Five Essentials You Need to Avoid Back Injuries During Your Next Move

Posted on 21 August 2015

Moving to a new home is physically taxing, and it can damage your back. Luckily, there are tools you can use to prevent back injuries. Before your next move, plan to use these five back-saving essentials: 1. Loading Ramps If you are moving your items using a trailer or a ute, make sure you invest in a loading ramp. You can buy or hire these useful tools, and they allow you to avoid hoisting your boxes into your truck. [Read More]

Shipping Containers: Are They Your Versatile Solution?

Posted on 3 June 2015

These days it seems everyone wants shipping containers. The trouble is, the trendy types only want them to live in, because they are cheap, environmentally friendly, and have that hipster appeal. But whatever happened to using shipping containers for shipping and storage? There are shipping containers to suit whatever it is you wish to ship or store: cars, furniture, spare parts, wine—you name it, it will probably fit into a shipping container. [Read More]

Planning a Move to Self Storage? What to Do with Those Unusual Items in Your Garage

Posted on 22 April 2015

If you're one of the many thousands of people who are downsizing into a smaller home, you may have quite a task on your hand as you sift through everything in your garage and attic. You know that you've got some unusual artefacts, some of which may have been handed down to you from previous generations. Should you prepare to move them to a self storage facility (such as Eastlakes Self Storage), or should you be getting a proper appraisal first? [Read More]

About Me

Moving in together

My fiance and I decided to move in together before getting married. It was a bit more complicated moving two houses into one compared to my experiences in moving a single house. This blog is all about the process of moving in together when you are combining two homes into one. It has a lot of tips for how you can save money throughout the process and how you should reduce your stress during the whole process. If you are looking for some ideas on how to afford the costs of combining two households into one household, as well as how to schedule the moving to make the process as smooth as possible, keep reading!