Concerns About Security in Moving and Storage

If you decide to deposit your belongings in a storage space during a move, you certainly need them to be safe. Moving companies recognize this and are consistently developing innovative strategies to make certain that their customer's precious belongings will be safe from door to door.
One household storage facility in California offers an online solution. Once homeowners deposit property in their warehouse, they may go online and keep an eye on activity in the warehouse through one of 30 well positioned cameras. Collectively, the thirty cameras cover the whole storage area night and day. Apprehensive homeowners can not only observe the section where their property are kept, they can also potentially review back sequences of camera photos should they ever suspect tampering. This ability is a effective deterrent to crime at that warehouse. Many other warehouses present sealed vaults that only the homeowner can go into should he decide to do so.

In countless ways, movers are continuously seeking to establish better and more secure types of moving storage for their customers.

Preparation 4-5 Weeks Before Your Move

Relocating can be very difficult. But if you break down your tasks into bite size chunks, then your move will proceed much more smoothly and even become stress free. In this report I will be discussing things you must do 4-5 weeks before the date of yoiur move.

This is a good time to make your address changes. Contact the Post Office for the Change of Address form to inform them of your move. Give your new address to:
1. Friends and family
2. Banks, insurance companies, and other institutions
3. Credit card companies
4. Doctors, dentists and other service providers
5. Any clubs or associations memberships.
6. Local government agencies, Federal agencies and IRS.
7. Magazine and newspaper subscription.

Organize your move by deciding and making lists of what items you will not transport, what items your move and what items you will move yourself.

Make a decision on who will do most of the packing or all the packing. Most long distance movers have professional packers who pack household possessions for a living. This is obviously a more expensive option but offset the price against how much your time is worth and what level of stress you can tolerate! Movers usually can offer you a full pack or a partial pack.

If you will do most packing or all the packing be sure to request a packing guide from your mover. The book talks about handling unusual and delicate move.

A fun make to make the move easier and also less stressful for your children is to get them involved in the move and the packing. Let them help you make a layout plan for their new room. This will make the move fun and exciting at the same time.

How to Pack Your Kitchen for a Move

About to Move? There's lots you can do before the movers arrive, that will help you to have a safe and successful move. Here are some valuable suggestions from renowned Mayflower movers, and their local affiliate IMS Relocation, dependable Carrollton, TX movers, on how to pack your kitchen.

Before you begin to pack your kitchen, it is important to gather everything you'll need including 30 boxes of various sizes with flaps that can be closed, packing paper, small sealable bags, packing tape for sealing pack boxes and felt tipped markers for labeling sealed boxes.

Now that you have everything you need, you can begin. When you're packing breakable items, you will need to fill the bottom of your carton with crushed paper. Wrap up breakable plates in clean paper, being sure to use several sheets. Start from the corners and wrap diagonally. Continuously tuck in the overlapping edges. A double lawyer serves well as an outer wrapping. Place plates on their ends in a sturdy box. Never pack them flat in a box. If you're wrapping multiple pates of the same size, put a clean sheet of packing paper between the two plates. Stack them on top of one another, and wrap them together. Put the heaviest items in the bottom, and build up in layers with the lighter items. Divide the layers with crushed paper. Fill in empty spaces for a tight pack. Seal the box. Label it with the name of the room, what's inside the box, and the word fragile, with an arrow pointing up.

For bowls with lids, place a layer of paper on top of the bowl. Put the lid upside down in the bowl, and wrap the bowl and lid together in clean paper, followed by an outer double layer. For other bowls, wrap two together in the same way as plates.

For odd shaped items, be sure to protect any handles by rolling a piece of packing paper, and wrapping it around the handles. Wrap the rest of the item in a double layer of paper. When packing cups, wrap them individually, then, pack them upside down.

Items such as toasters and other small appliances, should be wrapped individually, and packed in a carton with crushed paper. Label them for easy identification, inside the box. Wrap pots, pans, and other cookware in clean paper in the same way as plates.

Here are some quick tips on preparing food items for your move:

• Do not take anything perishable
  
• Take only food items you are sure will travel well
  
• Seal open boxes of dry or powdered food, such as rice, pasta, or cereal, with tape
  
• Place items that can easily spill, such as soy sauce in a glass bottle, in a sealable bag, and protect with paper.

Good packing is essential to a safe and successful move. Follow these tips carefully, as you pack up your kitchen items, and you will be well on the way to a smoothe and successful moving day.