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Real Estate and Classified Ma rketp lace No job too small for professionals lf you move yourself you may regret it by Terri Howell So you've been tran- sferred to a new job and you've decided that it would be cheaper and wiser to move your furniture and belongings all by yourself. Take the advice of some of those who have made this decision in the past and lived to regret it. Think very carefully about your decision, weigh the pros and the cons and don't just jump into a_ self-moving ex- pedition until the alter- natives have been checked out. Too many of us have sad tales to tell of ruining our $600 fridge or stove because we just weren't sure of how we could best protect it while it was in the back of a borrowed half ton truck. I remember the time while moving a stove in a trailer without a tailgate in the winter that none of us stopped to consider the fact that there was ice on the trailer floor. Just a few miles away from home, still 100 miles from our destination, the ropes holding the stove broke and the icy floor provided a frictionless surface that sent the stove off the trailer. All we could see was a shower of sparks as the stove whipped down the road narrowly missing cars coming behind us. There is no doubt that moving yourself is probably the most inexpensive way to move however, if you have valuables, it may not always be the wisest. No matter where you are moving across Canada, halfway around the world or next door, a professional mover will do it. There is no job that is too small or too large. If your move is anywhere over 35 miles away, almost every large moving company will have a set rate for each 100 pounds. As one would expect, the' higher the weight, the lower the rate is per 100 pounds. According to Jack Cain from Cooke Cartage and Storage, panies charge $60 per 100 pounds for 500 pounds furniture belongings. What most people don't realize, according to Mr. Cain, is that their fur- niture doesn't weigh that much. He says to move to Vancouver, the average cost for a household is $2000 to $30000. He says it would take a pretty big house to cost anything near the $8,000 mark which most people just naturally assume it would cost for such a long move. See [ Mr. Cain says that most people like to get three or four estimates before they decide on a com- pany. He cautions, people who are moving to be careful. He says since each company charges almost the same, the low estimate is often the mark of a company that has underestimated the amount your belongings weigh. He says his company always gives a high estimate so that the people won't be shocked by a bill several hundred dollars over the estimate they were given. If you are moving within a 35 mile radius, you are charged for two men and a truck. Mr. Cain says most com- panies charge about the same for this as well. The price ranges around the $30 per hour mark. He says the cost can be kept to a minimum if once the furniture is in the new house, the people move into place themselves and spare the time it would take the movers to do it. By the same token, when the movers are taking the furniture out it is less time consuming for them and cheaper for you if you have it already to go when they arrive and as close to the door as possible. their things for $60. piece As one would expect, packing is one of the most moving. several can either get boxes from a local store and pack your stuff yourself, buy boxes from the moving ¢arry company or have the H moving company do all your packing for you at only additional cost. , Moving companies, according to Mr. Cain, are careful with your niture things. He says their company wraps each Mr. Cain says a 10 room house that takes 10 hours to completely move 35 miles away will only cost $290. He adds that most people don't have a house that large and can be moved in a lot less time with a lot less expense. The other nice thing about having a professional move your stuff is that it's insured. If your stove is dropped off the truck or seriously damaged in a collision there is some insurance to cover it. Mr. Cain says in both long distance and local moves if there is damage done, or the truck is in an accident they are responsible. His moving company will pay 30 cents per pound per article for short distance moves and 60 cents per pound per article for long distance moves. Mr. Cain adds that a lot of people moving furniture over long distances will take out additional insurance which costs $6.00 per 1,000 pounds. Therefore people With 10,000 pounds of belongings can insure of furniture in quilted furniture pads and loads it securely in the important parts of truck. Mirrors are crated There are and other valuables such alternative as oil paintings are put in methods of packing. You containers. Clothes are packed in wardrobes Mr. Cain warns that The tractor trailers that move the 24,000 pounds of furniture. Mr. Cain most shipments weigh about 6,000 pounds and therefore one tractor trailer can carry four households of fur- If the furniture is to go overseas it is loaded in containers than can be $40. carried on the back of a tractor trailer and delivered to a boat or plane for shipping moving a_ tridge nerves and it do it, do it right selling your furniture is not the way to go. He says it costs about $600 for a new fridge. 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