Relocation can be a stressful and demanding affair. Selling or renting your house, shipping belongings, saying bye to friends and family, leaving your job and worrying about life and work in the new country are but a few of the pressures one feels before and during a move. When moving house or office or to a new apartment one should keep 6 things in mind for a successful and safe move.

Contact the building maintenance to make certain that the freight elevator is reserved for the time and day of your move. If the movers have to wait for the elevator to be available your move will not go as swiftly as you had hoped.

Check with your moving consultant to find out what should and should not be packed. Certain liquor or fluids like cleaners or alcohol can damage your belongings if they leak or pose a fire hazard. Be sure to talk to your moving consultant for more information as to what can be safely packed by you and what cannot go in the truck due to local guidelines.

Use appropriate packing materials. If you have china dish sets and fragile crockery and insist upon packing them yourself, always ensure that there is adequate packing in between your dishes. UN-padded dishes will break, scrape and crack even if you take them in your car instead of having them moved in the truck. However, you can rest assured that a trained mover not only knows how to lift a piano, but also knows how to properly pack a china figurine and fragile items.

Ensure that all of your boxes are labeled properly: If you are doing your own packing clearly label the boxes for the rooms they will be going into, not the rooms they came out of. This will guarantee that the movers do not have to stop and ask for instructions for each and every box. Labeling with the stuffing will also make sure that you are able to find what you need first rapidly without having to unload every box.

Ensure that the hallways remain free and patent. If you have young children or pets than be are sure to keep them either in a designated area or at a friend's or relatives. Your movers will be focused on not dropping your new 52 inch plasma TV and may trip and drop it if fluffy runs under foot, damaging your TV - and fluffy.

Insurance .Talk to your moving consultant before moving if you want insurance just like a car if you opt not to go with an insured mover you cannot get insurance after you break something Again if you choose not to have the qualified movers to pack your belongings they may not be covered. Be sure to talk to your moving consultant to find out what is covered and not covered in your contract before anything is moved.

These easy tips and tricks are important while moving your apartment from one place to another. If you need some assistance with heavy lifting during your relocation, OZ Removalists Cheap Movers Melbourne furniture movers are available for full home removals, long-distance removals, and moving services.