3 Ways To Save Money On Your Home Removal
Over the years, the image of the man and van has somehow been really tarnished by various factors.
Read this article to learn and find out what you could do to make your home removal more pleasurable.
House removals can be very stressful, not only for the person having to move their belongings over to their new address but also for the home removals crew coming to help move the belongings over.
Both parties have a big part to play to ensure things get done swiftly. All these steps will make the move much less stressful for everyone including the removal company.
The first that is rather important is to tackle all that is to do with parking. Parking is a very important issue for every man and van.
When a man and a van get to the moving address, the first thing he gets to notice is the parking distance between the customer’s door or building block and the van.
Parking issue has to be addressed when booking your van. Additional stairs or steps outside the house is something you must signal to the removal company as well as everything else you think might cause an obstacle to the house move. If you live on a major road with plenty of traffic, ensure you emphasize it to the removal company so they can slow down and look for your door number. Give ample information such as door color or gate shape if you think it will be of importance.
The other aspect of the job that could really upset the man and van is the amount of people booked for the job. Booking a removal company in Kent for your house move is a very safe option in London. You should also try to be considerate when booking for one person only as some man and van could decide to not move your belongings if they feel you have not booked the right manpower.
Try to put yourself in their shoes. Because of the affordable price charged for house moves, the only way a man and van can make ends meet is by conducting about 3 to 4 moves a day. For one to conduct a job that requires more manpower put a lot of strain on whoever is performing it and restrain his will or capabilities to meet other commitments.
People should separate themselves from the thoughts that booking for a man and a van instead of two will make them save any money.
Let’s look at it this way: A job that would normally take one man 3 hours to do will only take 2 men 1 hour.
Most removal companies charge by the hour and it will therefore cost around 90 GBP for 1 man with a van and 80 GBP for 2 men.
That is a win for the customer but also a win for the man and van because he does not get to spend much energy on the job and will be in great shape to tackle anything that blows his way.
So how do you know whether to book for one man or more?
Primarily look at your belongings in your closet, kitchen draws, storage and build a picture. Moving a room is not much of a problem for one man but when it get to moving a whole flat even without furniture remains tricky for one man and van. Although you moved into the flat without much furniture or belongings for that matter, just think of all the unnecessary stuff you have accumulated over the months or years. Even if you do not have any furniture, think of the amount of bags and boxes that will come out of your flat.
To know whether you need to book for a man and a van or two men is the floor you are moving out of and also the amount of stairs leading to the flat or house. Whether there is a lift or not is irrelevant as you shoud think of the amount of trips that will have to be done by the one man to get your possessions down to the van.
Moving house could be very stressful so it is very important to ensure it is conducted in the most stress free manner. Always bear in mind that you are not always saving money by going for the cheapest option when booking for one man and van only. Some removal services will arrange for parking restrictions on your behalf if you are too busy to do to yourself, that is how vital it is to your move.
Happy home removal to all!
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