In these difficult economic times with the economy reeling, many are forced to tighten their pockets and cut costs. In such a situation if one is faced with a move then one sees further large expenses looming on the horizon. So what does one do when faced with moving needs to ensure that there is as little physical or mental stress as possible and at the same time as low a money outflow as possible. Amongst the moving services offered, self-moving services form an effective middle ground between full service moving and a total self-move.
Full moving services take on the hassle of the moving process for you. Everything from packing, unpacking, loading, unloading, and driving is handled by the moving company. This frees up your time fully and allows you to concentrate on your job and gives you peace of mind.
If you are not willing to spend the large amount of money that a full service moving costs, the one other option you have is to hire a truck rental and do everything on your own. This is, however, can be very time consuming, plus driving a truck is not easy.
Self-moving services, on the other hand, are also known as“You Pack, They Drive”. This essentially means that the responsibility of packing, unpacking, loading, and unloading lie on your head while the responsibility of transporting your belongings to your new residence lies on the moving companies head.
Self-moving services work in two ways. One is where the company drops off a commercial trailer at your home for you to load with your belongings and transports this to your destination once it has been loaded.
The other way is that the company drops of mobile storage containers to your home. You load these containers at your convenience and once you have these filled out you lock them and keep the key. The company then takes these containers and transports them to your new home. If you do not have the facility to accept the container immediately then the company also provides storage facilities. In this case, the mobile storage container is carried to a storage site and then kept there till you are in a position to accept it.
The advantage of this type of service with a mobile container is that your belongings are locked up in your presence and you retain the key. This ensures that there is no risk of them getting lost or mixed up with somebody else’s belongings.
One of the things to keep in mind is that the packing responsibility is entirely on you. This means that if you pack up your belongings poorly, any damage to your belongings will be attributed to you. This is why it is essential to start packing as early as possible and to use good quality packing materials. You could gather packing materials from various sources, but most moving services conveniently supply everything you might need. Moving companies have years of experience and know exactly what kind of packing supplies you will need hence it is sensible to take the benefit of their expertise.
Self-moving services are convenient and economical, they allow you to cut costs while not having to take on all the work, such as driving the moving truck yourself, all in all, it is a very sensible choice.
