5 Questions to Ask Your Removalist Before Moving
The primary role of a removalist is to ensure that your commercial or residential move is stress-free. In most cases, clients do not understand the services that the removalist offers or how they will execute the removals. The guide below contains five questions that you should ask your commercial or residential removalist. Hopefully, it will give you a better understanding of the removal process.
1. How long will it take to move?
The truth is, the removalist may not be in a position to give a direct answer to this question. Although most people would want to move in the shortest possible time, various factors will affect the time it takes to move your home or office. They include; when do you intend to move? What is the distance between your current and new premises? What is the nature of items you will move? Traffic and road conditions are also significant determinants.
If you are in a rush to move, the removalist will develop strategies to ensure the move happens in the least possible time. For example, they could advise a night move when there is little traffic on the roads. Besides, the removalist will increase the number of staff deployed to pack and load your items.
2. Will you assist with packing?
Most homeowners will begin packing their items before the removalist arrives. However, you do not need to worry about this since most reputable removalists provide the service. The benefit of allowing the removalist to pack your items is that they have special equipment such as removal blankets and paper, bubble wrap and pliable cardboard. Besides, the removalists have the expertise required to pack and carry fragile items.
Letting your removalist handle the packing process helps ensure organisation during the move. For example, the professional will develop a labelling system to ensure each carton lands in its designated room in the new premises.
3. Can you move bulky items?
Homeowners are often concerned whether their preferred removalist can move bulky items such as their grand piano. Well, experienced removalists will move your piano to your new premises without any scratch or structural damages.
The removalist will prepare the piano by tightly locking the keyboard to protect the keys. They will then wrap the piano with blankets and padding to protect it from scratches and dents. The professional will use specialist equipment such as furniture straps to lift the piano. A trolley could be required to move it to the removal truck.
4. Will you offer storage space?
There are several reasons why you would need storage space as you move your home or business. It could be that you are moving into a smaller space, an incomplete house or wish to declutter your house or office.
Your removalist should offer an appropriate storage unit to store your items. Typically, they will need to assess the items you intend to move to determine the size of storage space required. The secret to renting a storage unit is choosing a larger unit that you need. It allows you to organise your items and prevents the unit from getting crammed once you store additional items.
Besides offering a storage unit, the removalist should transport your items to the storage facility. It will save you the hassles of having to engage the services of a third party who might not be experienced in conducting removals.
5. What happens if items are damaged?
Your removalist will offer a removals insurance policy to provide compensation for lost or damaged items. The cover improves your confidence in the removalist's services and protects the removalist from suffering financial liabilities in case of an accident during loading, transport or unloading.
You do not have to bother and stress yourself with moving your home and office. An experienced removalist will handle all aspects of your move and offer a wide range of additional services. Contact us today and enjoy the convenience of a professional move.
