How to Effectively Deal With Common Moving Problems

How to Effectively Deal With Common Moving Problems

Changing your location could be very stressful and challenging, and even if you’re prepared to meet such challenge, a lot of things could still go wrong.

Though you can’t predict what would happen when you’re moving, you can still prepare yourself against common moving problems.

Here are a few and how to effectively deal with them:

1. Packing Problems

Packing (and unpacking) is the most stressful aspect of moving. Can also be the most challenging part of it. Everything can get disorganized and you might end up creating more problems for when unpacking in your new house.

The best way to deal with this is to start packing months before your moving date. Start with non-essentials and keep all boxes organized and labeled. If you want to completely avoid the stress of packing, then hire a moving company to do it for you.

2. Personal Injury.

Bodily injuries are common when packing and moving. You can protect yourself by wearing shoes with good arch support and full-foot coverage, and also wearing long sleeves, jeans, and socks.

You should also have a first-aid kit handy in case you or any other person involved eventually gets injured.

3. Furniture (and other items) Damage.

If your moving was handled by a moving company, then they’ll most likely compensate you for the damage. Hopefully, you read their policies well and ensured there’s a place for compensation or replacement for damaged goods.

Inspect your furniture and other items on delivery to your new house and if you notice any damages, contact the company immediately and report.

If your furniture got damaged in your own hands, then simply call for a repair. Or replacement.

4. Furniture doesn’t fit through the door.

If you forgot to measure your new door against your old furniture, then the next step is to see if the furniture can be dismantled. If it can, then you’re in luck. Simply dismantle it and take note of what goes where so you’d be able to assemble easily inside the house.

If it can’t be dismantled, look for a large window through which you can get it in. If that’s no option, then get help from a carpenter.

5. Nowhere to keep your stuff.

That can be annoying, but the solutions are simple.

Give out items you don’t really use or you’ve not used in a long time to a friend or to charity.

Otherwise, get creative and use other spaces around the house like the garage and under the bed. Finally, keep some non-urgent items in the box until you can invest in things like cabinet or lockers.

6. Unconnected Utilities.

It’s easy to forget to connect utilities like water, gas, electricity, before moving in. Where this happens, simply call your utilities provider and explain your situation and how urgent it’s needed. They might give you some priority and restore your connections in good time. Otherwise, shower at a friend’s, use candles for light, and eat out till your connections are back up.

7. Change of Address.

Where you’ve not told people about your new address, simply text or email all your contacts about the change of address. And on your important documents, simply go to the right channels and change your address on them.

8. Damaged Property.

Moving in to find parts of the property damaged shouldn’t be a cause for alarm. Before moving in, you must have exchanged contracts which should have kicked off property insurance.

From the contract date onwards, the seller should notify you of any damage that occurs on the property and claims will be made based on your policy.

For your movers damaging the property? I can only hope again that you made sure the moving company has general liability insurance, and not just that to only cover your goods.

9. Moving Company Problems.

Even though great moving companies take most of the stress out of moving, sometimes you can fall into the hands of a wrong company and encounter some problems. And sometimes the problems might not be the fault of the company (e.g., road accident).

Firstly, do some investigation on the companies you’ve shortlisted (or the company you’ve chosen). Look for reviews and ask friends and family if they’ve used them. Look out for testimonials on their website. Any good moving company should have these on their website, just as these movers in Nashville, TN, have rightly done on their site.

Also ensure to call the company and ask questions about their policy, in areas like handling, undeliverable goods, insurance and protection, missing and damaged items, and payment terms.

These are 9 common moving problems and how you can deal with them. I hope (for one final time) that you don’t find yourself in worse cases. If you do, just stay calm and figure how to deal with the problem. There’s almost no problem without a solution.