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Planning Your Smooth Move

Like so many things in life, the more you plan ahead, the smoother your move will go. Here’s a list of suggestions we put together to help your move go smooth.

Saving you time and money

The more prepared you are when we arrive the quicker things will go. One way to save time is to take apart your assembled items ahead of time. Basically, anything that you put together should be taken apart, things like: bed frames, desks, tables, pole lamps, and dressers with mirrors. You can also save time by bringing all the items from the upper floor down to the main level.

Book your movers

Contact Foster’s Moving & Storage to confirm your dates for packing and loading.

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Your efficient unload

When it comes time to unload your items at the new location, it’s ideal to have two people ready to direct the movers: one person to stand near the truck and let the movers know which room each item is going to, and a second person, inside the home, telling the movers exactly where, in each room, to place the furniture.

If you have any unanswered questions, please give us a call
250-418-0418

Parking

If you’re moving from, or to, an area of town where repeat metering is prohibited, we’ll need to plan ahead for parking. Purchasing hoods for the meters ($20/hood) is one option. We can arrange to pick up the hoods for you ($25 charge).

Our trucks have to be legally parked. The closer we park to the building the better. The added time it takes to walk to the legally parked truck is greater than the cost of the permits. Give us a call and we’ll help you make a plan for parking.

Your box of very important things

If you’re moving from, or to, an area of town where repeat metering is prohibited, we’ll need to plan ahead for parking. Purchasing hoods for the meters ($20/hood) is one option. We can arrange to pick up the hoods for you ($25 charge).

Our trucks have to be legally parked. The closer we park to the building the better. The added time it takes to walk to the legally parked truck is greater than the cost of the permits. Give us a call and we’ll help you make a plan for parking.

What about prohibited items?

Some things we just can’t move: flammable liquids, paints, chemicals, gasoline, propane, pesticides and other combustibles. You’ll have to make other arrangements.

Prepare your tools and appliances

Plan to have your gas and electrical appliances disconnected and serviced. Also, empty fuel from your lawnmowers, chainsaws or other fuel-powered tools.

Let people know about your new address

Plan to have your gas and electrical appliances disconnected and serviced. Also, empty fuel from your lawnmowers, chainsaws or other fuel-powered tools.

Change your address

Make sure to fill out a permanent change of address form at your local post office, or you can submit the form online here.

Packing Made Simple

The key to simple packing is using the right materials, including packing paper, felt pens, and appropriately sized boxes, to ensure that your belongings are packed safely and efficiently.

Your pictures need protecting too

The key to simple packing is using the right materials, including packing paper, felt pens, and appropriately sized boxes, to ensure that your belongings are packed safely and efficiently.

Choosing the right boxes

We use standard size moving boxes because they’re the most efficient for carrying and stacking your belongings: 2-cube, 4-cube, 5-cube and china barrel (dish pack). If you decide to get your boxes somewhere else make sure they’re similar in size (so they stack easily) and appropriate for the items you’re packing (books belong in a 2-cube box).

Liquor store boxes are often too small and mismatched to make for efficient moving. The more time it takes us to carry and load your boxes the more money it costs. Buying proper supplies in the beginning will save you money in the end.

Make sure you fill your boxes completely, all the way to the top (especially the heavy ones). The integrity of the load depends on each box supporting the weight of the others. Things shift around in the truck, if one poorly packed box is crushed the whole load is compromised.

Don't unpack your dressers

Our goal is to make as few trips as possible. As long as your dressers are full of light items – clothing, linens, blankets, pillows – leave them, and we’ll move them as they are. Please do remove any small items – jewelry, coins, watches – as we’ll likely tip the dressers on their side along the way.

The exceptions: If your dresser is solid oak, an armoire, 7 feet tall, or too fragile to bear the weight of tipping it’s best to empty the drawers before moving.

Lampshades belong in boxes

We use pads to protect a lot of things, but lampshades are too fragile for pads (with the exception of glass lampshades). The safest way to transport your lampshade is to pack it in a box.

Fragile tabletops, glass shelves and inserts

A good rule of thumb for properly protecting glass tabletops and shelving is to arrange to pack them into picture boxes before the move. Contact us and we’ll get you the supplies you need.

Marble, ceramic or other heavy, fragile tabletops should be crated. Let us know ahead of time and we can arrange this for you.

Moving your plants

We can easily move your plants in our trucks. Dry plants are best so please don’t water your plants a day or two prior to moving. Drip trays should be packed separately. Groups of small plants can be packed together in open top boxes. Large plants can come as they are, we’ll use bungee cords to fix them to the walls if necessary. Wardrobe boxes work well for plants more than 4 feet high and we can supply these at a cost of $7.50.

Books belong in a 2-cube box

A 2-cube box is the perfect size box for packing books. An experienced mover can carry two of these on his back, 3 or 4 on a two-wheel dolly, or 5 on a four-wheel dolly. If you’re concerned about lifting them yourself, pack them is a spot you can leave them until the movers arrive.

Take advantage of empty spaces

You can make your move go smoother by limiting the number of trips we need to make. One way to do this is to fill the empty spaces in your furniture – side tables, cabinets, dressers, trunks, suitcases, and the bottom of your wardrobe – with lighter items.

Things like: duvets, sleeping bags, pillows, lampshades, and small boxes can be easily tucked into the nooks and crannies of larger pieces of furniture. It’s our job to carry heavy things, and we’re good at it, so you don’t have to worry about weight (with a few exceptions).

Are You Ready to Book Your Move?

Fill out our quick and easy-moving form and let us handle the rest!

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