As someone who has moved house a fair few times, I’d like to think I’m a bit of a pro.
The truth is, moving house is hard. It’s difficult to do alone or with help from friends, and it’s even harder once you have children. There’s a reason it’s considered one of the most stressful things you can do!
There are things you can do to help your house move run smoothly. You can prepare for things before you buy your first house. You can start packing the minute you have a moving date (even if that’s three months away). Writing lists, arranging childcare and hiring a skip for a big clear out can all contribute towards an easy move, but in my experience, nothing is as much of a godsend as using a professional removal firm such as EH1 Removals Edinburgh.
Excellent Reasons to Use a Removals Firm When You Move
There are hundreds of reasons to use a professional removals firm, but these are some of the most sensible.
Lifting Things is Harder Than You Think
Okay, so you might think you’re He-Man because you somehow managed to drag the wardrobe from one end of the room to the other, or shifted your bed frame six feet to the left, but have you really done any prolonged furniture moving? Probably not.
If you had, you’d know that moving furniture is a tiring and tedious job. You need someone who has more stamina than you. It’s so much better to get help from someone who knows how to lift properly and can empty your house in the time it takes for you to drag a dresser downstairs and put your back out!
You’ve Probably Underestimated How Slow You Work
If you pay someone to help you move, the firm will usually try to understand how many people you need. They’ll ask you about the size of your house and how much furniture you have. Last time I moved, the firm sent three movers and a massive van and they worked really efficiently. It would have definitely taken ten times longer for my husband and I to move the furniture.
They’ll Take Proper Care Of Your Stuff
When I first moved, I didn’t realise how well you have to protect your things. I thought it was as simple as loading a van and driving to your new place. This ended in me having to deal with scratched and broken belongings. When I moved again and the professional movers helped me, nothing got scratched, or dropped or broken. They even moved my piano perfectly!
Movers Know Manoevers!
Trained movers somehow earn a sixth sense in spatial awareness. They can see when your sofa won’t fit down your hallway. They know when a wardrobe won’t get through your bedroom door. Even more importantly they are seemingly able cause a lot of your furniture to shape shift. This results in them getting enormous furniture through tiny doorways by turning it on its side. A move that you can never replicate when you try!