3 Benefits of Hiring a Professional Moving and Storage Company

As a result, everyone involved in the move may experience emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms of stress during a move. However, you can reduce a lot of this stress by letting professional movers take over some of the work. As an added benefit, this gives you more time to focus on other features of the move.

One more way a professional moving and storage company helps reduce your stress is by offering storage. If you're moving to a smaller house or you have to stay in a hotel or with family for a short time, you may worry about where to store your items. An all-in-one moving and storage company, however, makes it easy to store items before, during, and after a move.

2. It Prevents the Risk of Injury



Moving your own belongings to a new home may lead to an injury, especially if you don't lift properly. Many people injure their back when moving because they try to lift something that is too heavy, or they lift it with their back instead of their legs. This can lead to strains, sprains, herniated discs, and much more. All these injuries cause pain and limit mobility.

Other common injuries related to moving include broken fingers/toes, cuts/scrapes, knee injuries, and sprained ankles. For this reason, if you want to move your own belongings, you may need certain equipment like steel-toed shoes, knee braces, back braces, etc. Naturally, this can add more money to the move.

Instead, hire a professional moving company. Most moving companies have multiple movers to help move heavy items. In addition, they have the tools needed to reduce risk and make the job easier, such as braces and dollies. 

3. They Have Experience

If you move your belongings yourself, you may face a lot of obstacles, such as damaged items because you didn't store them properly during transport. However, another benefit to hiring professional movers is that they have the experience to get the job done without causing a lot of accidents or damages.

For example, if you own a grand piano, you may be wondering how you're going to relocate it. However, a good moving company should be qualified to disassemble and reassemble the piano without damaging it. Besides your piano, however, professional movers know how to properly carry, store, and transport all items without damaging them.

Besides knowing how to properly transport items, professional movers know what items are best left behind. Items that could pose danger during a move include car batteries, lamp oils, paints, matches, fluid cleaners, nail polish remover, and fertilizer. In fact, these items are so potentially dangerous that movers are not allowed to move them, so it may be best to dispose of hazardous materials instead of trying to transport them yourself.

Even if you're excited for your move, you may have a lot of stress and worries. You can remove a lot of those worries by hiring professional movers. If you would like to learn more, or if you want a quote on your upcoming move, contact us at Christofferson Moving & Storage today.