Quick Moving Tips

Thinking about moving to or away from North Vancouver? or are you already about to move in?. If you have had a hard time before when preforming a move, it’s a good idea that you came to this article on quick moving tips.

Quick Moving Tips to Remain Sane

Plan Ahead

If you think that planning for your move on the day is going to work out, then think again. Don’t expect to be able to get a moving truck on the day of the move. While this is possible sometimes, it’s unlikely, if you want to rent a moving truck, call well in advance. This also goes for moving supplies, make sure that you can get what you need ahead of time, and we recommend picking up the supplies a few days in advance. You may also need temporary self storage, so book that as well!

Pre Clean

And by pre-cleaning, we mean to go through everything that you own and throw away or store the items that you don’t need. This will not only lower the costs of moving, but it will save tremendous amounts of time. This is a great time to get important family items together and make sure they are well looked after.

Label The Boxes

What to save a lot of time when you unpack? Make sure each box is labeled with the room and person the items belong too. Even better, we have seen people color-code their moving boxes to make things easier to identify. Especially with an aging loved one, having clear labels can help immensely.

Clean Before You Arrive

The most underrated tip is cleaning your new place before you arrive. If you do this step, your new place will feel fresh and newer longer. It’s quite the hassle to attempt to clean around moving boxes etc. You can also take this time to perform any needed repairs on your new home. Making a few extra sets of keys as well always helps, plus if you paid for movers, the cleaner the place, the easier it is to move in and out.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.