Give Your Vacant Home That Lived-in Look
Are you moving across country before your current home sells? You’re not alone, especially if you’re relocating for a job. As you forge a new life hundreds of miles away, you’ll need to protect your vacant house. The elements, neglect, mischief and criminal activity all can conspire to devalue your property during your absence, potentially […]
Pros vs. Cons to Packing Yourself for a Move
Whether you’re making a cross-country move or just across your city or state, you’re going through something that’s one of life’s most stressful experiences. Packing you home to move has to happen before you can actually move. Do you hire packers? Or do you handle the packaging all on your own? When it comes to […]
Storage Solutions Aren’t One Size Fits All
Selecting a storage solution to accompany your interstate move shouldn’t be a snap decision. You’ve spent time and money preserving and purchasing your possessions. Therefore, you want to carefully select a stellar storage facility to protect those prized items. Avoid a storage snafu As a cautionary tale of what might go wrong, consider the recent […]
Off-season Moving Offers More Options
Summertime is to cross-country relocation what rush hour is to city traffic: B-U-S-Y. Relocating September through April feels like a comfortable cruise in the country by comparison. Why does the year’s busiest moving period occur between May and August? Simple. Reliable weather + no school = primo combo. But the moving industry’s busy season isn’t […]
Complete Moving Checklist
Seeking a stress-free moving day? Organize! All Around Moving & Storage’s checklist for moving cross country goes a long way to helping you realize an enjoyable long-distance moving experience. PRE-PACKING Hold a garage sale before you start packing. Remember, you can hire movers or do it yourself when it comes to the packing portion of […]
Recycle Expired Electronic Items Before You Relocate
Try naming five things that suffer shorter lifespans than electronic gadgets. Stumped? Once you’ve grown weary of that gizmo or your smartphone passes its expiration date (and trading it in isn’t an option), what next? Junk drawer? Garage? Trash? Electronics aren’t confined to mini models, either. Remember that defunct VCR/DVD combo player collecting dust in […]
The Law Doesn’t Allow Us to Move Hazardous Items
“Unmovable” usually means inflexible. At All Around Moving & Storage, we’ve adapted the term to cover things we just can’t transport. Legally speaking, our hands are tied when it comes to putting certain belongings inside our big rigs and embarking on interstate moves. When you review the following items, you’ll probably see these restrictions make […]
Don’t Let Destructive Moths Mess Up Your Michigan Move
Escaping a laboratory roughly 150 years ago, they first feasted on New England’s forests before blazing a trail of destruction westward and southward. Their hunger apparently knows no bounds. Sounds like an eco-disaster movie poster, doesn’t it? Well, this story is the real deal and, instead of coming to a theater near you, this menace […]
