Long-Distance Movers' Extra Services: Start Life In Your New City With A Smile

Anytime you move your household, it is a stressful situation. When you are moving long distance it seems the stress multiplies with each 100 miles. To make your move easier on your family so you arrive at your new home excited and happy to be starting a new chapter, take advantage of all the extra services offered by a long-distance moving company. Most companies provide much more than just packing and moving. Here are just a few ways they can help.

Storage

When you are going to be traveling a long distance to get to your new city, you may not have a home when you first arrive. You and your family may end up staying with relatives or at another temporary place until you can buy or rent your home. Long-distance movers will provide storage for your belongings until you need them. This keeps you from having to rent a storage facility and pay movers twice to load and unload the truck. You can choose what type of storage requirements are needed, such as climate control, vehicle spaces, and whether or not you will require access to your things while they are there.

Home Setup

If you decide to take an extended trip to your new home, perhaps going to see famous historical or fun places, the movers can set up your home before you arrive. This will require you to have the boxes and furniture all labeled and give them a drawing of the house. While they will not go through boxes and put personal items away, they can arrange the furniture for you. Make sure the drawing is detailed enough to show where you want everything. Some companies will even go as far as unpacking items such as dishes and linens if you let them know where you want them to be put.

Cleaning

It is possible to leave your old home and get a start on the travel before all your belongings have been put on the moving truck. However, this means that someone is going to have to do the final cleaning of the place. The moving company can arrange to have the property cleaned and will even do any walk-through inspections for you.

Of course, all these extra services are going to add to the cost of the move. However, when you consider the time, energy, and emotional benefits everyone in the family will receive, it is more than worth it. Don't start life in a new location with everyone crabby from the moving process, let the professionals handle things for you.