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Professional furniture removers have many advantages over the average homeowner or office-occupying businessman or businesswoman when it comes to successfully removing, transporting, storing, and relocating furniture. Tables, chairs, beds, chests of drawers, computer workstations, file cabinets, and sofas are all bulky objects that are physically difficult to move and can easily be disfigured by damage if they are handled incautiously.

Those who specialize in furniture removals are able to carry them out in such a way that the furniture is shifted quickly out of the space it formerly occupied, yet remains as pristine and undamaged as possible.

Rather than struggling with huge, ponderous objects, possibly damaging their finish or injuring the doorframes, wallpaper, and steps getting them out of the house, and undergoing all the trouble and hardship of transport and storage, it makes good sense to engage the services of someone who copes efficiently with these difficulties on a regular basis. This frees you to attend to the many other matters involved in a move as well – you have enough work to do without contending against the bulk and inertia of your furniture, too.

Taking a closer look at the benefits you gain from hiring a furniture removals company during a home or office move underlines how much these firms have to offer you, and how many burdens they relieve you of at an already stressful, difficult time.

Getting your furniture out of the home or office

The task of organizing your furniture and other possessions for removal is a challenging one, which you can appreciate the complexity of simply by walking into one of your rooms and asking yourself, what should be removed first? This is not a simple matter of grabbing things at random and taking them out of the house – this will only produce chaos and slow the removal process to a crawl.

Furthermore, many objects are both very heavy and very large, meaning that it is hard for a typical homeowner to maneuver them out of the room, or for an office worker to take them out of the office. These huge, heavy items must be removed from the room without damaging anything else, and carried – possibly for a long distance – without being dropped, scraped, or battered.

A good furniture removals company cuts through all these potential problems with the keen eye of experience and the steady hand of skill. The personnel will rapidly catalog the items they must move, decide the best order in which to pack and move them, and then carry out this plan quickly and efficiently. Smaller items are wrapped and boxed together, while larger items are wrapped individually and carried out as is. All items are treated with care; there are enough strong arms and sturdy backs on hand to ensure nothing is dropped or broken; and your home or office will empty out like magic.

Truck transport with safe packing methods

Whether your possessions are being moved immediately to another space you are planning to occupy, or if you need to place them in storage for a time, companies specializing in furniture removals will have a fleet of trucks on hand to move your items in as few trips as possible.

The company should offer you high quality packing to keep your furniture and other belongings safe during the moving, transport, and storage process. If they offer enhanced protective services for an additional fee, it is usually best to engage these as well, assuming that you place value on the furniture that is being removed.

Nearly all companies will wrap large pieces of furniture in “blankets”, which are cloth coverings that provide cushioning and defend the surface of the furniture from scratches, rips, and dents. Additional services may include sheets of bubble wrap placed over hard, finished surfaces such as tabletops, cartons and bubble wrap to transport smaller items effectively, plastic covers for upholstered furniture so that it does not become dirtied or stained, and so on.

The modern era is one of double-checking, insurance, and high tech safety measures. To keep your furniture safe and on track, the larger companies that carry out furniture removals offer insurance that covers everything from hijacking of the vehicles to fires or crashes that might damage your possessions. Trucks are now often tracked in real time with satellite GPS (global positioning systems) and cellular telephone contact with the individuals driving them, so that you know precisely where your furniture is at all times.

Options for storage or delivery

When you are moving, you can either opt to have your furniture taken directly to your new residence or office, or stored for a time while you are completing the rest of the move. It is often most straightforward to have your goods placed in storage at the facilities of the company carrying out the furniture removals for you – that way, when you are ready for your possessions to be moved to your new location, it will be much faster for them to be loaded on trucks and sent on their way, rather than needing to wait for trucks to reach a distant facility.

Security on stored items is also better this way, since the storage facility is in the middle of a busy company compound, rather than being located on a back road somewhere with only locks and perhaps a few security cameras to protect them.

If your future home or office is already ready, you can save on storage fees by having your furniture taken directly to the new location. However, if you can afford it, it is often best to have your furniture stored temporarily, and brought in several smaller sections, to allow a smoother, more rational installation of your possessions on the new premises. If this is your plan, ask the movers to organize your goods during the furniture removals so that you can have the most necessary items delivered first, and those which are least essential brought once you are already comfortably settled in.

It is obviously impractical to place hundreds of small objects into a removal truck individually. The result would be a chaotic heap of items, slipping and sliding as the vehicle moved, shattering or becoming damaged in transit, and presenting a huge problem for those involved in unpacking the truck at its destination.

Cartons are the solution to this problem, since they allow you to organize your possessions into neatly contained units. In effect, a carton allows you to turn several dozen or several hundred small items into one large object. The cubic shape of the carton allows it to be stacked securely among other cartons. You can supply your own cartons or rely on the removers to bring them, though you should be aware that removal companies often charge additional fees for cartons and packing materials.

