Moving from one state to another in Australia often requires travelling long distances on country roads and freeways, often with more than one vehicle. Moving an entire household across state lines involves careful preparation and smooth operations on moving day, no matter if you’re moving to a neighbouring state or across the country, which is why using a professional moving service can really help. Hard & Fast Removal Services can handle everything you need for your move, delivering a consistently high standard of service you can rely on, no matter how far your household needs to travel.
Start by Decluttering Your Belongings
Any move, no matter the distance, is a great opportunity to go through your belongings and declutter them. By donating or disposing of old clothes, shoes, appliances, decorations and furnishings, not only do you decrease the number of belongings you have to pack, travel with and unpack, but it’s a great opportunity to upgrade to new versions at your new residence.
If you are choosing to replace older appliances, make sure you have your new ones ready to go at your new location. This can involve organising delivery for the day or day after your move, or having a trusted family member or friend at the new location there to look after them for you while you travel.
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Get the Right Packing Supplies
Your choice of packing supplies is vital to ensuring your belongings can safely make it to your new location. This is especially important for fragile items like glassware and decor, as well as large pieces of furniture like bed frames, tables and cabinets that can scratch or chip easily.
Basic packing supplies include sturdy cardboard boxes (not the flimsy kind that you get when buying kitchen appliances), packing tape, bubble wrap and cling film. You can also find extras to help protect your belongings like packing peanuts, air pillows and packing paper. These all work together to keep your things immobile and cushioned during your move.
If you aren’t sure where to source your packing supplies, a quality removalist like Hard & Fast will offer them for sale! You can trust us to supply you with high-quality boxes for moving that are easy to assemble and will provide reliable protection for your belongings.
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Prepare Your Belongings for Transport
Once you know what you’ll be taking with you and have your packing supplies ready, it’s time to start the packing process. How you pack your things can greatly affect their chances of making it through your move in one piece, so make sure to use smart packing processes for each and every item.
First, anything that can go into a box will need to be packed accordingly. Unless they are soft, like clothes, linens and bedding, you’ll need some sort of padding in your boxes for protection. This can be in the form of bubble wrap, packing paper or packing peanuts, as each works to fill empty space in the box and absorb potential impacts that would otherwise damage your things.
Soft items can instead be placed in large bags or specialised storage, like suit and dress bags, for transport. If you are concerned about wrinkling, vacuum-packing your clothes and linens is an effective solution that also compresses them and makes them easier to store for the trip.
Larger items, like furniture, obviously won’t fit in a cardboard box. It’s best to disassemble these and wrap them in cling wrap to provide cushioning and make them easier to move and store for the trip. This includes tables and chairs, display and TV cabinets, bed frames, bookcases, desks, shelves and drawers. Make sure to store and label any fittings in plastic bags so you can easily reassemble your furniture when you arrive at your new home. Hard & Fast offers free shrink wrapping when you use our interstate removal services, which is perfect for these types of furniture!
For more information on packing, read our helpful blog on ‘Packing Secrets from the Pros: What You Need to Know Before Moving Day’.
Consider Storage for Your Belongings
Hard & Fast offers climate-controlled, secure storage with state-of-the-art security such as alarm systems, surveillance and gated access to keep your belongings safe. At our facility, you can choose from small, medium and large storage units for your things, depending on how much you have.
If you’re not sure what size unit you’ll need, our team can help you make an estimation. Please get in touch if you have any more questions about our storage. Expect to enjoy peace of mind during and after your move when you use our high-tech storage facility!
Hard & Fast’s Removals Storage facility is perfect for all your moving day belongings.
Prepare the Utilities at Your New Home
When you arrive at your new home, you’ll want to be able to access things like electricity, water and the internet, so make sure these have been organised well before moving day. Moving states may mean you cannot stay with your old provider, but either way, it will be a good time to shop around for better deals that are healthier for your wallet and better suited for your new location.
Once you have found a provider you like, organise to have your new services switched on the day of your move. You may need to plug in things like modems yourself, but otherwise there shouldn’t be much you need to do on the day. Having running water, lights and internet access will make settling into your new home much more enjoyable for the whole family!
Prepare Your Documents and Licences
Things like driver’s licences, shopping memberships, home business information and insurance policies will all need to be updated to reflect your new location. Not only will this prevent any notifications from being sent to your old address, but it will ensure that they are all still valid and up to date should you need to make a claim or take any tests.
Check with the government of your new state for the correct ways to update official documents and licences, as if you try to do it on your own, an incorrect revision may invalidate the document you are trying to renew.
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Trust Hard And Fast as Your Affordable Interstate Movers in Australia
Planning and executing an interstate move has never been easier, thanks to the team at Hard & Fast Removal Services. We are proud to offer an interstate removals service that can be trusted across the country to get all your belongings to their new destination safely.
We have over 12 years of experience in the moving industry and offer a wide range of services to our clients, including packing and unpacking, office and warehouse moves, furniture assembly, and both local and country moving. You can trust us for a seamless and stress-free move, no matter the distance.
For more insight into preparing for a move with us, make sure to check out our blog on How to Prepare for Moving Day with a Professional Removalist Service. To enlist our team for your move or for a bit more information, call us on 1300 366 624 or send us an email at info@hardandfast.com.au.
We are excited to work with you and make your moving day experience as smooth as possible!
