Commercial Removal & Moving Tips

Moving home can be a stressful experience. It seems as though you have a million and one things to do! However, by choosing the right furniture removalists you will relieve yourself of much of the associated stress.

AAA City Removalist Alliance Partner teams of industry trained, certified and uniformed professionals aim to make your moving day pass with ease. As well as being competent furniture movers our teams are courteous, helpful and polite. AAA City Removalist operates a large fleet of specialist removal vehicles complete with Bubble wrap, shrink wrap, blankets, trolleys / dollies, tools and webbing. AAA City Removalist have ample storage facilities for customers that require mid move or longer term storage. AAA City Removalist also offer a full or part packing / unpacking service with free loan of boxes.

Tips:

Relocating your business requires a service you can rely upon not to let you down, because in most cases timing is everything. You need your move to take up as little time as possible so you can get on with organizing your company effectively. When you choose one of our furniture removalists, you can be sure that we will act as speedily as possible and maintain the quality of our service to ensure your company relocation passes with ease. We can organize free box hire for you. We also offer a full or part packing / unpacking service.

It is your responsibility to have someone next to the truck at all times to eliminate the chances of potential theft by passers-by.

Specialist Removals:

If you have delicate antiques, grand father clocks or art work, you are going to require a specialist to handle your relocation. Our teams undergo special training to move such items and have the necessary equipment at hand to do their job properly. We also perform balcony lifts in order to move items in and out of windows where internal access is difficult.

Insurance Tips:

As credible furniture removalists we are able to provide insurance for loss or damage up to a value of $250,000.00 (please ask us how). Alternatively you can choose to arrange your own cover. It is often possible to transfer your household goods policy to cover the move. Please ask your insurance company.

Preparing for your move

The boxes are delivered flat. The boxes may have been used previously. AAA City Removalist like to use the boxes as many times as possible to enable us to keep this service free, and would ask you to keep them clean and dry until we are able to collect them. Unless stated, they remain our property and a charge of $5.00 per box will be made for boxes not returned within four weeks or returned unusable.

If you run out of boxes, please do not hesitate to contact us.  AAA City Removalist will endeavour to make a second delivery, depending on courier availability.

Making up and sealing the boxes

Tape boxes using two lengths of tape, the first through the middle and across the seam (to hold the box together) the second along the seam (to seal the box). Do the same on the top of the box and write across the tape, using a permanent marker, the room where the box is to be placed and a brief description of the contents e.g. BED 1 (shoes), KITCHEN (tinned food), etc. mark the appropriate boxes FRAGILE to ensure extra careful handling and loading.

What box to use for what

Smaller boxes should be used to pack heavy, small items such as books, tins, bottles, cutlery, heavy food (rice, sugar etc) and heavy ornaments. Long stemmed glasses, delicate ornaments, very fragile china, glasses and small pictures should also be packed in these boxes. Books for the most part, should be packed flat. They may be packed on their edges, but never with the open facing downwards as this may break the binding. Pictures and Cassettes / DVDs should be packed on their edges. Make sure that bottle tops are tight and pack bottles upright.

Medium sized boxes are the most commonly used and are used for most other household effects such as pots, pans, glass, china, ornaments, pictures, clothing, food etc. When packing china plates they should be placed on their edges, never flat, on the bottom of the box in batches of three of four, with paper between each plate. When the bottom of the box is covered continue filling with heavy china, pyrex, mugs, bowls, vases etc. on top of this place glass and china (pack glasses upright.) fill the boxes to capacity using soft items such as pillows, cushions, towels, cuddly toys, etc to take up any space on top. It is also a good idea to place soft items between each layer of china. Do not overfill the boxes; keep the square and in shape.

Large boxes should be used for lighter items such as clothing, light linen, shoes, bedding, toys, board games etc you may also pack light pots and pans in these cartons. Keep back sufficient large boxes for packing of bedding in current use and mark boxes accordingly i.e. BED 1, BEDDING, this will ensure they are easily identified for making up beds at your new home.

Empty Boxes

When opening boxes and making them flat, cut through the tape using a knife or scissors, please do no trip the tape off as this is messy and tends to ruin the box.  AAA City Removalist will collect the empty flat boxes as soon as possible after you notify us.  AAA City Removalist are unable to take other used materials or rubbish. Remember, boxes are to be returned within 4 weeks; otherwise the bond will be forfeited.

Hanging clothes (Porta Robes)

Porta robes are available from us. Pick up or we can send out by courier. These are ideal for the hanging of clothes which will relieve you of many hours of ironing. A porta robe is durable and should last for many years.