Moving house advice

One of our friends recently moved back to Malaysia after completing his studies. The small community of Malaysians here all came over and helped moved their stuff which they had spent packing literally over the past month onto the 40 footer container. Even with all the guys, it took almost all morning to get the stuff loaded on and finally we were done.

However, sometimes it is better to use the professionals. I once helped my sister-in-law move house when we realised that there was no way we could dismantle their sofa or bring it down their narrow winding stairs. In the end they called a local mover and it was amazing watching them take the sofa through the window through a system of pulleys down to the guys waiting below. The guy in charge told me that they had carried much heavier items including pianos similarly.

I guess it is best to call in the professionals if you can afford it. For example, another friend was moving house and these guys came in a big truck and had packed up and cleared the house in half a day. Later on my friends told me that none of the furnitures had even a scratch.

However the question is how to find and hire general help for moving. And you are of course concerned - Are they reliable? Are they accountable? I have heard so many horror stories about getting day movers that sometimes risking a slipped disk sounds liks abetter option.

If you are in America and looking for day labor , you might be pleased to know that there is a website where you can get quotes, compare local service provider - all in one place.

The hireahelper site lists over 3,400 companies covering 48 states. You do not have to worry about day movers who quote you one price and then ask you to pay more once the work is done citing problems - blah! blah! blah! because you pay upfront. ANd best of all you can read real unedited customer reviews to find out what they thought about the service provider.

So if you are thinking of moving house, do check out the site.