It doesn’t matter if you need to move cross-country or just around the block, moving involves a lot of work and a lot of stress. Understanding more about moving and the way it works will help you, not only in making the right decisions, but also in relieving your stress. This new series of Alpha Moving and Storage articles is intended to provide interested customers with the basics of moving. From contacting movers and checking their reputation to scheduling long distance deliveries, you will find it all here.
Before Calling Your Movers
It is recommended to focus your objectives, prepare inventories, and make decisions regarding your move, even before you start calling moving companies. Searching for relocation services or calling a mover without really knowing whether or not you will need storage or packing services, or what furniture you will be taking with you, probably won’t be that effective.
Making Decisions and Preparing Inventories
Start by preparing an inventory list. Many people make the mistake of giving a list of furniture from memory, such lists will almost always be highly inaccurate. You’d be amazed by how much furniture, boxes and “stuff” you’ll discover around the house.
Take your time, go room-by-room, and prepare a detailed list of all the furniture you have. If you are still unsure about some of the furniture, mark them with an asterisk, it’s better to provide your mover with a slightly inflated list and end up paying less than providing an abbreviated list only to discover you have ten more pieces of furniture on the day of the move.
If you have furniture with glass parts or delicate pieces that will require special handling, be sure to mark them down on your list. This will prove useful when the time comes to discuss the packing aspect of the move with your relocation company.
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Bird, Sarge, Nemo did a great job moving us into our new place! Amazing attitudes from beginning to end. Very efficient and careful while moving all our … More things especially careful with our fragile items! Definitely would recommend them for future work. They’re the BEST!!! -
We had an exceptional moving experience with Alpha Moving when they handled the relocation of our 5 bedroom house to another state. From start to finish … More the service was outstanding. The team was punctual, professional, and incredibly efficient. They took great care in transporting our belongings, ensuring everything arrived intact.
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My husband and I have used Alpha for two moves—once from Manhattan to Jersey City and more recently from Jersey City to the Jersey Shore.
The first move … More was during Covid, but Alpha was super diligent and professional. The second move was on an incredibly hot and humid day, and our movers still worked so hard and fast.
For our second move, we also had to put our items in storage for a few weeks. Alpha made this super easy and had a thorough system for taking inventory of all our furniture and boxes.
I can't say enough about how great Alpha is. We would use them again and recommend them to anyone. Their office employees are very responsive and helpful, and the movers are extremely skilled and professional.
I've also found their prices to be much more reasonable than other companies in the area.
