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If you have ever moved before, you know just how stressful the whole experience can be. Add in children, a long-distance move and a very short timeframe for packing and stress levels can skyrocket even more. Perhaps you have tried doing the packing before and have hired a rental truck for past moves. While a do-it-yourself mentality can work for some moves, consider these times when you should really invest in the peace of mind and ease that professional movers can bring.
When You Have Expensive Pieces
If you own expensive rugs, artwork or vintage pieces, you will definitely want to invest in professional movers. High-quality movers always offer some type of insurance and may offer increased insurance for these types of expensive pieces. Never agree to hire movers that do not offer insurance. If you are trying to trim costs, consider doing the majority of the move yourself, but hire specialty movers for certain pieces, such as a grand piano or an antique car.
When You Have Very Bulky or Heavy Furniture
No one enjoys lugging around enormously heavy leather couches, sectionals, king-size mattresses or sleeper sofas on a hot summer day, and they certainly do not want to be sliding down your icy sidewalk with them in the winter. Save yourself and your loved ones from the hassle of moving large households with heavy items by hiring professional movers. Professional movers have the equipment needed to move everything from enormous dressers to appliances with ease. Remember that you could be partially responsible if one of your friends or relatives were to injure themselves on your property.
When You Need a Period of Storage
If you need to get out of you home now but are not able to move into your new home for a few weeks or months, you will need to look into a storage unit for your belongings. While you may be able to find a storage unit yourself, professional movers will keep your stress to a minimum by storing your items securely for you in a full truck or storage pod until you are ready for delivery. This way, you will not have to worry about loading and unloading your belongings twice.
When You Are Moving Long-Distance
Long-distance moves can be fraught with problems, such as finding driving routes and understanding interstate laws for driving trucks and moving belongings. Even more problems crop up if you have a very large household and would need to take several trips back and forth in a rental truck. Sometimes, professional movers are actually friendlier to your budget in these cases than a do-it-yourself attitude would be. In addition, your moving company will get you in touch with local movers, such as Miami movers if you are moving to southern Florida, who will work with you at your new house.
When You Do Not Have the Time to Pack
Most professional movers offer packing services to those who need them. They can pack all, none or some of your belongings. If you do not have the ability to take time off work to pack or need to move within a tight timeframe, this can be a godsend. Simply set aside items that you do not want them to pack in the truck in one room. The movers will pack room by room, making it easy for you to unpack in your new home. In fact, they can even be paid to unpack for you if you need this service. If you do not have time to do all your packing but cannot budget packing for the entire house, consider setting aside items that are difficult to pack, such as fragile items, bulky items and pots and pans, for the movers.
Sometimes, you should not go through a move alone. With reputable professional movers by your side, you can be sure that your pieces will arrive without dents and that if they are ruined for some reason, you will be reimbursed. Moreover, knowing that you can have movers do as much or as little as you want can open up possibilities for you that may mesh with a stressful or hectic lifestyle.
Moving can certainly be stressful and quite a lot of work. I think I would always consider professional movers and I would appreciate the help. The furniture alone would be too much for us to move and it would be nice to have help packing too.