The term local moving describes a wide range of relocation operations, from short distance moves in the same city, to moves that can take hours and even days to complete and moves that includes storage and re-delivery.
Let’s take a look at some of the basic facts of local moving and see how proper preparation can assist you with your move.
Inventorying your Goods
Proper inventorying is important for any type of relocation. Not only will proper inventorying allow you to get more accurate estimates, it will also help you to divide packing tasks and other related tasks into manageable daily assignments.
Your inventory list should be organized by rooms. You should also mark down every item that will require packing and add an estimated number of boxes to be packed for each room.
Packing your Goods
Once you create your detailed inventory, it will be easier for you to come up with a packing schedule.
Your first step should be to order a box delivery and get all the materials you need for the packing process. You should then start working according to the daily task list that you created, carefully packing a few boxes per day.
Selecting your Movers
The recommendation is to contact local movers about four to six weeks in advance. Try to have a detailed inventory ready before you actually contact prospective movers. This will help you to explain what size and type of move you need, and will help the mover in providing you with a better and more accurate estimate.
Make sure that the movers you are considering are located in your area and have actual offices and facilities. A good way to check is to pay a visit to the moving company headquarters and request to see the trucks, storage and offices.
Alpha Moving & Storage
234 16th Street 2nd floor, Jersey City
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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.
