subject: Hire A Removal Company When Moving House Or Do It Yourself? [print this page] Moving home can be an exciting time but can also involve high levels of stress and, more significantly, high costs. At a time when you are about to make the biggest purchase of your life it can be incredibly tempting - and often extremely necessary - to try and cut back on costs at any given opportunity. So with the cost of hiring a removal company to carry out your house move adding a significant amount to the overall cost of moving home, is it worth the saving to try and carry out the house move yourself, or is paying for a removal company to do the work for you money well spent?
Hiring a removal company can cost hundreds, even thousands of pounds. Each removal company will offer a different level of service - some will offer to pack up all of your items for you, load them into the van and transfer them to your new home where they will unpack the items under your instruction. Other firms will provide you with as many cardboard boxes as you require so that you can pack up all of your belongings yourself. The removal company will then turn up on your moving day and will pack up their van with all your boxes and furniture before transfering them to your new home. You will then be left to unpack your belongings in your own time. The removal men (or women) will be experienced - after all they move people's belongings from home to home every day - and they will usually work efficiently and carefully, knowing exactly how to pack and protect your belongings to minimise the risk of breakages. They will be fit and able to cope with the physical demands of moving such a large amount of, often, large and heavy items.
Alternatively, you may wish to save yourself thousands of pounds by opting to carrying out the house move yourself. You should bear in mind that, unless you already have access to one, you will need to hire one or more vans to transport your belongings to your new home. You will need to shop around to ensure that you get the best deal on hiring a van. Make sure you have carefully thought through the house move and are realistic about the amount of time and physical work involved. It is important to ensure that you have enough people to help you and that you have enough resources available to you to be able to pack up your belongings safely and securely to minimise the risk of things getting lost or broken during the move. It is advisable to plan out your move and to leave yourself plenty of time to pack up your belongings - do not underestimate the time and energy it takes to pack up a whole house full of belongings!
When choosing between a removal company or the D.I.Y. approach to moving home make sure you have carefully considered both options and have weighed up the pros and cons of both. You are likely to make a saving by opting for the D.I.Y. approach but you need to ensure that you are fully equipped to carry out the move without too much stress and anxiety. In other words, you need to ensure that the benefit of making a financial saving is not overshadowed by increased stress and anxiety on your part.
