Moving tips... HELP, ladies!!!!

gr8tasian84 · February 2012

Hello everyone. How are y'all doing this morning?? I would really need some help and tips about moving and what to do before the movers come. DH keep telling me that it's going to be fine but unlike him this is going to be my first. I have never moved to a different state. We live in Washington State right now and moving to Little Rock AFB in a few weeks. We are excited about this but it's a little bit overwhelming. So, ladies, I would love to hear your tips and suggestions.

Have a great day, everyone!!!!

Just a couple of things to add, we don't have kids(yet) and no pets either.

AlouetteBeans · February 2012

If you haven't done so, check out the FAQs in my (and other's) siggys. There is a whole section on moving and tips, I believe. super helpful.

Avion22 · February 2012

My biggest tip would be to get yourself SUPER-organized.

Make a list of things that you DON'T want the movers to pack. If they see it, they'll pack it. This should be anything you plan to take with you in your car, including important military and personal documents, laptop if you have one, your purse (yes, movers will pack this), family photos, any heirlooms or things of great sentimental value that can't be replaced, and whatever you think you'll need to get you by in TLF or your first few nights in your house until you get unpacked (air mattress? one set of linens/towels? one lamp?)

I've had pretty good lucky with just taking everything that doesn't get packed and putting it into ONE room, then taping the door shut (like a crime scene I guess!) with big signs saying "DO NOT PACK ANYTHING IN THIS ROOM". You could do the same thing with a closet, etc.

Also, do NOT let movers leave clothes in your dressers while moving them. It makes the furniture heavier and more likely to get dropped and damaged. I've even had movers try to wrap my flatscreen TV in a blanket and leave it INSIDE THE TV ARMOIR to be moved. No kidding. You have to watch some of these guys.

Movers will disassemble your furniture if needed, but I find them very unreliable with keeping all of the pieces and fasteners together. For things like bookshelves they'll try just leaving the plastic bracket things in there, and they WILL fall out and get lost. So I like to take all shelves out of bookcases, and put the brackets in a baggie (taped to one of the bookcases) before the movers get there. I would also watch very carefully when movers disassemble stuff and be ready with baggies for them to put the fasteners in.

pesci12 · February 2012

Lots of great tips above. We also put the stuff we don't want the movers to pack in one room, close the door, and let them know not to touch anything in there. Moving can be overwhelming but the more organized you are, the easier it is on all of you.

chloebeth930 · February 2012

One of the most helpful tips that I got was to have things out of the house that you don't want them to pack. I don't know if you are driving yourself to your new location but I found it easy to pack my car of the things that I didn't want the movers to have access to (my expensive jewelry/wedding photo albums/etc) before they got there. That way I didn't have to worry about those things getting lost or damaged because I knew they were securely in a different location at the time of the move.

Honeydewchestnut · February 2012

We pack the car with everything we don't want the movers to take since that's where it will be ultimately transported by us. If it doesn't fit in there before the movers get there, we rearrange and decide what's actually going with us. Also, it's helpful to clean and organize everything before the movers get there because they will pack everything exactly as it is and there's nothing worse than unpacking dusty boxes.

shan87 · February 2012

Keep a tool set with you. better yet keep some extra screws and nails with you as well.

Keep your Modem and Wireless Router with you JIC you make it before your stuff. I didn't and our stuff was delayed a week- long wait w/out internet access.

We were warned by USAA and the AF to hand carry certain items that are high value and easy to conceal. (ie. Video Games, DVDs/BluRays, Computer Games... Video Cameras etc.)

I would also hand carry important docs like passport, SS card, vehicle titles, birth certificates JIC something happens.

lovelyophelia · February 2012

pesci12:
Lots of great tips above. We also put the stuff we don't want the movers to pack in one room, close the door, and let them know not to touch anything in there. Moving can be overwhelming but the more organized you are, the easier it is on all of you.

This. We do this even as civilians now.

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