When there is a gap between moving out and moving in, we move your belongings into a self-storage unit and back out again when the new place is ready. That is common around Watford when a chain breaks, a completion slips, or a house is being renovated before anyone lives in it.
Full pack or part pack
A full pack means you do nothing: we box, wrap and label the whole house the day before the move or on the morning, depending on the size. A part pack is usually the kitchen, the glass and china, pictures and mirrors, which are the rooms that take longest and break most easily.
Either way, every box is labelled with the room it is going to, so unloading at the other end goes straight to the right place rather than into a stack in the hallway.
Boxes and materials
If you would rather pack yourself, we can bring double-walled boxes in the sizes that actually suit a move, tape, paper and bubble wrap for fragile things, and wardrobe boxes so clothes go straight from rail to rail.
Books and heavy things go in small boxes, light bulky things in large ones. It sounds obvious, and it is still the most common reason a box splits on the stairs.
Moving into and out of storage
We do not run our own storage warehouse. We move your belongings into a self-storage unit you rent, loaded so the things you will need first are at the front, and move them out again when you are ready. There are several storage sites in and around Watford, and we can work with whichever one suits you.
Tell us the size of the unit before the day. A unit that is slightly too small is the one thing that turns an easy storage move into an awkward one.
Why a gap between homes happens
A chain breaks, a completion date moves, or a new house needs work before anyone moves in. Storage takes the pressure off: you move out on the date you have to, and move in on the date the new place is ready, weeks or months apart.
We quote both halves together at the start, so the cost of the second move is known before the first one happens.
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