Moving house!

[snowyskiesau]

I read somewhere recently that moving house was one of the most stressful tasks you can undertake and I'm beginning to see why!

The last time I moved was 22 years ago. It's unbelievable just how much 'stuff' you can acquire in that time, even if the only space you have is a 2 bedroom house.

Last time I moved it was easy. All the furniture I owned was hand me downs from previous house mates and rather than move it, I gave it away and bought new furniture which of course was delivered and installed by someone else.
I'm still trying to decide if it's worth doing the same this time around. Apart from the fridge and washing machine which are fairly new, the rest of the stuff is old (22 years old) and has no sentimental or monetary value. It will either end up on Freecycle or in a skip. (perhaps we need a Junk for sale/free forum here )
The last couple of days have been wet so I've wandered around playing a losing game of 'Keep or throw?'

As I don't have anywhere to move into at my destination (Hobart), everything will go into storage, at least that's all arranged. Arranging a quote for removals will have to wait until I've made some decisions on what to take.

There I feel much better now - even though I haven't made any sort of decision.

Note that none of the above applies to ANY tools which of course are all on the keep list.

[Big Shed]

We have one, in the Market Place

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Could be worse though, you could be getting divorced AND moving house.

Good luck with the move, hope it all goes well for you

[BobR]

We made our move after 31 years 12 months ago. I am a firm believer in using this exercise as a reason to do a major cull. If you haven't touched in in the last 12 months, then you most probably don't need it. Shame SWMBO did not always agree with this. However, we did get rid of a lot of STUFF. Twelve months later and we are still going through the last throws of moving in. So its just as bad at the other end. Good luck!

[snowyskiesau]

After I'd been living in my current abode for about 18 months, I found 2 small boxes still sealed from the move. They went straight into the bin without opening them.
I figured if I hadn't missed what ever was in them, I didn't need it.

Part of the pre move culling is to see if it's practical to try and move myself or if I have to rely on a removalist. While I like the idea of saving money by self moving, the appeal of a removalist is that I won't have to worry about how to move the heavy items (mill, lathe)

[snowyskiesau]

Once less heavy item to worry about moving.

Sold the Rickman Honda today, just helped load it into a trailer and watched it drive away. A bit sad really since I've owned it for 35 years.

Still, it's now money in the bank rather than junk in the shed.

[snowyskiesau]

One thing I'm going to miss in Tassie is my Bigpond Cable internet.
Current download speed is 30Mbps. Best I'll be able to get at the place I'm housesitting is going to be less than half that - if I'm lucky.

They currently have ADSL at less than 8Mbps but I'm trying to get them to upgrade before I get there.

[snowyskiesau]

Packing to move is a slow, tedious business!
Seems like I've been at if for ever rather than a couple of weeks.

Due to some miscalculations* with the total weight, I'm having to get some things taken to Hobart by a removalist. An added expense.
And to top it off, the industrial digital scales I've been using to weigh every box as I pack it, have died! I'll have to get a cheap set of bathroom scales to continue.


* In buying my van, I worked out the cubic capacty I would need but forgot about weight capacity .Luckily, the van has upgraded suspension so can take about 300kgs more than the standard model. It's amazing how quickly the weight adds up though.

[groeneaj]

Geoff, I know how you feel about moving. I moved 1 year ago, and I'm about to move again now.... Then at the end of the year I'll be moving again (interstate!) Nightmare!

All the best,
Andy

[snowyskiesau]

Andy,
I couldn't handle moving every 12 months!
I plan never to move again - after I get somewhere to live of course

Part of the problem is moving so far where it's not practical to make multiple trips

[opelblues]

First time I move it took the boot of the car - 22 years ago, the second time I moved it took a 22ft shipping container - 14 years ago. The third time I moved it took the tray of the Ute - Divorce. The last time I moved it took a 13 ft shipping container, just parked in the drive way for 3 weeks once finished loading, the box was put on a truck and sent to Mackay on a back load. If I move again I will use a shipping container but it mite be a 22 ft one.

[seanz]

The current plan (plans are bit variable around here) is to move out, tear down the house, build an new house and move back in again.
Simple really.

And when I write it down like that it doesn't seem stressfull at all.

[snowyskiesau]

I advertised my furniture (wardrobe, couple of wall units, chest of drawers, couple of coffee tables, bedside table) on another forum and an offer as made and accepted (I was going to list them on freecycle but a few extra dollars are always welcome )

Buyer arranges to come over last weekend to get the lot and turns up in a Honda Civic! Needless to say, not much fitted in it..
He's arranged to come over tomorrow with a ute/trailer and some assiance, to get the remainder. When he came around this evening to pay the balance, he let slip that it will just be him tomorrow despite he fact that I've told him several times that I'm unable to help lift (shoulder injury).
And I thought I was a bad planner.

[hughie]

I have moved 1/2 dozen times or so in 30 years and its alway a time of biff out. I think we should either never move or never stop moving, either way the system would sort its self out.

I have come to the conclusion we all get it wrong, we do the in between, accumulate then move.

[snowyskiesau]

The removalist arrives tomorrow night to pick p the heavy stuff including the washing machine.
The washing machine had transit scews/plug installed during delivery. How important is it that these go back in before the machine is moved?

I never got these as the installation was done by the delivery guys and the took them along with all the packing etc.

[Rattrap]

Welcome to Tassie (when u get here) Geoff. Its no small task moving across the ditch, we did it 8 years ago. Did the same as you, put all our stuff into storage down here then looked for a place to live. Sad to say 8 years later we still have boxes & boxes full of sh*t that are yet to be unpacked!
You're gonna love it down here, it really is the best state in the country but don't tell everyone of they'd all move down here!