Alfred Chow - Maker of ThingsMar 5

I have a question about our 'moving house' plans, and I would welcome some thoughts about it.

We have a lot of stuff to get rid of, but also a lot of stuff, (furniture, workshop machines, steel and timber stock, heavy equipment, etc.) that will need to move with us.

My thoughts were to somehow find a local place that has shipping container storage, move it all there while clearing the house, and then move the shipping container when we know where we have moved to.

I don't know if there is such an option locally, at both ends.

I'd appreciate any ideas as to how to do this, or if you have companies that you are aware of that would work like this.

We are in the Greater Manchester are of the UK and moving to rural Wales.

Thank you.

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Show threadMan aging with madness

The last time we moved, we used PODS and it was great. They dropped the container in our drive and we spent about two weeks packing up our stuff and loading it into the pod. No tripping over boxes. Moving day, they picked up the container and delivered it to the new location. We took about a week to unpack, pulling a box out and unpacking it. Again, no tripping over boxes.

Highly recommended.

https://ukpods.co.uk/moving-and-storage/

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Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of ThingsMar 5

@praxiscode
That's good to know, from real experience.

Was securing items from movement much of an issue in a pod?

I have heavy machinery that is a bit more difficult compared to domestic furniture.

Maybe I need to look at palletising some of it first.

Show threadMan aging with madnessMar 5

Ours was mostly household stuff. We bought sturdy shelving and a load of those stackable containers with the folding tops. There were eyehooks dividing the container into four equal sections; we used tiedown straps to secure each quarter before loading in the next quarter. If your items are top-heavy and/or prone to tipping, then palletising is a good idea.

Having done it once, I wouldn't move any other way now.

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Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of ThingsMar 5
@praxiscode
That's good to know.
Thank you.
Show threadMan aging with madnessMar 5

As an added bonus, we had plenty of sturdy shelving after the move, which we still use to this day in the garage and basement.

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Show threadAlfred Chow - Maker of ThingsMar 5

@praxiscode
We had a load of sturdy shelving to put Dad's shop stock onto, but a few years ago we gave most of it away to a friend who was opening up a shop in Wales.

It would be mean to ask for it back. 😄

Show threadMan aging with madnessMar 5

The truck they used was pretty nifty; it was essentially the claw part of a crane, with wheels attached. They just "drove over" the container, hosted it straight up, and drove off.

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