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When moving this year there may be live items that you would like to bring along this year such as live plants. Relocating these items can be stressful as these items are delicate and due to sudden shifts of climate can be very detrimental. We at your local San Antonio Movers movers are here to ensure that your plants make it through this move with ease. Here are some helpful tips below to help with the relocating process.

• Pack all large plants last in the truck, this way you can get it out first.
• Drain all excess water from the plants right before placing on the truck.
• Place small plants in boxes lined with plastic.
• If packing fragile pots make sure there is padding on the bottom such as crumbled newspaper.
• Leave these boxes open and clearly marked labled “fragile”
• Trim any protruding limbs prior to loading on the truck to ensure truly harmful damages don’t occur.

Here at All My Sons were dedicated to making this move as stress free as possible. Hopefully these tips can give you a better generalization of what actions to take when relocating your plants this year with ease.

When you move or relocate, to ensure your household goods arrive at your new destination without a scratch, our San Antonio Movers recommend that you start with a good packing list so you purchase the right packing and moving supplies. This is an area where you can cut down on moving costs if necessary, just keep in mind that doing so may increase labor time either when you are packing – having to double wrap items – or unpacking – newspaper results in dirty glassware. Your time is valuable and paying that little bit extra may also buy you peace of mind.

Another way to save money and time, and to ensure you have all the basic supplies required to pack up your household, check out complete our Moving Kits and Packing Kits. Moving Kits and Packing Kits can be purchased for particular rooms or for entire households. Do a comparison on total cost if items were purchased separately and watch out for any seasonal sales. As an example of what would be included for a 5-6 room home (up to 2800 square feet):

20 Small Moving Box

11 Medium Moving Box

10 Large Moving Box

4 X-Large Moving Box

5 Heavy Duty Box

6 Wardrobe Box

1 Electronics Box

2 Unprinted Newswrap

1 Bubble Wrap – 150 ft. Roll

1 Permanent Box Marker

7 Box Sealing Tape – Clear

Some Moving Tips to Keep in Mind:

Notify your telephone, electric, gas, water, and credit card Companies.

Forward necessary mail to your new address. Discontinue service on a specific date.

Notify former employers. This will make tax time less taxing.

Be there and give direction. Let them know what you want loaded first and loaded last.

Get a copy of your inventory sheet from the foreman. Double check his notations about existing damage to your goods.

Have your insurance plan readily available. Hopefully you will have no use of this tip.

Devise a system. You should label your boxes with their destination in your new home. Hang numbered signs on the doorposts of each room and write the same numbers on the appropriate boxes. (Example: “2nd Fl./Room 4?) If you’re handy with a pencil, sketch a sample layout of your house, number the rooms on it, and post the layout on the truck for reference.

Load the rooms to be unloaded first—last. Whatever room is furthest from the entrance in your new home should be that room. In other words, unload back to front. The kitchen should be done at the very end though, because heavy appliances should go in the truck first.

Don’t forget to have your tools ready when you start unloading. You should put your tool box in when everything else is loaded in the truck.

Take all your valuable documents and jewelry with you! Don’t forget about your plants either. Most are too sensitive to make a long journey in a hot, dark truck. If you can take them with you too.