Learn more about types of moving services
Either way, if you're moving locally, interstate, or intrastate, you'll need residential movers. It isn't as complex as it's with moving a company since there's a lot more driving and paperwork than in this. This is simply moving your pre-packed things from one apartment or house to another within the city, state, or anywhere across the globe.
- Moving Boxes
- Loading boxes onto a truck
- Driving a truck or a van
Full- service is the best service you'll need for a successful NB move
Moving services New Braunfels has to offer are the best show in town. When they mean it's a full-service it's a full-service. It's composed of the above-mentioned moving boxes, loading, and driving; with some additional features. Packing is one of these features and it's a lifesaver for most clients that we work with. You can read many comments online and it's effective, especially with people who are too busy and don't have time to deal with these things. Packing and unpacking can be extremely frustrating and it can take a lot of time especially if you don't know how. There are certain decluttering methods like the 20/20 rule; you throw items that are under $20. Another popular method is a 1-year rule, simply if you haven't used an item for a year or so, throw it away or donate it. Decluttering before moving is a whole new topic but we'll give you another tip and that's the six-box method. Simply take six boxes or baskets and label them as donate, keep, thrash, sell, store or fix. Now let's get back to full service; the moving company will not only drive, pack and move your things but also insure them for you. But the best thing about this service is that you just have to relax since there is no heavy lifting involved at all.
Moving insurance and storage services
There are three types of moving insurance so let's get right onto it. The first type is called basic carrier liability or released value; it is the minimum liability that the mover has to provide you with. For intrastate, it's $0.60 and for interstate $0.60/ lbs per item, so you'll not get full coverage. Mid-level insurance or declared value protection is where you decide how much your things are worth; for example, if you say that your liabilities are $5/lbs that means that if 1000/lbs of your things get destroyed or stolen, you'll get $50,000 as compensation. Plus there is an extra charge of $1.25 times the weight of your shipment. Full replacement liability as the name suggests is when you get your items fully replaced for their real value ($$$) but it's the most expensive option. The price is $3.50-$4.50/pound of shipment. Storage is another popular service that a lot of people use nowadays. It makes sense since people can't fit all of their things into a new house; especially people who are downsizing, it's the same for businesses. Most importantly your things are safe and secure since most storages have guards, cameras, motion sensors, and alarms, as well as other types of protection. So if you're in New Braunfels don't worry about it. On the other hand, you'll probably want to use temperature or climate-controlled storage. You can fit a variety of items in them so prices will be adjusted according to the size of the storage unit. This is less expensive than average warehouses which are more convenient for businesses and usually much cheaper; also it's easily accessible since these storages are available 24/7.Other moving services
Other moving services usually include containers, car shipping, trash removal, and cleaning services. So for the car shipping part, it's usually done by train or boat (if it's overseas). This service can be pricey so but if you want to move your vehicle easily this is the best way. When it comes to trash removal is the best solution if you can recycle a lot of things, so they may even pay you to pick up your trash. On the other hand, it can be a problem since not all trash removal companies are eco-friendly and they don't offer prices before they use the service. Just be careful when you declutter and decide what to throw out.