The Ultimate Tips for a Successful House Move The Ultimate Tips for a Successful House Move | Page 21

Moving overseas: moving internationally can be daunting. Hiring the help of
an international relocation specialist or international removalist can help make
your move far more manageable.
3. Gather boxes – your local storage shed and hardware store should stock
moving boxes. I found boxes the cheapest from Bunnings. The benefit from
purchasing from Bunnings is you can return the ones you don’t use.
4. Purchase used boxes – great money saving tip – look on gumtree or your
local Facebook buy and sell groups to purchase used boxes.
5. Purge as you pack – take the opportunity while packing to purge items you
no longer use. Sell, donate or throw these items away, don’t take items you no
longer use to clutter up the new house. If you don’t have the opportunity to part
with them before the move label the box to sell or donate so you don’t unpack
it.
6. Colour code the boxes – colour coding boxes so it’s easy to identify which
room they belong in.
7. Label each box – when labelling boxes write which room it belongs to along
with the contents on the top and side of the box. By labelling the sides you can
easily identify what it in it when the boxes are stacked.
8. Rate each box – give each box a star or number based on the priority it
needs to be unpacked. eg 3 stars for high, 1 star for low (can take a few
weeks if it needs to).
9. Place boxes in correct room – get the removalists to put the boxes directly
into the room labelled on the box, this will help make the unpacking process
more manageable.
10. Don’t write valuables on the box – we want to trust those helping us
move, but you never do know what can happen. If you have a box of valuables
going with the removalists don’t broadcast it by writing it on the box, give it a
codename eg. Nanna’s Linens.
11. Roll up jewellery – lay jewellery onto a bath towel, fold over each edge, the
roll up towel to help prevent necklaces getting tangled.