Some hints for packing your goods in cartons in preparation for the removal companies include:

• Try not to overload cartons. Those which are too heavy may break open, or be accidentally dropped due to their clumsiness. Try to place a mix of light and heavy objects into each carton. Remember that books and other paper goods are extremely heavy in large numbers.
• Fill the interior of the carton completely. If there is empty space, the items can shift and possibly break. If a carton is getting heavy but there is still some vacant space, fill this in with light packing materials such as wadded bubble wrap or “packing popcorn”.
• Wrap sturdy items in newspaper or brown packing paper, while fragile items should be placed in bubble wrap. Try to put soft items in contact with fragile possessions – for example, glass vases can be wrapped additionally in curtains or spare clothing.

Professional packers – to hire or not to hire

Removal companies often offer the services of professional packers for an additional charge. These people are trained and experienced in wrapping items in paper or bubble wrap, then fitting them snugly into a carton so that they will not rattle around and break during transit. Generally speaking, your belongings will be handled carefully and packed expertly by these individuals, since breakage will result in insurance claims against their employers and possible loss of their jobs.

Deciding whether or not to use the services of professional packers from removal companies is a matter both of thrift, and of the urgency of the packing. If you are moving on a very tight budget, then packing your own goods is a way to save quite a bit of money. If your bank balance is high, on the other hand, then it may well be worth the cost to let others do the work.

There is also a subjective element of how comfortable you are with other people handling your possessions. Some people may view strangers handling their belongings with indifference, and will be glad to shunt the work off onto other shoulders while they concern themselves with their own day to day tasks and problems.

Of course, you do not need to rely entirely on your own efforts, or turn the whole task over to professional packers: the situation is not a stark “either/or” choice. You can pack part of your home’s contents yourself – perhaps concentrating on those items that are most valuable or sentimentally important to you, in order to ensure a personal touch in their packing.

This will both place the protection of your prized belongings in the hands you trust most – your own – and cut down on the amount of packing you will need to pay for. You can leave packing of less important items to the professionals, while presenting the removal companies with your self-packed cartons to be placed in the truck in the safest spot.

Regardless of whether your opt to prepare your furniture for removal entirely on your own, leave the matter wholly in the hands of the moving companies, or choose a mix of the two (a very common choice), certain techniques of readying furniture for moving apply.

You can use these hints while wrapping up your larger goods, as a guide to the best way to protect them from damage. Remember that simply because an item has a hard surface does not mean that it needs no protection – scratches and dents will not lessen the furniture’s functionality, but it will certainly make it less attractive, and a less desirable part of your décor.

You can also keep a watch on the moving companies’ packers to make sure they are carrying out the furniture wrapping appropriately. Although you should not fuss and nag at the moving personnel, you are paying for a service that includes transporting your goods to the new destination intact, so you are well within your rights to insist on better packing if the packers appear to be overlooking the safety of some item of furniture.

Though most reputable moving companies insure your goods against damage at no extra charge to you, it is much better to ensure that the objects are never damaged at all with proper packing, rather than having items valuable to you disfigured or destroyed, and then needing to endure all the inconveniences of filing an insurance claim.

Items of furniture that need bubble wrap packing

Bubble wrap is a type of packing that is usually reserved for hard surfaced items of furniture. With their numerous small “blisters” of air (a substance that cannot be easily compressed), sheets of bubble wrap keep a springy, resilient layer of protection between hard surfaces and other objects, which could produce damage to them.

Protection works in both directions – a piece of bubble wrapped furniture that strikes another will be much softer than one whose angles and corners are bare and ready to scrape, scratch, and gouge. In effect, rigid items of furniture need soft protection to counteract the vulnerabilities of their hardness. Most moving companies make use of wrapping blankets to protect furniture, but bubble wrap provides an additional layer of safety for your valuables.

Metal furniture like filing cabinets and shelf sets are tough, but they are often painted or coated, so bubble wrap will prevent surface scratches as well as lessening the odds of dents. Glass items such as glass-topped tables, glass fronted cabinets, and the like also need a layer or two of bubble wrap shielding. Televisions and microwaves, tables, chests of drawers, hard-surfaced chairs, paintings, and anything with a polished surface are all candidates for this type of packing.

Plastic wrapping for soft furniture

Soft surfaced, upholstered furniture should be wrapped in sheet plastic instead of bubble wrap. A mattress or an overstuffed armchair do not require bubble wrap, since they cannot be dented and are immune to scratches (though not tears), so a plastic wrap is more appropriate since it is less bulky. Typical moving companies recognize this fact and supply plastic wrapping for soft furniture.

