Why Make Use of Professional Home Movers?

If you have lived in the same house for a long time, you have likely accumulated various valuable furniture pieces. When it’s time to move, you’ll naturally be concerned about avoiding damage to these expensive items. Professional home movers minimise the risk of damage, unlike when untrained individuals, such as family members and friends, help with the move. Additionally, for long-distance moves, using trailers or hiring small trucks is far from ideal. You need professional house movers equipped with the right tools. Here are the advantages of using experienced furniture removers for both long- and short-distance moves.

Pre-move survey

In most instances, people do not know exactly what size moving truck they will need. They do not know the weight limitations and, because their furniture and other household items are arranged in the house rather than stacked in one place, they cannot gauge the space requirements for transportation. Professional house movers will be able to assess exactly what size of truck will be required and, because they are experienced in calculating the weight of furniture, they will be able to determine the load weight. With the guesswork removed from the equation, you can expect accurate quotes and can budget accordingly.

Packing assistance

Unless you regularly move house, you probably do not have all the materials at hand to pack your valuables. Professional house movers have the required materials and, should you wish to pack your belongings yourself, you can purchase these materials from them. As an alternative, you can save time by having the movers handle the packing. In this way, you will be sure that every item will be packed in such a way as to minimise the risk of damage. They also know how to ensure that the boxes or crates are not too heavy for safe lifting. In addition, on the day of the move, they will arrange the boxes to ensure a balanced load.

Special packaging

Some items are more vulnerable than others. Electronic equipment, artwork, musical instruments, antiques, glassware, expensive carpets, and mirrors require special care to prevent damage. Professional house movers understand the packing and transporting requirements of such items. If your belongings are valuable to you, it is better to leave the move to the professionals.

Self-storage facilities

Many professional house movers, like Elliott International, also provide storage facilities. If you’re not ready to move all your belongings across the country right away, these storage options can be invaluable for items such as:

• Vehicles (boats, cars, bicycles, motorcycles, caravans, and trailers).
• Household items (valuables and furniture).
• Plants (greenhouse facility).

Pet moving services

When you use experienced professional house movers, you may also have access to their professional pet moving partners. Professional movers understand that your animals are part of the family, and transporting them long-distance in your vehicle can be a traumatic experience for them. At Elliott, our specialised home moving services include assistance with relocating your pets to your new home via our pet moving partners.

Transport of expensive artworks

Just one scratch is all that is needed to significantly reduce or even destroy the value of a piece of art. Likewise, moisture, sunlight, and heat can also cause irreversible damage to the artwork. Do not risk losing your investments by packing and transporting such items yourself if there are experienced professional house movers that can assist.

For assistance with moving art collections professionally, ask Elliott about Fine Art Relocation.

Relocation assistance

Whether you are moving to another city in South Africa or need to move overseas, you will appreciate the range of relocation services available as part of our comprehensive service offering. Learn where the medical practitioners are located and where to find good schools near your new home by making use of our relocation services.

If you consider how much time you save when making use of professional home movers, you must agree that trying to do everything without professional assistance is simply not worth it. Apart from time savings, you have the assurance of safe packing, loading, transporting, and delivering of your furniture and other household items.

Ask Elliott how we can assist you today.