Essential Items for Moving Day
Moving house is all about effective planning, from ensuring that you’ve got a professional removals team on board (such as Chappell’s Removals) to preparing your new home for habitation.
Although a good removals company will be on hand to take care of the preparation and transporting of your belongings, with so much going on it can be easy to forget about things that you might need to hand on the day of the move.
Moving can be a long process that might not end until well into the evening, meaning that unpacking might be postponed until the morning. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of essential items that you will need to have access to on moving day…
Overnight Bag
In this edition, as the name might suggest, we’re looking at the largest town in Surrey – Guildford.
Guildford is the favourite town of Surrey as it has some of the best schools, the most expensive real estate and some of the fastest connections to central London in the borough. You can enjoy the best of both worlds – the suburban life with endless greenery and a slower pace of life, and hop on the train and get into the middle of it all in the large capital London. It’s no wonder more and more people are choosing to move to Guildford – and you could too. Chappell’s Removals has been operating in the area for decades and knows all the ins and outs of moving to Surrey – to see how we can help you, please visit our dedicated page: Removals Surrey
First Aid Kit
If you or any of the people helping out with your move have the misfortune to suffer an injury, being able to get at first aid, such as bandages and plasters, is vital. Cuts and scratches can easily occur while moving boxes around, so leave this bit to the professionals at Chappell’s Removals.
Similarly, if you are on any medication that you need to take regularly, ensure that you have this to hand
Cleaning Materials/Tools
Depending on how much time you’ve been able to spend in your new home before the move, there could still be a few little jobs that need doing before you can unpack. For example, keep a duster, a cloth and some disinfectant to hand to give all the surfaces a once over before placing possessions on them.
If required, having some tools accessible could be useful if there are shelves to be put up or nails to be removed/hammered into the wall to hang pictures.
Keys
It may sound like an obvious one, but the keys for your new home might not already be on your keyring, meaning that they won’t be among those items that you habitually put into your pocket before leaving the house. Arriving at your new home and having to dig through piles of boxes for the key isn’t the most relaxing start to the day!
Other Considerations
If small children are going to be involved in moving day, ensure that you have things to entertain them with when the boredom inevitably sets in, as well as snacks to keep them going.
Having a couple of light bulbs to hand could also be useful, as the ones currently installed in your new home could be coming to the end of their lifespan – you don’t want to be unpacking in the dark!
Chappell’s Removals are the leading providers of domestic and commercial removals and storage services in the South East, carrying out work throughout the UK and abroad. Our team specialise in the careful packing and preparation of all household items ready for transit, no matter how delicate.
With over 40 years in the industry, we have the experience to ensure that every stage of your move, from the build-up right through to moving day and beyond, goes smoothly and without a hitch. Get in touch today for more information.