Naturally, you’re a little anxious about the old furniture removal day and want to make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible.
That makes sense because most of you have heard about all gone rubbish removals that went horribly wrong or severely incorrect.
Here are some great suggestions to help you manage your furniture removals firm, which is one of the most crucial things to master.
- It might be challenging, if not impossible, to try to handle an unskilled and/or incompetent removals business. Therefore, the lesson of the story is to make sure you take all necessary steps to choose a decent one initially. Take references, hire a reputable, highly skilled furniture removals firm, and refrain from choosing the quote that is merely the cheapest.
- As part of their quote process, demand that potential providers visit your property and its contents. Make no decision, not even a preliminary one, based on an estimate made before seeing something. When the removals business shows up to conduct the job, you would be exposed to the “You didn’t know that” defence, which is the first step toward rising expenses or a botched service.
- Obtain written confirmation of all details, including collection dates and times and the same for on-delivery. Accepting flimsy phone assurances from “mateys” won’t help you out if something goes wrong later and you need to file a complaint.
- Make sure the moving company clearly confirms in writing that any larger, heavier, or more difficult things you have to move are included. Thus, the “you didn’t tell us you wanted that shifted” mentality should be avoided.
- Make sure to move about on the actual moving day to monitor the packing. Here, it’s important to strike a balance between keeping an eye out and interfering, or worse, attempting to micro-manage the packers and removers. This should be a reasonably easy chore if you have chosen a top-notch professional organisation, but do it nevertheless. If you notice poor packing or a “throw it all in” mentality emerging, don’t accept it.
- Do the same when your furniture and cartons are loaded onto the automobile. Verify that they have completely and completely secured your furniture with blankets and other forms of protection, and that they are utilising strapping to fasten furniture items to the side of the car.
- Keep an eye out whenever larger pieces of furniture are being carried outside or down stairs. A moment’s carelessness or a straightforward error in judgement could cause gouges in plaster or wood. If that occurs, make sure you properly notify the movers because the new owners will likely want you to foot the bill for repairs after they take possession of the property. That should be covered by your removal company’s insurance rather than your bank account.
Conclusion:
Though keep in mind that none of the above should be a problem if you choose a competent household removals specialist – so don’t lose sleep over your impending relocation. Always purchase insurance for your cross-country furniture moves, whether it be through the moving company or a local insurance provider of your choice.
