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Moving Tips from WikiWiki Express Delivery
If you’re stressing about an upcoming move, check these useful free moving tips for help. They answer many of the most commonly asked questions about how to prepare for a move.
Learning how to get ready for a move will save you time and hassle whether you’re moving locally in Honolulu, elsewhere in the Hawaiian Islands, or farther.
When you work with us, you can pack yourself or have a packing service from our experienced professional Oahu movers at WikiWiki Express Delivery. They are prompt, courteous, careful, and fast.
Start by Packing Your Essential Boxes
When you arrive in your new home, there are things you’ll need right away. Ensure you have them in a couple of clearly labeled boxes you can get to immediately. It will make the first few hours in your new home more organized and less stressful.
Start by Packing Your Essential Boxes
When you arrive in your new home, there are things you’ll need right away. Ensure you have them in a couple of clearly labeled boxes you can get to immediately. It will make the first few hours in your new home more organized and less stressful.
A Helpful Moving Checklist
- Thin out your belongings. Donate unneeded clothing and household items before you move. Fewer items will speed up your move and make it cheaper.
- Carefully wrap fragile items. Bubble wrap is often best, and if you prefer a more eco-friendly solution, try two sheets of recycled packing paper.
- Think twice about newsprint. It’s common to think of using old flyers or newspapers for wrapping, but the ink can transfer onto some items, so be careful.
- Boxes are better than bags. When you’re in a hurry and packing at the last minute, it can be tempting to toss loose items into bags; boxes are always more secure.
- Tape and mark your boxes. Items are transported more securely in tightly taped boxes, and unpacking is easier when you know what’s inside.
- Bag up any small parts. Will you be taking apart some assembled items like furniture to move? If yes, bag up any screws and small parts.
- Keep your valuables with you. Avoid putting cash and jewelry into moving boxes. As secure as they may be, it’s better to keep valuable items with you at all times.
- Label cords and cables. When you’re settling into your new home, you may urgently need to reconnect your computers, TVs, landline phones, and audio equipment.
- Take ready-to-eat foods. Your essentials boxes should include items you can have for a snack while moving, unpacking, and settling in.
- Label the essential boxes clearly. When you arrive in your new home, the essentials items will be the items you need first – make them easy to find.
Things To Do Before Your Moving Day
- File a change of address with your Post Office and alert anyone who sends you bills or statements in the mail. It will help avoid future snafus.
- Cancel your utility services (or change them over to the next occupant) – electric, gas, water/sewer, internet, cable TV, etc.
- Use up your perishable food or make plans to give it away. Perishable items won’t make it through a move, and you don’t want a box of soggy, spoiled food.
- Empty and safely discard fuel in your outdoor power equipment (mowers, leaf blowers, chain saws) and your grill if it has a tank.
- Make a rough plan of furniture placement for your new home. It will help your movers do their jobs more efficiently on moving days.
Safe Moving Day Precautions
- Never pack flammable liquids
- Petroleum-based paints and thinners
- Propane tanks
- Aerosol cans
- Cleaners containing VOCs
DIY versus Professional Packing
Our expert Wikiwiki Express Delivery residential and commercial movers in Honolulu can provide complete packing services if you don’t have the time or want to avoid the hassle.
If you pack for your move DIY, try to begin early because it may take longer than you think — and good packing is essential for a safe and damage-free move.
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