Many of my clients are Seniors who have fragile collectibles, and a recent article fro The Move Advocate reminded me that the cost of an interstate move is primarily determined by three factors: distance, weight, and extra services rendered.
Distance and weight are easily understood, but many transferees are uncertain about the 3rd factor, extra services.
Extra services are often required to ensure that valuable or cherished items are moved safely from one location to another. This may include dismantling, reassembling, and/ or crating and uncrating of items.
Items requiring additional attention may include:
Artwork, Trophies, Plasma televisions, Pool tables, Grandfather clocks, Antiques, Pianos, Exercise equipment and Glass table tops.
Since the van line provider assumes liability for the safe shipment of these items, it is often at their discretion whether these services will be required. Sometimes it is the transferee that requests additional services for items that are especially important to them.
The Move Advocate strongly urges transferees to obtain visual surveys of their household goods. An on-site survey will allow the surveyor to note any items that will require special handling and those charges will be reflected in the written estimate.
Moving is traumatic enough, without having the added stress of a broken "treasure."
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