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Seattle and the surrounding area has a surprising variety of
living conditions to choose from. The extremely wealthy and the
nearly destitute live within blocks of each other in the city, the
differences in housing stretching mainly to amenities such as
indoor pools, individual laundry machines and, of course,
views.
The nature of young, urban life today is a nearly nomadic
lifestyle, moving in to a place for a year and then leaving when
something nicer or cheaper or closer to work opens up at the end of
the lease term. This does get expensive, what with truck rental and
move-in costs.
Many young people choose to alleviate some of the costs by
renting a U-Haul and moving themselves from one point to another.
Other, more established movers are quite tired of moving their own
things and will hire a moving company such as Mountain Movers to do
the heavy lifting.
Some advantages to moving your own things include knowing
exactly whose fault it is when something is broken after you
unpack. You also are rewarded with the strain of picking up and
hauling all your life to an elevator (if you're lucky, not stairs)
and into the rental truck... by yourself. You may even get lucky
and be able to bribe your friends to help you move, and if you're
even luckier, they can stay for the whole move, moving you out of
your old place and unloading the truck at the new place.
These are the considerations you need to take into account. Can
you move that couch by yourself? Do you trust yourself to do it
without scraping it against the concrete outside? Can you lift each
of your boxes of books alone and then have the energy to unpack the
truck when you get to your new home?
Those who don't have the time or simply can't do physical labor
all day can hire a mover for roughly twice or three times the cost
of renting a truck for yourself. Movers will get your job done
right, the first time, and much more quickly than you could doing
it yourself. If your time is more valuable to you than it would
cost to hire a mover, then obviously that is the way to go,
completely discounting whether or not you CAN move everything by
yourself.
A good moving company will let you get everything you need for a
lot less than you'd expect. A good, reputable moving company will
have screened its employees prior to hire, so you know that you can
trust that your things are getting the utmost care. However, when
packing there are quite a few things to keep in mind.
You need to make sure to pack heavy things in small boxes. Just
because it's not you that's moving it, doesn't mean that you should
pack as much as possible in the biggest boxes. Take care to keep
your hired movers from being unable to lift. If they strain their
backs doing your job, they can't move on to the next job and may
miss out on two weeks worth of work! They will most likely refuse
to carry a box that's too heavy to be safe, however, so be
prepared.
Make certain when you are packing that you secure the bottom and
top of each box with tape. If the bottom falls out of a box during
transport, it's actually your fault for not securing it. If you are
unsure if the box is secure, just put more tape perpendicular to
the opening.
Large, fluffy or light items should go in large boxes. The basic
principle is that if the item can fit in a box, it should go in a
box. Items like framed paintings should be put in boxes that are
intended to hold them securely. Clothing that needs to remain hung
should be first bound in a plastic bag the way the drycleaner does,
and then put inside a wardrobe box. A wardrobe box is a very tall
box with a metal crossbar in it for hanging clothes on. It's
usually about 5 feet tall.
Another thing to be aware of, is that furniture shouldn't go in
a box. Ikea and other build it yourself furniture has a tendency to
not survive moving. It was intended to be built and then remain in
one spot, and then be thrown away when its usefulness has worn
out.
In all, it could be easier to move everything yourself if you
have the time to do so, and the friends to help, but it's good to
know that you can always hire movers to help you out.

<div>Author Info 
Alyssa works for 
<a target="_new" href="http://www.mobilepenguins.com/">Mobile
Penguins, an online marketing company</a>. This article is written
to promote 
<a target="_new" href="http://www.seattlemovers.com">Mountain
Movers:</a> a moving company in western Washington.
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