Are you moving your house or office? Moving, shifting, or relocating is not as easy as said. Right? It can’t be done all alone. For that, you have to hire professional removalist services. Professional and experienced removalists offer cheap and fair rates, on-time and on-budget services. They are trustworthy and give a hassle-free moving experience.
Gean Brinker, manager of a reputable Fremantle removalist company in Perth, Western Australia, recommends getting quotes from the top three trusted removal companies for better options and selection of the removalist.
Apart from this greatest advice, what are those tips that you should keep in mind while choosing the best removalist company? Here, we have the top 7 tips for that. Let’s explore all of them.
1. Select the Reputable Removalist Company
To choose the best removalist, you can search online and then by visiting their websites. You can read client reviews over there, what are the services they include in their packages, how old the company is, and also check if the company is AFRA certified. Also, know whether they are offering extra special services or discounts. All these factors make us choose the best removalist for our house moving.
Also, If you know someone who recently has shifted, you can ask them if they can recommend any removalist. Or you can ask your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. From their experiences, you can get the best removalists.
2. Check their affordable pricing policy
It is really important to know the pricing packages. Some removalists charge hourly or some offer the complete package. However, it differs from company to company.
If your house moving is time-consuming and has long distance then you can go for the complete package. Because selecting the hourly charged package will cost you an arm and a leg. It also will be quite difficult to calculate and some more stress. Therefore go with affordable rates and check if any offer or discount is available.
3. Get your written quotation
When you connect with any removalist, make sure you check what are the charges for each service they are offering in their packages. Charges of transportation by road or if any air freights, packaging, charges for big item storage, Electric appliances, any extra charges for anything, etc. Get all the written quotations from the removalist.
They also have cubic meter charges for packaging the stuff. So when the removalist team comes to your home and checks all your belongings, verify how many boxes will be packed and check the cubic capacity. On a short note, make sure you quote well.
4. Make sure all the services that you need are included
Know all the rope while choosing the removalist. Relocating to a new place should be a cakewalk. And that only can be happened if you select the removalist who offers all the services that requires while moving a house.
The services should include:
- Packaging in the boxes
- Bubble wrapping to our packed belongings
- Safe Pick up of all the goods including electric equipment and also if any large items.
- Storage if the location is not ready to shift the stuff
- Accurate delivery without a single damage to our belongings.
All the important services should be included.
5. Read their customer reviews
You visit their website and check their customer reviews. On their website, there must be testimonials written by their customers. You can refer them. Also, you can consider their google reviews and Facebook recommendations.
6. Do not make the full deposit
Paying the token amount or some reasonable deposit to the removalist is alright. It is a red flag if any removalist is asking you for full payment or a large deposit.
Also, most of the removalists provide their service first, and then you have to make a payment, once your stuff is delivered to the destination.
7. Extra Services
Extra services include:
- Discharging the electronic devices at our home
- Installing the same to our new location
- Pet relocation
- International money transfers
- Safe storage for our goods if the location is not ready yet.
Hopefully, these small but important tips will help you choose the right removalist.