The goal of plastic wrapping is mostly to keep your furniture’s cloth surfaces from being stained or befouled by substances such as water, mud, or dust along the way. This covering also helps to prevent rips in the fabric. Hassocks, sofas, chaise lounges, and so on are all suitable for plastic wrap. If these items have hard portions (for example, wooden legs on an upholstered armchair), then a small amount of bubble wrap can be wrapped around these areas to assure you of their safe arrival.

Nevertheless, there are some positive steps you can take to assist the movers in carrying out the furniture removal victoriously. Some of these involve labeling furniture and cartons to ensure correct carrying and to prevent their getting mixed up with those of other people. A few minutes of thoughtful preparation now can spare you days or weeks of headaches in the near future.

You can also make the task of unpacking after the move easier for yourself with a labeling system on your cartons and furniture. Unless you are the member of an ascetic religious order or have spent much of your life impoverished, you will find that your home contains a surprising number of items. Once these are hidden in anonymous, identically sized cartons, laying your hands on the things you want to unpack first may prove to be a major challenge and annoyance.

Labeling cartons and furniture

Putting labels on your cartons and furniture helps achieve several different functions, for the convenience of both the movers and you. Place these labels in a prominent place on the carton or object, and fix them in place as firmly as possible. If you can use waterproof marker to write the label out, this will keep the description intact even if the label is splashed with water or rained on.

Attaching a label to a carton is quite straightforward. The label can be taped in place directly onto the carton’s surface – and in the absence of a label, you can write directly on the outside of the carton itself. Labeling a piece of furniture is trickier. For soft, upholstered pieces of furniture, you can pin the label onto the fabric (taking care not to damage it), but things are a bit more difficult for smooth, hard-surfaced furniture.

In this case, taping the label onto the object with tape that does not leave a sticky, unsightly residue behind is probably the best option. Test the tape you have acquired on a similar surface before you apply it to one of your valuable pieces of furniture, in case it leaves a residue behind after all. (Remember that rubbing alcohol usually removes tape residue neatly and thoroughly.)

The label should include several different types of identifying information. Your name should obviously appear on the labels, as the clearest method of showing that the carton or item of furniture belongs to you. Put the address to which the movers are ultimately taking the items to on the label so that delivery can be carried out even if communication with you is interrupted for some reason. You may want to write your cell phone number down on the label, also.

Organizing your new home’s furnishing with labels

Though your name, address, and telephone number are sufficient for movers for most purposes, you can add some more data to moving labels for your own convenience. Make a note on the label about what is contained in the box, as well as the room it is destined to be unpacked in.

This will let you distribute cartons quickly to the chamber where their contents will be put to use – the kitchen, the bedroom, the sitting room, and so on. Furthermore, you will be able to determine which carton to unpack first, streamlining the process of setting up your new home and making it comfortable and cozy for you in as brief a time as possible.

Below, you can find a few tips for making the moving process easier, and safer for your furniture, too.

Readying multiple part furniture for moving

When removals are upcoming, one of the ways you can make it easier to carry heavy pieces of furniture out of the house is to disassemble those which come apart easily, and pack the pieces separately. Be sure to label each piece with your name and address, and write the number of pieces on each label as well – for example, if a piece of furniture breaks down into four pieces, label these ¼, 2/4, ¾, and 4/4. This will allow you to check quickly to see whether all pieces are present when they are delivered to their final destination.

More types of furniture are suitable for disassembly during removals than you might suppose. Look at each piece in terms not of its familiar “gestalt”, but as potentially separate items which are usually arranged to form a whole. For example, a chest of drawers or bureau can be greatly lightened by taking all the drawers out and wrapping them separately.

Even if you do not want to go to this length, you can take the drawers out while the bureau is being carried out to the truck, then reinsert the drawers and wrap the item with furniture pads, blankets, and bubble wrap once it is inside the vehicle.

Tables may or may not be easily disassembled. Check to see how the legs are attached to a given table. Those with a single central pillar may lift or screw off a mounting hidden beneath the tabletop, separating the tabletop and the support into two easily-managed portions. Other table legs may be attached by wood screws (which can be carefully unscrewed), butterfly nuts threaded onto long bolts, and so on. Some may be nailed and glued immovably together, however.

Even upholstered furniture can often be “disassembled” to some degree. For sofas and armchairs, it is often possible to remove the seat cushions, which are bulky, and place these into a carton. This will lighten the furniture somewhat for the planned removals.

Be sure to immediately place all detached screws, nuts, bolts, and other fasteners into labeled plastic bags, and collect these into a larger bag. This will allow you to quickly reassemble your furniture once it is in your new home or office.

Special considerations for glass tops and wood

Glass table tops are among the most vulnerable pieces of furniture during removals, and taking a little extra care preparing them can prevent them from arriving at the destination cracked. Wrap them in newspaper first to provide good defense against scratches, then wrap a thick layer of bubble wrap around the whole tabletop.

