All Moving Tips and Guides
Welcome to our moving guides & tutorials pages where we've assembled many informative guides, frequently asked questions, tips and articles which we hope you find helpful. If you have any questions about how to prepare for your relocation (or your logistics or warehousing project) please don't hesitate to contact us...or use this form to request a free no-obligation moving cost estimate or project consultation...
All about moving boxes for your move
Moving boxes! Everyone who's moving needs them! So where do you find free moving boxes, or moving boxes which are -- at the very least -- inexpensive?
Need to purchase boxes, moving supplies, or packing material for your move, project, or relocation? No worries! We have a complete selection of…
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How to pack dishes when you're moving
Introducing The Dish Pack!
Dishes are often one's most prized possession, and packing them properly can be a prime factor in a satisfying move to your new home. Furthermore, dish pack cartons are among the more difficult cartons to pack. Dish pack cartons (or "dish barrels" as they are known in the…Read this entire article...Household Packing Tutorials • 6,068 views • 0 comments
How to pack odd items for your move
When you pack the contents of your home for a move some items defy packing imagination and you may ask "how the heck to I pack and prepare this type of item for moving?" Well, no worries! We've created this handy guide on how to pack these pesky items so that they get moved safely and securely.…Read this entire article...Household Packing Tutorials • 8,426 views • 0 comments
How to pack: packing tips - the complete guide to packing for your move
Packing for moving is an art requiring a certain amount of expertise and know-how. Your mover has many years of experience at packing behind them and should have a well trained, and qualified staff to do any part of the packing you might prefer. If you need assistance with your packing please let…Read this entire article...Household Packing Tutorials • 23,473 views • 4 comments
What items need to be packed into boxes for your move
So you're moving to a new home and you don't completely understand exactly which household articles need to be packed into boxes for your move. Generally, the answer is that everything needs to be packed into boxes, except for indoor and outdoor furniture which professional movers will protect with…Read this entire article...Household Packing Tutorials • 7,054 views • 0 comments
How moving "insurance" (valuation) works
Moving Insurance: every consumer who is moving needs moving insurance, yet few understand how it works, how much coverage is needed or how to obtain it. Whether you decide to do a self-move -- or have a professional moving company move your household goods and personal effects -- you should…Read this entire article...Insurance (Valuation) Articles • 2,963 views • 0 comments
Your Moving Company Insurance Options
To start, it must be noted that moving companies do not offer traditional "insurance." Rather, movers offer "tariff based loss/damage liability" which moving companies call "valuation." Although mover's "valuation" functions much the same as "insurance" when loss or damage occurs, it has distinct…Read this entire article...Insurance (Valuation) Articles • 1,592 views • 0 comments
Moving insurance vs. movers valuation - It pays to know the difference
The Smiths were avid antique collectors, traveling from on estate auction to the next in search of rare finds. Over the years, the couple amassed an impressive collection of furniture and paintings. When faced with moving the antiques from New York to California, they began contacting moving…Read this entire article...Insurance (Valuation) Articles • 6,030 views • 0 comments
Moving antiques: be certain of their value before you move
By The International Society of Appraisers
A professional appraiser helps you manage these and other such risks by providing a written opinion of value upon which you can base your financial decisions. Rather than being just an "Educated Guess", the professional appraiser's value conclusions…Read this entire article...Insurance (Valuation) Articles • 15 views • 0 comments
Bonded moving company? Bonded movers? What does bonded mean?
Whenever a consumer asks me if my moving company is "bonded", what I hear is someone who is worried and looking for a measure of assurance that my company is reputable and won't take advantage of them. However, a consumer rarely understands what the term "bonded" actually means and…Read this entire article...Insurance (Valuation) Articles • 14,167 views • 1 comments
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