Nelson Movers 5 Tips for Preparing to Move
Even though you may not be planning a move this month or even next, but we recommend following the suggested activities to ensure your move goes as smooth as possible. Moving can happen unexpectedly and for that reason we want to make sure you can accomplish everything you need to. So even if you’re moving in a year here arte 5 tips for all of you that like to plan ahead.
5 Tips for Preparing to Move
Avoid the Seasonal Build Up
As every seasonal holiday approaches we dig out our decorations to proudly display in our windows or on our lawns. When the holiday comes to an end we recommend taking an objective look at what decorations should stay and which ones should be donated, recycled or trashed. This process can be repeated for seasonal clothing as well as recreational equipment.
Out with the Old
After you reassess your seasonal belongings you may want to have a look at some of your old possessions that are rarely used nowadays. A lot of people come up with this idea only a couple of weeks before the move and end of taking bad deals for their once loved possessions. Avoid this frustration and plan ahead. Advertise your old furniture, guitars, or camping gear months ahead so you have the luxury of making a deal that works for both parties.
Friends Help Friends Move
Chances are that you know a friend, family member or coworker that needs an extra hand making their next move. Offer to help out and the favor will be returned when it’s time for you to make your move. Besides the possibility of the favor being returned, it’s always nice to lend a helping hand.
Don’t Put off Difficult Cleaning Projects
If you have some spare hours on the weekend roll up your sleeves and champion a difficult cleaning project. By slowly chipping away at the major cleaning projects you can save some time for packing, planning and of course, relaxing.
Schedule your Nelson Movers
We recommend calling a few weeks in advance to schedule your movers and any needed storage. Planning ahead allows you to take your time finding the best fit for you and your budget. It allows you to review the company’s testimonials, reviews, and services without feeling pressured from a lack of time.
Kootenai Moving has built their reputation on great service and putting the interest of their customers first. For ensuring your move goes as smooth as possible we recommend considering our tips mentioned above. Of course, feel free to contact Kootenai Moving if you have any questions regarding our relocation and storage services.
Nelson Movers’ Tricks to Moving During Halloween
Halloween is only a few days away. For a tight knit community like Nelson BC these seasonal affairs, even without an accompanying statutory holiday, are a big deal. Households are decorating and families are snatching up last minute candy and costumes from department stores. However there are those that are under the impression that they may have to skip the festivities this year because for them October 31st marks moving day for their home. Moving on Halloween can indeed be a bummer, but by following a few easy tips your family can still enjoy this annual tribute to ghosts, goblins, witches…and candy.
4 Tips to Moving While Still Enjoying Halloween
1. Decorate Your New Home, But Do So in Moderation
It’s important to make an impression in your new neighborhood. Instead of being tagged as those “new people” moving in on Hallow’s Eve, be sure let it be known how fun your family is by simply decorating the entryway of your new home, even if it will see more action from people walking in with boxes and houseplants as opposed to trick or treaters. No need to go overboard, simply stick to big impressionable decorations and leave the small ornate and cobwebby stuff for next year. Want to have more fun with the process? Have your family dress up in themed family costumes for the move as well – the neighbors will get a kick out of seeing the Munsters or Adams Family moving in next door.
2. Make Time for Your Kids’ Trick or Treating
If your children are still of the age that loves to go trick or treating then do not let moving day hamper this special time for them. Pretty soon they’ll be at a stage where they won’t want to and you as a parent will pine for those sweet days of old – don’t miss out on an opportunity to make more memories. Setting aside an hour or two is also a great way to introduce yourselves to the people who live in your new neighborhood.
3. Keep Plenty of Candy on Hand for Trick or Treaters
The worst possible thing you can do from day one when moving into a new community is to get in the bad graces of the kids living in the neighborhood. They’ll gossip about you faster than the ol’ blue hairs at the local bingo hall and will keep your house in mind when mischievously running around with rolls of toilet paper on every Halloween evening from here on in. If you’re moving in on the 31st be sure to keep a BIG selection of candy (think chocolate bars, not those cheap candy Rockets) on hand so that you keep your new mini-neighbors happy and well fed. You’ll fast become the favorite household in the community if you do.
4. Plan Events Before Moving Day
Regardless of how well you follow the above three tips it won’t exactly be the most memorable (for the right reasons) Halloween day for your family unless you spread out the celebrations somewhat. Thankfully as each year passes the allure of Halloween grows as community centers, shopping malls, cafes, and movie houses slot Halloween events into their schedule days and even weeks before the 31st. Be sure to attend as many of these events in the days preceding the final day of the month. This way, even if the 31st is spent haunted under a pile boxes and bubble wrap, you will still have made the most out of the season.
We hope these “tricks” help with your family’s Halloween household relocation. Should you be looking for a more effective way to take the load off of your move to free up time for festivities then do not hesitate to contact Kootenai Moving, your Nelson moving company.
5 Tips to Winterize your Home
As local movers in Nelson, we are well acquainted with moving families in colder weather. But, before the winter months roll in we want to share some tips for making your home as warm as possible.
Autumn is now in full swing, the leaves are turning colours and the night is beginning to shorten our days. It will soon be time for us to turn back our clocks and pull out the flannel shirts, wool socks, and winter tires. If you’ve recently moved and you haven’t had a chance to winterize your home or if you have an older home that needs some general maintenance – this list is for you.
