Moving day is getting closer and you need to decide exactly how you want to have your move performed when you vacate your Tampa home or office. The options that are available to you are varied and all of them can provide any help you need by way of professional Tampa movers, truck and equipment rentals, and extra features like packing for you.
While the information is out there in the stores, the calls you make to Tampa movers companies and of course the internet, the terms can sometimes be confusing.
This list of useful terms in moving will help you to clear up any confusion about what they mean and what they will mean to you.
When you are calling local movers companies here in Tampa or elsewhere they will give you an estimate. Ultimately what you will want is a binding quote. A binding quote is the guaranteed price you will be paying for your moves, the travel time, the total number of items moved and should always be presented in writing.
For those who are too busy to pack you might find that having your items packed for you will speed things along. This is called carrier packed and residential movers companies provide this service at an extra cost.
If you find that you require warehouse handling that will mean that you will be charged extra for the use of a temporary storage facility. The additional amount you will be charged depends on whether you are placing them or moving them and for how long.
A moving counselor is a person who works for the moving company and this person provides estimates and binding quotes. This person is available to help you in all areas of your move in or out of Tampa and will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
One term you may not want to see, but should know, is what is called a PBO. This means, simply, pile of broken objects. That pile, you will hope, is not yours.
A stepper and a slider are two types of dolly's. The stepper is a dolly that has three small wheels attached to a rotating shaft and a slider is a dolly that has two small wheels that have a rubber tracked wrapped around them.
Tare weight is what the truck and any equipment that is on it weighs before any of your belongings are loaded on to it.
You may want to familiarize yourself with the term flight charge if you are moving in to a home or building with stairs. A flight charge is the term for extra charges that will be applied to your total moving costs should bulky and overweight items need to be moved up and down stairs.
True to its name long haul sounds exactly like what it means. A long haul is any move that is four hundred and fifty miles or more.
We hope that this list helps you to understand some of the more obscure terms that exist in the moving industry and we hope that your move is a pleasant one!
