will end up finding your belongings in the custody of the police department. To ensure the safety of everyone involved, avoid shipping flammable goods with your moving truck.