63. How should I go about moving to a new place?

Step 1:
Sort out or give away items that are of little or no material or sentimental value!

Step 2:
Take large items into pieces – disassemble furniture etc.!

Step 3:
Group and categorize your stuff based on packaging method:
- manufacturer’s original box (e.g. computer, TV, microwave oven, etc.)
- cardboard box (e.g. clothes, books, toys, shoes, papers etc.)
- cloth bag (e.g. bedding, curtains, etc.)
- plastic wrappables (kitchen appliances, wasching machine, fridge etc.)
- collapsibles (e.g. furniture, shelves, etc.)
- rollables (e.g. carpet, rug, matress etc.)

Step 4:
Measure every item in cm (width, height, length) and weigh them too (kg)

And make a list of all this data. In other words make a removal-list!

Step 5:
Package everything securely: use cardboard boxes, bags, suitcases, cloth bags and/or bubble wrap!

64. What should the removal list contain?

You absolutely have to make a list of the things you want removed:
- that’s the only way for you to see what’s worth taking with you,
- that’s the only way we can give an exact price quote,
- a removal–list guarantees that nothing will get lost!

The list should contain every item you want removed plus the following details (in each row for each item):
- name or number of item, box or package,
- width, length, height in cm,
- weight in kg,
- content in key-words,
- fragile or not.

Here’s a sample removal list:

1. cardboard box, 45X30X30 cm, 20 kg, books and clothes
2. cardboard box, 30X30X40 cm, 15 kg, cups, plates, FRAGILE
3. cardboard box, 40X40X40 cm, 25 kg, clothes, shoes
4. black suitcase, 50X20X30 cm, 25 kg,
5. brown cloth bag, 30X70X30 cm, 15 kg, bedding, curtains
6. mattress, 200X10X100 cm, 10 kg
7. collapsible furniture wrapped in plastic, 100X30X100 cm, 30 kg
TOTAL: 200X100X100 cm, 140 kg