Long distance moving may involve timing considerations that will make storage a necessary part of the process.
Moving all your valuable possessions hundreds or even thousands of miles away sounds stressful enough, adding to the equation the fact that your valuables will need to be packed and stored for several weeks or months may make the stress levels impossibly high.
Fortunately, proper preparation, professional packing and professional storage services can make the process much easier.
Let’s take a look at a few recommendations that can help you to make the right selections and reduce the stress levels.
Selecting a Moving and Storage Company
It goes without saying that you should choose a moving company that will be in charge of all aspects of the relocation. This means that one moving company should perform the pick up, pack your goods, move them to its own storage facility and be responsible for the long distance delivery at the end of this process.
While many moving companies will boast of the ability to perform all the actions that this type of move involves, some of them will actually use sub contractors, self storage facilities and long distance delivery agents.
Double check that the mover you are considering is skillful enough, has the necessary experience and owns its own secure storage facilities.
Preparing your Shipment for Storage
It goes without saying that preparing a shipment for storage requires full packing done at an expert level. We highly recommend that you request your moving company to provide you with full packing services.
Full packing services will considerably reduce the chances of incurring damages and are also necessary if you would like to purchase full coverage insurance for your goods.
Ask your mover to provide you with one final price that will include packing and storage fees based on a visual inspection of your goods.