Moving home can be a stressful process. There are many things to remember, plan and arrange before the move itself can happen, and it can be hard to remember everything. This blog post gives you 5 tips for a good move that you can take with you both before and after the move. As always, you can comment on the post if you find it interesting, and share it on social media and by email using the button below. You are also more than welcome to write to simone@brikk.dk if you have any suggestions or requests for future blog posts.
1. Clear out your things
Before you move, it pays to sort through your belongings to find out whether there are things that do not need to come with you to your new home. Perhaps you have some old boxes in your basement or loft that have stood there for a long time and that you do not really need. Perhaps you also have some furniture or items in your home that you, for one reason or another, do not use or do not want to bring with you. Whatever the situation, a clear-out can mean you do not have to transport quite as many things to the new home. This can save you both time and resources.
2. Pack light
Once you have cleared out your belongings, it is time to pack. It pays to pack relatively light so you do not have to lug things around on moving day. So buy a few more moving boxes, and pack each box until it is full but not too heavy. Also take care not to pack a lot of heavy items, such as books, in the same box, but spread them across several boxes. Remember too that you can take some of the larger, heavy pieces of furniture apart so they take up as little space as possible. You can, for example, unscrew the sides, take out drawers and so on.
3. Choose your transport carefully
When you start planning moving day, you are probably also looking at how your belongings are to be transported from the old home to the new one. It is important to think about which transport makes the most sense given the number and weight of your belongings. If you have, for example, a lot of large, heavy furniture as well as a good number of full moving boxes, it can pay to hire a removals company for the day. They can transport your things easily and quickly, and generally make it easier for you to focus on the move itself.
Another option is to use your own car, or a friend’s or family member’s car, if you have many heavy things. Although this is of course cheaper, it also takes more time and energy from you on moving day itself. It is therefore worth weighing up the pros and cons of the different means of transport and thinking about your priorities for the move. Depending on where in the country you live, you can also consider public transport on moving day. This works best, of course, if you do not have large, heavy furniture or many moving boxes. In short, there are lots of different things to consider when planning moving day.
4. Start with the large furniture
There are a number of good moving rules that are relevant on moving day itself. One of them is that you should always start by getting the large, heavy furniture into the home first, before you begin carrying in moving boxes, as otherwise you risk there not being room for the furniture when it has to go in. By starting with the large furniture you make it easier to get all your belongings into the home, and it also makes unpacking afterwards more manageable. Another good moving rule is that, before the move, you can label the boxes according to where they belong in the home. You can write “kitchen”, “bathroom” or “living room” on the boxes, so you know where they should go on moving day. This will make it easier for you to place the boxes when they are moved, and to unpack them afterwards.
5. Report your move
As well as bearing the tips above in mind as you plan the move, you should also look at some of the more practical things to remember when moving. For example, remember that you must notify your doctor and the civil registration system (folkeregisteret) at borger.dk of the move, so they have a record of your change of address. It is also important that you tell your employer about the move, so that they do not send sensitive personal information to the wrong address, as this is against the law. If you also have subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, contact lenses or anything else that is sent to your address, you should register the move with them as well.
Brikk estate agents
Here at Brikk we offer advice from skilled and professional estate agents who have been in the industry for many years. They can assist you in every part of your sales process, and can also advise you on moving to your new home. We offer an A-Z service, which means that we are with you all the way. So if you are considering putting your home up for sale, you can book a free valuation with your local Brikk agent for a no-obligation chat about your housing situation and the value of your home.
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