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Make sure it Fits
Make Sure Everything Fits and can be Moved.
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Over the years Albany Removals have experienced some complicated moves due to moving and fitting extra-large or complex furnishings from one house to the next. We can help to mitigate problems with careful planning in advance. If you are unsure about whether furnishings can be moved out of your current home you would be best advised to arrange a personal visit, rather than an on-line quote. One of Albany Removals expert colleagues can then provide a... -
Getting a Quote
If you are planning a move, it is always a good idea to get your removal quotes early. This will allow you to factor in and budget for your move in advance. Moves vary in time taken and complexity so you need feedback on what is involved.
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Albany Removals offers two options for providing quotes:
1. WhatsApp video
Many people find this the most convenient. Take a video of your property (and garden if applicable) room by room highlighting what is moving with you and what is staying. You sho... -
Packing Delicate Objects
Every move is likely to require the transportation of delicate and breakable items. Here are some tips on how to safely wrap these items, if you are doing your own packing. However, for some delicate and very valuable items, we generally advise that you keep these items separate from other household items; they may need to be transported separately. Please let Albany Removals know, in advance so we can offer advice.
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Fragile items can be anything from plates, glassware and pictures to musical... -
Spring: Thinking about moving?
Spring is on the way and this is the time of year when many people start to think about moving home. Driving around the Rushcliffe and Nottingham area I am already seeing many new For Sale signs emerging. If you are considering putting your home on the market or moving from a rental property, there are some things worth doing even in this early stage, that will not only help with the selling process, but also aid your house removal weeks down the line.
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Best Time to Move
You don’t always have much say about what time of year, or what day of the week you can move, but if you do, there are several things to consider. Here, at Albany Removals, we can provide some insight into the busy times and what to avoid, if possible, to ensure you and your chain, get a removal booked in and completed without complications. This applies to buying or renting.
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The busiest time for removals is the summer holiday period. Better weather and longer days make for a more pleasant... -
Fixtures and Appliances
Removal companies are there to help pack and move the content of your home and garden; there are some restrictions on what we can do though. Insurance, quite sensibly, limits us to do what our skills and training prepare us for, lifting and carrying for example. We are able to dismantle and reassemble furniture, but we aren't qualified builders, plumbers, electricians and gas fitters, so there are a number of activities off limits.
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This means you will need to arrange professional help (or whe... -
Moving your Plants and Garden Equipment
When you are moving house, it isn’t just the contents of the house, but also the garden that you will need to plan. In some cases, this can be a considerable amount of extras, which could affect the size of the lorry that needs to be booked, so have a good look round your garden and sheds to workout what you wish to take with you and make sure Albany Removals has been fully informed.
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Sheds and Greenhouses
Sheds need packing too. If you are like me, you’ll have... -
Hot Hot Hot Removals
Hot, Hot, Hot. Today should have been a straightforward move, but then the weather forecast went red!!!!
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Completions and house moving days need to continue regardless of the weather. We are more use to managing cold and wet conditions than extreme heat and humidity, so needed to plan in advance to meet our customers’ needs and ensure staff's needs and safety are considered. Today is due to exceed all time heat records in the UK and Nottingham, our base and Lincolnshire, where we are headed... -
Loading the Lorries
Albany removals provides lorries of 3.5 tonnes and 18 tonnes. These are specialist removal lorries with purpose-built tie rails for securing the content of a house. We bring with us carpet runners to keep floors clean, specialist furniture blankets to protect wardrobes, tables, chairs etc. A variety of sofa and armchair covers to fit different sized sofas are provided. These are padded and have securing straps to ensure a snug fit. This protects the fabric as it is moved into the lorry and throu...
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The Importance of Labelling Boxes
Smooth and problem free move between properties in West Bridgford. The clients had followed the guidance from the Hints and Tips leaflet, helping the whole day work without a hitch.
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When we arrived, a space had been reserved for the lorry. This can save the time and frustration of knocking on neighbours’ doors at 8am, asking them to move, or the problem of blocking neighbours in.
It is important that we get as close to the property as possible. Not only does it reduce wasted time, but it a... -
Move from West Bridgford to Manchester
I gave a quote for this move, via WhatsApp. A house move, including a garden workroom all needed relocating to a new home in Manchester, and a new office.
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The customers preferred to do their own packing. I provided suitable boxes and packing materials, delivering them a week in advance. I asked if they wanted me to have a look round, in person, to double check on the load to go, but it wasn’t possible at that time. This didn’t matter as the job was planned to be completed using two trucks... -
Removal Quotes
When you receive your quote for a removal, it will provide a breakdown of different parts of the removal process. There will be details of the cost of packing materials, packing, dismantling and reassembling, removal and cost of key waiting time.
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If you are happy with your quote and have a firm date for your move from your solicitor, you can book your job. Different removal companies have different processes for booking, deposit and balance payments. The different procedures to secure your book... -
How can I get a good quote for my move?
How can I get a good quote for my move?
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These days most people will look online for a quote, even when they have been given recommendations. It is easy and quick to access a lot of information about different removal companies.
On page one of google, about half the companies will actually be brokers, not actual removal companies. They will book jobs in, then contact removal companies to do them. There are some things to consider when using these brokers. Remember that not only will you be pay... -
January 2022 again
January 2022 again
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A removal from Derbyshire to Nottingham.
I visited to quote for a removal and left providing separate prices for packing materials, packing, and dismantling (though the customer had said they would dismantle a large bar on the premises). The washing machine and other such appliances need to be dismantled by the owner or a professional as we are unable to get insurance for this.
The customers, who were lovely people, in their 70s, chose to pack all goods themselves and provid... -
January 2022 move
Removal from Trowell to Aslockton January 2022
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The customer self-packed, so we arrived for an 8am start and attached the ramp on our 18-tonne truck ready for loading. It was our larger truck; at 38 feet long, it has plenty of room for large moves, avoiding the need for repeat journeys. As always, we put down carpet protectors on the floors and stairs.
When we walked around the house with the customer, to plan the loading, my Jaw dropped; all furniture was labelled for new room destination and... -
December Removal 2021
December 2021
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A successful removal, but not without a few obstacles due to late key release. It was a local removal between properties in West Bridgford, beginning at 8 am in the morning.
I had previously been round to see the customer to offer a quote for the removal and gauge the size of truck needed as well as the number of portable wardrobe boxes, mattress bags and sofa covers needed. Albany Removals offer a packing service if required; the customer chose to do there own packing. This can h...
