8 tips for house moving
I am finally done with my house moving last month. I underestimated the volume of items I had in my old place and had to coordinate 2 days of move. Here are some house-moving tips from my experience. 1) Defrost your refrigerator If you have thick layer of ice in your freezer compartment, do defrost it beforehand and clean up the water. That would save you from having to clean up any leakage of water from a defrost during and after the move. 2) Turn off the tap of the washing machine and disconnect its water pipes Drain away the water in the pipes prior to the move. If you leave it to your movers, be prepared to clean up puddles on the floor afterwards. And wet floor is a hazard! This might seem like no-brainer, but trust me, when you are in the midst of the house moving "chaos", many things can just slip your mind without putting it in your checklist. 3) Use big garbage bags to pack the clothes into the carton boxes What I did was to bundle the clothes still hung on hangers ...