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 […] Read More
Archive for the ‘Storage’ Category
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More
Rely on Our Job Relo Know-how
A proposed job promotion sounds terrific, but there’s a catch: Accepting your employer’s offer means moving cross country. You’ll want to ensure from the get-go this transfer truly benefits you and your family. Never relocated a significant distance for a job? Get on the right foot moving forward by knowing what an employer relocation package […] Read More
Millennials Aim for Move-friendly Lifestyle
Clutching possessions for posterity? You can ease your grip. Here’s the reality: Millennials typically see their parents’ prized items as a ginourmous pain in the posterior. It comes down to values and taste. People born between 1980 and 2000 operate under a much different point of reference concerning ownership vs. the generations preceding them. The seemingly […] Read More
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 […] Read More
