It is faulty to underestimate the amount of physical and organisational skills required to move the contents of your home to your new one. Packing boxes might be easy but moving them in and out of trucks can be heavily exhausting. If you have a sizeable amount of furniture to shift and especially which contain valuable and antique items, it is better to look for a removals company which will take care of their moving.

Steps to Choose a Removals Company:

• Select a good number of quotes before deciding on the company you want to trust. Do this well in advance of your deadline so as to have enough time in your hands for choosing the perfect removals company. For extra ease and comfort, many large removals companies provide packaging options too. Many companies give an instantly calculated online quote, but it is better to ask for a detailed explanation from the company. Most of the companies send sales estimator to calculate the exact amount you will need to pay. This is a better plan.

• Give yourself enough time before choosing a Sydney removalist for moving your valuable items. The quotation process requires up to two weeks and getting an appointment takes a couple of weeks more. Due to such a lengthy process, be sure to start looking well in advance so as to avoid hurrying towards the end.

• Give your removal company a detailed description of your house so that they know precisely how to go about their work. For instance, provide them with the number of stairs they have to climb up and down, whether furniture can fit through the doors, or if there are any alternative routes to move the furniture through.

• Make sure that your belongings are insured. Often, there are the times when while moving furniture, there is some damage that takes place. For this purpose, there is a removals insurance provided by the removal company so as to protect your belongings while in transit.

• Negotiate on the pricing. If you are comfortable with the pricing, check for any discounts that the companies might be providing. Be aware that moving your belongings during peak hours, Sundays and holidays will be expensive. Try and arrange for the moving to be executed on the non-rush hours on any week day.

• Book your appointment well in advance so as to get your desired date and time.

• Start the packing much earlier than you think you will need to so that you do not have to rush through it and forget the things in the process. After all, it is your loss if you make them stand around for they will be charging you for it.

• Keep your Sydney Removalist Company informed of any likely changes that might occur after booking your appointment. The more you keep them in a loop, the more they will work around your issues.

• Most of the removals companies work in standard hours and it will be again your loss if you make them to work over time.

• Talk to Sydney removalist on how to deal with the packing of your goods to make sure it remains easy to shift and move them to the van and to the new destination. For instance, ask them whether they would like to put your wardrobes and furniture on the truck first or anything else.

• Check your household policy before you get yourself a removals insurance as the former sometimes covers for your moving insurance as well.

• Think about parking facilities in advance so as to not create a traffic mess on the road. If you do not possess a car, you might have to arrange for a parking permit for the moving vans or trucks. This applies to both, your old home and the new one you are moving to.

• Consider the possibility of taking down furniture so as to fit them through the doors.

• Do not over fill out boxes and make them heavy so that they do not break while in transit. Books are a major cause of heavy boxes; make sure you pack them in many smaller boxes instead of few big ones.