Stress-Free Moving and Storage Tips

The average person moves at least 13 times in a lifetime. Here are some suggestions for stress free moving. You can use these tricks of the trade for storage.

• Summer is the busiest time of year for movers, so consider moving during another season.
• Make sure to use packing tape. Others tape can leave residue on your furniture. Also, the back side of the tape can be used as a rope.
• Use packing blankets to wrap larger items, including certain pieces of furniture such as chairs. Use tape to tightly secure that to the blanket.
• If packing blankets are unavailable, consider using old sheets, towels or other blankets.
• Wardrobe boxes will protect your clothes during a move, and can also be used to store off season clothing.

Founded in 1991, FlatRate Moving and Storage is dedicated to providing customers with a single all-inclusive price for any and every type of move. FlatRate offers hassle-free, customer focused services in the San Francisco, New York, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Miami and Los Angeles areas. The company is committed to integrity and to earning the goodwill of its customers by being able to meet the needs of any move, from residential, to commercial, and from local to cross-country or even overseas moves.

As the first moving company in the country to convert entirely to alternative energy and has launched a program in which their clients are able to donate gently used clothing to a charity by placing them in specially marked up-cycling boxes on the day of their move.

For more information visit www.flatrate.com.

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