I know in this tough economy that it’s very tempting to just do it yourself. If you have need for a new room addition in your home, the thought probably crossed your mind that you just need to home depot, pick up some stuff and take care of business. This is perfectly understandable and for the most part I completely agree. There are certain things around your home and in your life that you can do reasonably well on your own.
Unfortunately, just like with highly sensitive topics like the law or medicine, it’s a bad idea to move your own stuff. In many cases, if you are so hard-pressed to save a few dollars, serious problems can arise if you try to force things and do your moving yourself.
How do you know when to get professional help and when to stick it out by yourself? Here are five signs you need a moving company to help you:
You don’t have the time
This is actually so obvious that too many people overlook it. Seriously, if you don’t have the time, don’t risk it. Because if you don’t have the time to move, chances are you’re going to cut corners, you’re going to try all sorts of shortcuts and at the end of the day it is you or your family that will suffer the consequences.
It’s very easy to feel rushed when you are trying to move. As a result, you don’t pack thing properly, you don’t label things properly. At best, stuff gets lost. Worse, lots of stuff gets broken. You are out of pocket for thousands of dollars possibly.
You don’t have the equipment
It’s very tempting to think that just because you have a van or SUV that you have all it takes to move stuff from point A to point B. There’s a reason why moving companies have the equipment that they have. They have the right tools to do the job properly. If you are basically just trying to wing it and make do with whatever equipment and vehicles that you have, be prepared for less than stellar results. Be prepared for outright disasters down the road.
You don’t have the training
There are certain things that you really need to pack very carefully. We’re talking about electronics, certain types of jewelry, and certain fragile items. You probably watched the movies and seen people pack vases with newspaper and a glassware with newspaper. Chances are what you see in the movies is probably different from how you should actually pack materials. If you pack materials wrong, they might only get lost on this place. At worst, they might actually get destroyed.
You paid money for those things. Those are hard-earned dollars that you are wasting by refusing to turn over the work to company that has personnel with the proper training.
Your stuff breaks easily
If most of your stuff breaks easily, you really should stop rolling the dice by trying to do it yourself. Go with a professional. Go with a company that has a proven track record of moving highly fragile materials safely. In many cases, they have the proper levels of insurance so that just in case the unthinkable happens you are more than covered.
You don’t have the muscle
Even if you have the time and you are willing to learn, you still might not have the muscle to do it. Moving paperwork is one thing, moving furniture is another thing altogether. In many cases, your friends and family members might also be very busy and you might not be able to physically handle all the heavy lifting.
