Self Moving Tips for Do-It-Yourself Moves

If you’ve carefully weighed your options and have made the bold decision to move on your own, then you should know that it’ll be entirely up to you, and your friends, to pull it through. There are many things to be taken care of before you can call your self-moving adventure a success, such as quality packing supplies, moving equipment, renting a truck, moving labor, etc.
This special selection of DIY moving tips will help you take some of the enormous pressure off your shoulders and streamline the whole self-move at the same time.

How to pack porcelain figurines for moving

For obvious reasons, packing fragile items for moving will always remain a challenging task. And for better or worse, there are a good number of fragiles in each home – starting from easily breakable kitchen items (dishes, glasses, etc.), going through delicate (antique) furniture and ending with various electronic equipment pieces, (framed) artwork, mirrors, musical

How to pack and move outdoor furniture

If you’ve invested in outdoor furniture pieces, then you should definitely want to take those pieces when moving to a new home. The good news is that outdoor furniture can last for many years as long as you take good care of it, and as long as you pack and move it properly. Packing and

How to move gym equipment

If you have a home gym set up in your house or apartment, then you’ll want to take with you some or all of your exercise equipment pieces when the time comes for you to move to another home. Moving fitness equipment to a new home can be difficult and expensive, but you also realize

What to pack in large moving boxes

Packing for a move seems like a pretty straightforward and easy thing to do – you just wrap up items in paper or bubble wrap (or both!), and then transfer those items into cardboard boxes. Right? Well, not exactly. Once you actually start packing up your stuff, you’ll quickly realize that a successful home packing

How to stay healthy during a move

Organizing and executing a house move will definitely put a lot of physical strain on your body and emotional stress on your mind. While working on your detailed moving checklist, there’s no doubt that you’ll have to deal with too many priority tasks at once. However, whatever you do, just don’t let your HEALTH go

How to decide what to pack when moving

Packing for a move is an arduous task that you should initiate very early in the home moving process. Ideally, you want to start the job of sorting and packing up your things without any delay so that you can guarantee its successful completion at least one full day prior to Moving day. Naturally, before

How to prepare furniture for storage

Insufficient storage space can be one of the major issues you may face when you’re preparing to move out. In fact, there are a number of cases when you may decide to put some of your larger household items in storage until you can figure out what to do with them – especially true for

How to pack assembled LEGO sets for moving

Packing for a move may also include the sub-task of packing LEGO sets for moving, especially when there are children in the house too. Packing LEGOs for a move seems pretty straightforward – you just place the small pieces into sealable plastic bags, throw those bags into cardboard boxes and then seal the containers. In

How to throw a packing party when moving

What is a packing party? And how do you throw one? A packing party is a unique type of informal get-together of close friends where, ideally, business and pleasure will co-exist for the duration of the fun-filled event. You organize a packing party when you don’t have enough time to throw a farewell party but

How to move into a dorm: 10 simple steps

Moving into a dorm room sounds pretty straightforward. The good news is that there’s nothing particularly complicated about it and your parents will most likely be there to help you each step of the way too. All you need to do is familiarize yourself with the most important things to know before moving into a

How to move a mattress by yourself

A high-quality mattress can make all the difference in the world – it’ll help you wake up well-rested, refreshed and pain-free in the mornings.  Mattresses can be very expensive too, so when it’s time for you to move to another home, the question of how to move a mattress will definitely take center stage. But

7 moving safety tips everyone must know

If you choose to move house without hiring the services of a professional moving company, then it’s very important that you have a basic understanding of the fundamental moving safety tips. Lifting and carrying large and heavy objects is never a joke, and your move day may suddenly become too dangerous… unless you’ve prepared well

How many boxes do you need for a move?

The process of packing for a move is simply unthinkable without cardboard boxes. With the exception of your furniture pieces and your home appliances, the rest of your belongings will have to be packed up safely in moving boxes of various sizes in order to be adequately protected during the actual transportation of your things

How to eat healthy when moving

With an overwhelming number of important things to do when getting ready to move out, eating healthy during your move will probably be the last thing on your mind. And if that is the case, it’s time for you to move the healthy eating task up your list of priority tasks. Why? It’s simple: healthy