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3 Moving Day Big Mistakes to Avoid

fairfax moversIf you’re thinking about making a move to a new location in the next few months, there is a lot you’re going to have to start planning. More than 63% of adults have moved to a new community at least once in their lives, while 37% have never left their hometown.

Whether you’re moving to a new community or not, in order to ensure a successful and stress-free move, there are a bunch of things that you need to do prior to the move. The easiest way to tack on more stress during the moving day, however, and guarantee an unsuccessful move, is to make some terrible moving day mistakes.

Here are some of the most common mistakes that people often make during their move that result in either a moving day nightmare or the welcoming of much unwanted stress. Avoid these mistakes at all costs:

Thinking you can do everything yourself
If you are still thinking that you can effectively move all your items from place to place after looking at all your stuff, you might be a bit delusional. There is almost no way someone can move all their furniture, electronics, appliances, clothes, and other household items in a single day. It would take weeks! That’s why you need to have someone help you.

Asking unreliable friends
Though it’s important to ask for assistance during your move, you don’t want to just have your old friends from high school handling your valuable items, either. That’s why working with moving professionals is recommended over anything else. There are experienced Fairfax movers that can help transfer all your valuable items in a few easy and stress-free trips. Work with these Fairfax movers and leave your friends at home on your moving day.

Packing or unpacking the day of the move
You have so much to do during the day of your move and spending time packing or unpacking should be the farthest from your mind. So many movers procrastinate and end up gathering all their items together a few hours before the move, which is often a disaster. But plenty of movers also start unpacking items right away, which is almost just as unproductive, because it will result in a major mess.

If you need professional assistance for your big move and want to work with Fairfax movers, contact Craig Van Lines today.

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