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Is it a conventional practise when moving house to take out a front window for large furniture to fit through?

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:14:25 +0000

When I move from my current house next year, much of the furniture won’t fit through the external door – it was all assembled on site. I don’t wish to dismantle or cut in half any of it, so is it a usual practise to have the front downstairs window temporarily removed to get the furniture out?

Also, would it be normal to give the people moving in the option of having that window left out so they can pass their large furniture in through it?
this is in the UK

If that’s the only way out then it will have to be done. Often people with narrow twisty stairs have to take the bedroom window out to get upstairs furniture in so taking out a window is quite commonplace.

Are you moving yourself or having the furniture removers in? If the latter they will advise you on the best way to get the furniture out.

I’d be a bit cautious about telling the people you are selling to until they have actually bought. Potential buyers could be put off and think your house smaller than it is. Although on the other hand they could be deterred by the thought they can’t get their furniture in. Play it by ear but I would have thought most people would be glad to have it left out on moving day provided it can be reinstalled the same day and you sort out who is paying for it.

Why is my BT broadband so slow after moving house?

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:01:12 +0000

I have just moved house and my internet speed has dropped from 6.0 Mbps to just over 1.0 Mbps, my ISP is BT. Before the move they said that the speed of my broadband would drop, but why has it dropped so significantly and will the speed get faster over a period of a few days.

In BT as with many other providers, the speed depends on line attenuation signal loss…so it is possible that your new place is farther from the nearest exchange…OR maybe the speed will improve after initial 15 days of line calibration

moving house what to do about fish pond?

admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:28:25 +0000

Last summer I had 20 fish in pond, lost 15 of them, dont know why. However, I hope to be moving house, and if I want to take them with me, what do I do about my remaining fish, and the poplulation of 12 frogs.

It would be better to leave them where they are and get a neighbour to care for them until the property is occupied. Fish suffer trauma just as we humans do…………….

Moving house with dog – how to get him to toilet in the same spot in the new garden?

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:50:25 +0000

We move house next week with our 1yr old Weshi, Jim. Any tips as to how we can get him to do all his toileting in the same spot at the bottom of the garden? I don’t want him having a free for all over the garden and obviously want to get clued up before the move so I can start as we mean to go on.

Fence off that small section of the yard, and put him in there to do his business.

If the dog is loose in the whole yard, he will be marking everywhere – to stake out his new territory. Male dogs like to mark. He is still going to mark things when you turn him out in the rest of the yard, but if you put him in the smaller pen at "potty times" – you should be able to keep his feces contained in the smaller area, if you don’t let him into the main yard until after he has pooped.

Of course, if you are going to have him defecating in a small area, you’ll
need to be right on top of clean up duties in this space, or he’ll be stepping in it and tracking it into your home.

Is it normal to feel very nervous moving house?

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:15:21 +0000

i’m 23 i will be moving house in summer this year.

Yes, almost everybody feels that way.

Moving house – how quickly will my cat get used to the area if I let her out?

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:27:20 +0000

So I’m moving house soon and taking my lovely cat with me. She’s obviously used to our area and knows her away round here however I’m worried to let her out in the garden in my new house as she won’t be used to the area and may get lost. How quickly do cats learn to become familiar with their surroundings and is there any way I can help her? For example carry her around the garden or even around the area so she gets a feel for it?

Any tips? Thank you!

You don’t need to do anything. It’s instinctual. My mom had loads of cats and we moved many times. The only concern is that there are no highways around or drivers that don’t care whether they run something over. I’d say that’s the only concern really. They get used to new surrounding very easily. Exceptions of course is if there are other animals in the area that could be of threat (e.i, neighbor’s dogs, other cats..)

Bought a years’ worth of xbox live, but i’m moving house in 2 months?

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:11:21 +0000

I bought xbox live which lasts for a year, but i’m moving in 2 months. I heard that if you plug a different internet connection into the xbox your account can be banned…Will my xbox live be affected when I move to the new house? Should I change my address on my account, will this help?

Thanks

nope that shouldnt affect it. I always bring my xbox over to my cousin’s house on holidays and played over their internet. I think it only affect it if it’s a different HardDrive on your xbox cos all the info is saved in there. So by switching to a different HardDrive, your account wont be recognizable

what are the steps involved in moving house on to a small property?

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:44:31 +0000

we own small property in Galveston county Texas , have found a house that could be moved for about 10,000$ about 20 miles . need to know what steps i need to take to move it and what hidden expenses should i expect

If you find a house moving company they will help you arrange this. It will be very expensive. They will need to get permission from every county and community you will go thru and schedule the time of day and arrange the lifting of any wires and such.

You will also need to work with the planning and zoning of Galveston to get permission to put the house on the property and of course to get permits to hook up to utilities.

But again, the house moving companies will help you line all this up.

Where could we stay in between moving house?

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:54:18 +0000

We need to be out of our house by a certain date but then we have 2 weeks before we can move into our new house. We’re a family of 5 so hotel rooms are too small.. Any ideas?

Hopefully family or friends can help you, it’s only for two weeks after all. Even if it means splitting the family up for the short time. Good luck

The best way to keep sky when moving house?

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:27:16 +0000

I am the sky account holder at my parents house and I am moving house soon. Does anyone know the best and cheapest way to get sky in both properties (eg cancelling my account, contacting sky telling them I’m moving ETC)?

One of you will need a new account, for one account cannot supply two residences.

The easiest way I reckon, is for you to hand over your existing account to your parents, and you get a new account at your new place.