Tips for the Employee before the Big Move
Even with telecommuting and open space offices on the move, whenever a company picks up stakes and heads to a new location there are adjustments that need to be made. Whether that means picking up a whole sorting operation, cleaning out a cubicle, or just going through your desks there are a few things that you as an employee should know before a Chicago Mover starts transporting your office.
MARK EVERYTHING. While it may seem horribly inconvenient besides the “Toss everything in the trucks” option, the fact is that when you reach your destination and start unpacking you may not know what many of the files, items, or appliances that appear belong or where they came from. While most offices form a “lost and found” system for a few weeks following their move, a good inventory system or even instructions scrawled on the top of each box can help bring order to moving chaos.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. When your office moves you want to make sure that any of your personal property, whether it involves sentimental value, real value, or it is just yours, gets moved with you. If it is damaged during transport it may not be covered by insurance (as the company is moving, not you). Otherwise it may go missing or it may go “missing” (especially if the secretary two floors down has noticed your new fangled stapler in the past). Eliminate the risk and get a box for yourself.
CLEAR YOUR FILING CABINET EARLY. These are going to be too heavy to move with all the files in them, making a company move the perfect opportunity to sort, scan, or recycle old documents. Those that you do decide to take with you should be put into carefully labeled boxes in order as to make their re-filing as easy and clear cut as possible.
Tips to Help Out When You Are Getting Ready for Your Move
1) Take advantage of ‘hidden’ space that you can use while you are moving. For instance, if you have a dresser with drawers use it to move extra clothing, just make sure that the drawers are taped or rubber banded shut.
2) Have the heaviest items in a box or suitcase paced at the bottom to help stabilize the container during the move and prevent your heavier items from crushing the lighter items.
3) Don’t over pack boxes. This can result in the box breaking and splitting open and it can make it very difficult for one person at a time to move boxes.
4) Don’t trust plastic or paper bags during your move. While these are abundant and are fine for groceries, if they are damaged, lose handles, or split open while you are moving it will start to add a lot of hassle to the process.
5) Plan your route. Know the loading zones and stair wells that you are going to be using as you move into and out of your new and old residences. This may mean asking to reserve a certain parking spot, dealing with loading elevator times, or picking up extra blankets to help get your furniture around stairwell turns without rubbing or scraping. Thinking ahead will cut down on your ‘figuring out’ time the day of.
6) Label your essentials box with “load last, unload first.” This may mean computers, power strips, tools to put furniture together, etc…
7) make sure that if you are moving a rug or carpeting that you put it on top. You don’t want to have to move everything around it more than you need to.
Call New City Moving about the heavy lifting and navigating for your move. A professional Chicago Mover will let you know what your move is going to take, how much it will cost, how long it will be, and what you have to expect. The call is free and the headaches that they will prevent are greatly to be desired.
Moving in Chicago?
If you are a private citizen moving within the great and windy city of Chicago you have a great number of choices as to how you want to move. But are they all good?
Many people don’t understand just how stuff they have. It isn’t a simple matter of calling up your friends and asking them if you can borrow their car. While most of us have tried this at some point, what you end up with is most of your friends creating awkwardly contrived excuses to avoid helping while those who are their awkwardly try to load all of your stuff into too few cars (as many urbanites go without vehicles due to high prices, public transportation, and hectic driving conditions). It ends up taking a long time and creating relational strain. Also you need to deal with parking shortages and limited timeframes and loading zones. Trying to move with a taxi service is even worse, though there are stories of it occurring on occasion.
Others call up relations to borrow vehicles and ask for help. While this may be a good option for families located in the Chicago area, a huge proportion of the city has immigrated from other parts of the country requiring relatives to drive over state lines with trucks or trailers that are hard to work within the unrelenting traffic patterns around Chicago neighborhoods. Finding parking at both moving sites that is nearby and has good access to loading elevators can add hours to the process.
New City Moving provides a better alternative. As professional Chicago movers we competitive and tailored pricing packages to help you complete your move as fast as possible in as short of time as possible. We deal with parking, moving your boxes, wrapping your furniture, and operating freight elevator systems. Take the stress out of moving and call today for a no-obligation consultation.
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Why New City Moving Is THE Choice for Your Commercial Move
If you have a business you know exactly how important time is. Time waits for no one and missing days of work for something as basic as changing location can cost you clients, leads, profits, and opportunities. But you can avoid the loss. New City Moving, a company made up of distinguished and premier Chicago Movers, is committed to helping you make your move go as smoothly and as quickly as possible so that your employees can keep doing what they do and your company doesn’t need to break stride.
New City Moving assigns every commercial moving client with a personal moving consultant. That means you get their number and any time, day or night, before the move or after you can call them to address problems, concerns, or changes. This consultant will help you determine just how much equipment, space, and time your move will require and will offer a range of pricing options to secure your complete and total satisfaction.
At no additional charge New City Moving will load, move, and unload all your equipment using one of our fleet of moving trucks and a timely and professional moving crew. We also make sure that all furniture is securely and safely padded during transport and that large pieces are carefully disassembled and reassembled after the move is complete. We offer 100% insurance on all of your property and document the state of your inventory before and after the move is complete using a coded and itemized inventory system.
Don’t let a move slow your office down any more than it needs to. Call to today for a no-obligation consultation and quote and see why New City Moving is the choice for Chicago businesses on their way to bigger and better things.
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