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Nowadays, young people prefer to rent an apartment because they want to live separately from their parents or in more spacious conditions. A lot of factors can force change apartments. Moving alone or with boyfriend or husband might be romantic and thrilling moreover when you have a lot of free time. However moving with a child might be quite stressful for parents even if you should free apartment very fast. So there are some advices for you.

First of all, you should decide how and where you are going to pack all that those things. Stock up with packing tape, cardboard boxes and packages of different sizes. It is possible to buy boxes in hypermarkets or try to ask a shop assistant if they are left on stocks. Secondly, do not forget to buy a marker (preferably permanent) and and sign all the boxes and bags where anything is, otherwise you risk arriving at a new apartment, not find half of the things. For example, you can sign the boxes in sufficient detail: "Bedroom: linens, towels, home clothes, pillows." You can limit yourself only to the inscriptions on the boxes "Bedroom N 3", and detail the contents of the box to paint on a piece of paper that will be with you. Number all your things and boxes. So it will be more convenient to count the amount of luggage and identify the contents and put them immediately in the appropriate premises.

You can collect things in different ways. Why not start packing thing that you do not use every day, par example, books, outer clothes, sleeping accessories, etc. It is possible that half of the items can be safely disposed of, because you might discover how unnecessary items apartments contain. You can act on this rule - if you do not use the thing for more than 2 years, you can safely throw it away. It is especially difficult to turn off carpets. Remember the rule - when transporting carpets are best to take out of the old apartment on the last turn, and make the first to immediately spread out on the floor. After the things are done, it will be problematic. In the last turn, we collect the refrigerator, and turn off the washing machine.

As for child`s room I would recommend to collect last. You can put things in advance that the kid does not wear, and also remove the toys that he rarely plays. But the very corner of the child must, until the last moment, remain the same to which he is accustomed. It is necessary to explain to child what is happening and where he will go.

Undoubtedly, if you have sufficient funds, you can order specialists in the residential moving company who will collect everything and transfer it. Besides, these companies have a wide specialization. For instance, once you might advise commercial moving company in Langley for your boss instead of doing it alone. Of course, moving companies will be the best solution in different situations.

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