5 Tips for Moving On Your Own With a Rental Truck

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The perfect property has been found with the help of your expert College Station, TX realtor. You have signed the mortgage papers, been through closing dotted all the I's and crossed all the T's and now it is time to move all of your belongings from your old home into the new one. If you plan to rent a truck and do all the packing, loading and unpacking yourself, it is important to understand important tips about safety for you and all your belongings as well as tips that can help the entire process be easier.

1 – Rent a truck big enough to carry all your stuff, but not so big that you cannot fill it securely. Renting a smaller truck may be less expensive, but taking two trips with the truck can definitely add up. If there are more than two drivers available, you might want to use two smaller trucks and still have someone left over to drive the family car.

2 – Load smaller things first and large furniture last. Although many people think it makes more sense to put the furniture in first and fit the boxes around it, doing it the other way makes it much easier to unload when you reach your new home. You can take the furniture out of the truck and inside and put it in the right positions before you fill the rooms up with boxes.

3 – Minimize the risk of anything breaking by taking it apart and packaging it well. All tables and chairs should have legs that can be removed with a simple screw in the bottom. This not only reduces the chance of breakage, but also gives you more room in the truck. Anything that is very breakable should be checked packaged with the utmost care. Every dish should be wrapped separately, every mirror should be padded and taped. A great idea to minimize damage is to slip that items like these between mattresses.

4 – Tie everything up. Connect one thing to another. Use straps, ropes, bungee cords and movers plastic wrap extensively. When you are driving along the bumpy road, the stuff in the truck will move around if you let it. Not only will this result in increased breakage and damage, but can also upset the balance of the truck make it much more difficult to drive and maneuver.

5 – Get help. Moving to a new home is stressful enough without trying to do it all on your own. If you are lucky enough to have family and friends that will work hard for you for pizza and beer at the end of a long day, make use of them. However, "Will you help me move?" often results in a great disappearing act instead. Offering pay to your muscular nephews or your friend's son may be a great option if you are not moving far. Even if you use a rental truck to move on your own, you can still frequently find a service that will help you load and unload the truck on either end.

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