Moving home can be incredibly stressful. How should you make sure you get everything from A to B without breakages or injuring yourself? Removal professionals share the secrets to a smash-free, smooth move.
The more time, the less stress
Manny Sahmbi, director of Happy2Move, a removals company in Slough, says he and his team can pack up the average four-bedroom house in a day. “Possibly even a five or six-bed house, depending on the contents.” For people doing it themselves, he recommends a week for a one-bed, a fortnight for a two-bed and so on.
“Book more than one day off work to move and don’t just leave a weekend to pack,” agrees Hannah Crawford – AKA Han With a Van – who is based in north London and offers “big sister energy” when helping clients with removals all over the UK. “Not only is it going to take you a bit of time practically to get everything packed, actually do the move and then unpack, but if you don’t give yourself enough time, then everything takes much longer to settle down at the other end.” Decluttering and packing to move are two different things, says Crawford: there isn’t time to have a big sort out if moving day is imminent.
Measure up
View image in fullscreen The sofa not fitting in a new place is a common problem when moving. Photograph: Posed by models. Resolution Productions/Getty Images/Tetra images RF
It is easy to forget to take measurements in advance and then not be able to fit furniture into your new home. “The sofa is a common one,” says Sahmbi. “We take it to the new place and it is too big to fit because of windy stairs or other access issues.” In this situation – and despite running a storage business too – Sahmbi c
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