HOUSE MOVING SERVICE Moving house can be stressful, but it need not be!   Property Leaders offer free independent advice about moving house, local removal companies, van hire and one man and a van companies. As soon as you know you are moving house begin to plan your removal.Do not wait until exchange of contracts. Packing Up   The tea chest is no more, the image of a removal team packing everything into tea chests has long gone and the torn hands and clothing on the nails with it. Moving Boxes (cartons) have replaced the humble tea chest and enable them to be delivered flat and stored easily until they are required. Not quite as strong but a lot easier to manage, especially now everyone seems to have so many items to pack. If your removal company has agreed to do the packing, make sure you clarify with them exactly what has been arranged to be packed. This can be anything from packing every last thing to just packing glass and china. If they are only packing glass and china they will expect this to laid out onto a suitable work surface, like the dining table. Also check to see if they will be arriving the day before to pack or will do it all on the day. If you are doing the packing yourself begin as early as possible. Make sure that you use suitable boxes that are strong enough (double walled boxes), large enough not to become too heavy when filled but allow you to maximise the space inside the box (less trips to the van) and boxes that are modular in that when they are stacked together they will produce a uniformed level. Always fill the box to the top and then close the lid, this allows the boxes to be stacked on top of each other in the removal van. When emptying a chest of drawers or wardrobes you do not need to empty everything, just take very heavy, spillable and breakable items. If a chest is too heavy to be lifted the removal team will just take out the drawers and replace them in the van. Never make the boxes so heavy that they cannot be lifted safely. If they are becoming heavy while you are packing them, try filling the rest of the box with light bulky items such as linen, towels, cushions or soft toys. Books are the worst offenders when it comes down to weight, use smaller boxes for these types of items.