It is Not That Expensive to Hire Professional Movers & Here’s Why

Posted on Jul 19, 2019 by Top Movers Global

You’ve probably moved at some point in the past and remember how stressful it was. If you’re planning another move soon you will want to plan carefully and think about hiring professional movers. You would be surprised at how much time, energy and yes, money you can save with the help of experienced professionals who know how to handle even the most fragile items. 

Here are the benefits of hiring a reputable moving company next time you plan on relocating: 

Packing Services Can Save You Money

You can actually save money by hiring a professional to pack up your belongings. Experienced professional movers can pack up an entire house very quickly and efficiently. They can do it in less than a day and if there are enough of them, in just a few hours. 

Most people who set out to pack up everything themselves end up buying and using far too many boxes, way too much tape and other packing materials. Skilled movers can pack things up with far fewer boxes, much less tape, packing peanuts and paper, which saves you money.

Established Moving Companies Carry Insurance

Reputable moving companies will be fully insured, which means your belongings are insured when being transported by a well-established moving company. On the rare occasion that any of your belongings became damaged due to a traffic accident they would be insured. 

Additionally, professional movers spend everyday packing, loading and unloading boxes, so they know how to pack, pad and transport your things for utmost safety. They know which size boxes to use for specific items and how to pack everything with enough protective wrapping to ensure that nothing breaks or gets damaged in transit. 

Moving Requires More Than a Truck

When you set out to move everything yourself, you will certainly need to rent a truck and buy all the boxes and packing materials. But that’s not all, you will also have to spend money renting the type of equipment needed to lift, load and unload large pieces of furniture and appliances on and off of the truck. 

A good local moving company will come with all the supplies and equipment needed to handle everything quickly and easily. Their truck will come equipped with hoisting straps, several dollies and the necessary ramps that would be needed to roll all the large heavy items onto the truck. 

When you’re handling the move yourself, all these extras represent money out of your pocket to either rent or buy. Plus, it’s highly likely that it will take you a whole lot longer to do everything because it’s unlikely that you have a tried-and-true system down that comes with experience, not to mention the strength of a professional mover. 

If nothing else, professional movers have learned to be highly efficient with their time. They know exactly how much time it will take to pack up and move an entire household based on the size of the home and the type of belongings and furniture being moved. 

Conclusion

If you have nothing but time on your hands and don’t mind the backbreaking work, of course you can handle the move yourself. However, you should add up the monetary and physical costs you’ll incur without using a good local moving company. You may as well contact a few local movers for a quote. You might be surprised how inexpensive they really are.