Two False Economies That Can Make Your House Move More Expensive
Some of the cost-cutting measures that you might be tempted to employ to save some money when moving house could actually be false economies that will end up making your house move far more costly than it needs to be. Continue reading to discover what these false economies are.
Choosing not to hire a removalist
Lots of people choose not to hire residential removalists when moving house, as they believe this will save them money. However, if your main priority is keeping the overall cost of your house move to a minimum, you might want to think twice before choosing the DIY route.
Unless you happen to be moving into the house that is next door to your current one, tackling the entire moving process without the assistance of professional residential removalists is likely to cost you a lot of money.
There are several reasons for this. The first is that, unless you are fortunate enough to own a very large van or truck, you will have to hire a vehicle in order to move your larger appliances and furniture. This, in and of itself, could cost quite a bit.
The second is that if you don't have access to commercial-grade lifting equipment, you may struggle to safely lift and carry your heavier goods, particularly if you and your family are not very physically strong.
You may end up knocking your furniture, refrigerator or another heavy item into a wall or dropping it on the ground whilst attempting to take it out of your house or put it into the van. You may then have to incur the cost of either having the damaged item repaired or buying a replacement (if the damage cannot be fixed).
In short, you may find yourself spending a lot more money if you decide not to hire a removalist.
Using cheap packing supplies
If you're trying to avoid spending too much money, you may be thinking about using either some economy-brand packing supplies, along with some old newspaper.
The problem with this approach is that cheap, low-quality packing supplies are unlikely to keep your valuable belongings safe during the moving process. For example, thin, single-walled boxes tend to collapse when even a small number of heavy items are placed inside them.
As such, if you use this type of box to transport some valuable books, the books in question may end up falling onto the pavement whilst you're carrying them to or from the moving van. This could result in the books sustaining water damage if the pavement is wet. The impact caused by hitting the ground could also result in some pages tearing. In this situation, you may have to replace these expensive books.
Similarly, if you use cheap newspaper instead of bubble wrap to protect your high-end glassware, you may end up with a box full of shattered glasses, as newspaper simply does not have the same kind of shock absorption properties that bubble wrap does.
