Why you should think twice before becoming a DIY house mover
Why you should think twice before becoming a DIY house mover
Moving house is an expensive business, especially in London. According to the latest figures from the Land Registry (for the period October - December 2010), the average semi detached property in the nation's capital is worth 446,472. So if you're buying this average house, that's 13,394.16 in Stamp Duty before you start, not to mention legal fees, mortgage costs, valuations, etc, etc.
You might be looking at this mountain of costs with a magnifying glass and looking where you can cut them. It's understandable - but foregoing the services of a professional and experienced London removal company in favour of a DIY house move could prove to be more trouble than it's worth.
"It'll be fine - we'll hire a van, get some friends to help. We'll get this lot shifted in no time. I'm certainly not paying for something that we can do ourselves!"
Again, we hear where you're coming from, we really do. But have you really considered all angles, it's not just about money!
Here are just a few areas where a DIY move could come unstuck:
Boxing clever
Have you got enough boxes? Buying them from a third party could be expensive - much more expensive than purchasing your packaging materials through a removal company. Also, how well can you and your friends pack boxes? Sounds simple enough doesn't it, but there's an art to packing your home up. And an efficiently packed up home, means fewer packaging materials for you to buy.
Bend your knees when you're lifting please
OK hands up everyone who's put their back out, or knows of someone who's put their back out. Putting yourself and your friends/family through an unusual amount of back stress (as well as using poor lifting technique) is asking for injury. Removal companies like ours train their staff to a high standard, including taking account of big lifts where two or even four people are needed - this is safer not only for the lifters, but also for your grand piano that needs to be transported along a narrow corridor and down a spiral staircase to the removals van!
Friends will be friends
Don't get us wrong - you're friends might be grafters. But when you're doing an activity you're not used to, you can tire very easily and your enthusiasm wane - a team from a London removal company are used to this type of work, and the particular stresses of moving in London (for example: getting your sofa down from the 79th floor intact, and with the strength to carry it up to the 86th floor where your new pad is!).
Friends have lives - they might only be able to help until 2:45 as they have to pick the kids up from school, they might be off to the football in the evening, leaving you with a massive task all alone at stupid-o'clock! A removal company starts early and gets the job done as their crews are very experienced and organised in this area.
SMASH!
We're not suggesting that powdered mash potato be a priority when you move, no. Have you considered what will happen if something get's damaged, or broken? Do you want your doddery uncle Geoff packing away your finest bone china: a precious family heirloom? Sure if something gets broken it's probably covered under your contents insurance, but in the much more unlikely event that a professional removal company breaks something, they'll be covered by their own insurance - meaning your no claims bonus is protected.
Who's going to drive?
A standard UK Driving Licence will only allow you to drive vans of up to 3.5 tonnes. Removal companies in London and around the country have vans bigger than this, with experienced drivers to negotiate tricky corners and complex and alien one-way systems.
When you take into account all these things, the cost involved in employing a removal company might not seem so tempting to cut. Moving is a stressful time, a time when a slick, professional and experienced London removal company can be worth their weight in gold. So take as much pain out of your move as you can - the removal costs won't be the biggest cost you'll face, but we think it's the cost that's most worth it.
Abel's undertake any move in the Greater London area and beyond. No job is too big or too small - we have a vast amount of experience in knowledge in moving people and businesses, so why not give us a try - we guarantee it won't be as stressful as watching your doddery uncle Geoff packing that Ming vase...
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