5 Tips for Winterizing your Home
Air Leaks and Door Sweeps – No one likes a cold draft, run your hands along the baseboards to see if you can feel cold air blowing in and if you have leaks around baseboards, additional caulking or insulation will work fine. Next, have a look at your doors that are on an exterior wall to see if you can see any gaps. Installing a metal or rubber door sweep will do a great job at keeping the cold air out.
Weather Stripping and Sealing Windows – While your checking for gaps near the bottom of your door you may as well inspect the doorway for gaps around the full perimeter of the door. Installing weather stripping around the doorway will enhance the seal around the door and keep the cold air out. We also recommend using a window insulation kit around the exterior of your windows. This will help keep the warm air in and keep the cold air out.
Electrical Outlets – Electrical outlets are another common spot for drafts. Run your hands along the outlets on exterior walls to check if you can feel any cold air blowing in. If you do, we recommend picking up some foam insulation cutouts from your home improvement or hardware store.
Clean the Fireplace and Furnace – If you haven’t already, it’s a good idea to maintain a clean fireplace, woodstove, furnace and chimney. We recommend changing the furnace filter and making sure that the fireplace flue is closed when not in use. If you don’t have glass doors on your fireplace it’s a good idea to install them as this will help keep the warm air in and cold air out.
Stock up on Fire Wood – Winter is coming, make sure you have plenty of firewood and remember safety first! We recommend pre-cutting kindling and having an assortment of full logs and spilt logs as full logs will burn long into the night.
We hope these tips on winterizing your home can keep your home as warm as possible this fall. For all your seasonal storage needs remember Nelson storage and if you have any questions related to moving please feel free to contact Kootenay Moving anytime.
Nelson Moving and Storage Company Tips on at Home Storage
Our Nelson moving company is not just the Kootenay BC region’s most reliable local and long distance relocation company, we are also sought out by residents and businesses for our Nelson storage service. In particular, our offering of safe, secure, and affordable storage provides households with the peace of mind needed when they are moving to a new home with less square footage (and thus excess personal “inventory”) or if they simply need a temporary holding place for possessions when in the middle of a large scale relocation. However, we of course recognize that there are many items that serve your day to day home life by being kept within immediate reach even if they are not used day to day. In an effort to provide or readers with some easy-to-follow advice on the moving and storage process we thought we’d launch our new blog with a few pointers on home storage.
5 Easy to Follow Home Storage Solutions
1. Store It Where You Use It
This tip certainly seems like common sense but all too often people keep their household excess stored in one spot within the home. When they need to retrieve something they end up unearthing boxes and piles of possessions to get to the one thing they actually need – which is ALWAYS at the bottom of it all! Instead of following this inefficient method, start fresh by storing the items within close proximity to where they will actually be used. Keep portable kitchen appliances near the kitchen, keep all linens near the bedroom, keep outdoor recreational equipment near the point of exit (garage, etc…) and so forth.
2. Books, Magazines, & Periodicals
First of all, take a proper accounting of your bookshelf and be honest with yourself as to what you will ever read again, and then donate the ones you won’t (about 50%) to your local public library. Second, come to terms with the fact that scrapbooking is not just for teenage girls and fans of Martha Stewart. You’ve likely hoarded a stack of magazines/periodicals because each contained one article or series of photos you cannot live without (yet you can). Cut these articles/images out and create a scrapbook that can continue to grow with subsequent magazine purchases yet pale in comparison to the periodical pile that has formed in the bedroom, attic, and/or bathroom.
3. Vacuum Sealing Your Seasonal Clothing
Visit your nearest house & home retailer and hunt down a vacuum sealing kit for your seasonal clothes and linens. This is one of the most closet space saving solutions around and it’s actually kind of fun watching a vacuum suck the buoyant life out of your parkas and quilts.
4. Display, Don’t Hide, Your Collectibles
We all collect some sort of personal treasure that makes us happy. Be it souvenirs from one’s travels, antiques, curio, or vintage decor (etc…) we have a collection yet all too often these items have been relegated to the dark corners of the home, stored in boxes for safe keeping yet not fulfilling their destiny to be admired, all the while consuming storage space. Be proud of your collections and display them somewhere within the home that “ties the room together” (or whatever). Most items can be displayed on walls and tall shelving units thus negating the need to take up storage space on the floors of closets, basements, and attics.
5. Above Ground Attack on Children’s Toys
Stepping and tripping on toys is an activity that every household with children counted into its census can relate to. Toys need to be stored not just for cleanliness but for personal safety as well. Store your kids’ toys above ground for optimal efficiency. Buy or build a tall shelving unit so as to not take up width in their room (thus maintaining a more spacious environment) and store toys in a top to bottom hierarchy leaving only the educational playthings within their short reach. By keeping the fun stuff out of arm’s length they depend upon you to take them down, which you will happily do when they’ve first returned the one that they were playing with previously. Another option for storing your children’s toys out of sight (but conveniently located) when their room can contain no more is to use decorative steamer trunks to serve as inconspicuous toy chests that can be placed in the living room and tucked into hallway corners. Just keep a lock on the trunks and follow the same play & put back program mentioned above.
We hope these easy-to-follow home storage ideas contribute to your household space saving solutions. If you are still in need of local Nelson storage service please feel free to contact Kootenai Moving anytime.