Tape this carefully into place to ensure a snug fit, and to prevent it from slipping off in transit. Finally, if available, tape large sheets of Styrofoam on each side of the tabletop. If these are absent, tape sheets of cardboard with lightweight paper stuffing beneath them (loosely wadded newspaper, for example). If you have a carton large enough to accommodate the glass tabletop, put the wrapped object into the carton with enough packing material to keep it from shifting, and tape the carton shut.

Wooden furniture can often be partly protected from scratches by waxing it thoroughly immediately before it is packed. A coat of wax does not replace bubble wrap or furniture pads or blankets, but it can give that extra bit of shielding that will ensure a pristine delivery at the other end.

To make the shift between your original location and the fresh one as unhindered as possible, you should start thinking about the other end of the journey as soon as you begin packing for the initial furniture removal. There are preparatory steps you can take while readying for your move, and the unpacking at the destination should be handled in a certain sequence for your comfort and convenience. There are quite a few tips for an untroubled start at your new address.

Most good removal companies in Johannesburg will help you with these preparations. They can do this best if you have a checklist of which items are most urgently needed by you; this will show them the order in which to pack items into the removal trucks.

Making a carton of necessities

One way of making the move easier on yourself is to collect a carton of necessities which you will need for your basic comfort in the first few days in your new residence. These include personal care items, grocery store items that you may not have time to shop for you on your first day in your new home, medical supplies that you require on a regular basis, and so on.

Some of the personal care and hygiene items you may want to place in your carton of necessities include soap and shampoo; toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other tooth care items; a spare comb or hairbrush; and makeup, perfume, cologne, and other toiletries. If you have a baby, be sure to include some diapers, baby formula, talcum powder, baby shampoo, and the like.

You make also find it convenient to include some utensils and other paraphernalia related to eating and drinking, since you and your family will undoubtedly want to refresh yourselves rather than going hungry and thirsty until the next day. Include a fork, spoon, and knife for each family member; a plate and a drinking cup for each person as well; snack food and canned beverages, plus perhaps canned food or dry, nonperishable food to make a meal out of; tea or instant coffee; dishwashing detergent and a dishcloth for washing and drying your utensils and plates; and, if you have pets, pet food and the dishes needed for their food and water.

The final items you might find it useful to place in your carton of necessities while moving with the help of removal companies in Johannesburg are general utility items such as scissors, a small first aid kit, toilet tissue, a portable radio or CD player for entertainment and relaxation, flashlights, a small tool kit, garbage bags, and whatever important papers you do not carry with you.

Be sure to mark your carton of necessities so that it is easily identifiable.

Unpacking your belongings efficiently at your new home

In order to settle into your new home as effortlessly and painlessly as possible, it is usually best to unpack and position items in the order noted here. You can get some help from the personnel of the removal companies from Johannesburg that you have hired, by telling them where you would like major items of furniture placed.

Although you may later adjust the position of these furnishings, getting them as close as possible to their final location when you still have several strong backs at your disposal is probably a good idea.

• See to the placement of large items of furniture first. Your assistants from the removal companies in Johannesburg provide you with the muscle to position these bulky, ponderous items, so accomplish this part of “moving in” before they leave.
• Install your major appliances and check to make certain they are still working. You will need your stove, refrigerator, television, and washing machine soon, anyway, so it is best to have them online as fast as possible after arriving.
• Reassemble those pieces of disassembled furniture you will be using immediately, such as your bed(s).
• Unpack your carton of necessities, and continue unpacking less essential boxes until you get tired and spend your first night sleeping in your new home.

You may leave furniture removal entirely up to the workers from the moving company you hire, but there are also frequent occasions on which homeowners or the occupiers of an office take a hand in moving the furniture themselves, also. You may want to move some objects closer to the door to speed the loading process, or perhaps you even want to move a few particularly prized items yourself so that you will know where they are at all times.

Regardless of how the arrangements are made, there are some useful methods that can be applied to the moving of heavy, bulky, yet sensitive objects which makes up the core of a furniture removal. Anyone from amateurs to experienced professionals might want to use these techniques.

Preventing damage to furniture and buildings during moving

While wrestling furniture through your house, down the steps, and out to the waiting truck at the curb, two tasks confront you. One of these is keeping your furniture from being damaged, and the other is keeping the items from inflicting harm on the paint or woodwork on their way past.

The furniture is given considerable protection by the bubble wrap which you have already (presumably) covered it in for just this reason. However, you can increase the safety of both your chairs, tables, and sofas and the doorframes they must pass through with several simple methods.

If you are planning on sliding the furniture over a smooth floor, obtain cloth pads to place under each leg of the item to be moved to keep it from scratching the floorboards or linoleum. Special sliding pads are available from some specialty stores, but if you are unable to locate these, a square of thick, soft cloth about 20 cm square will also work. Place a square under each leg or contact point, and watch to make sure they do not slip out while you are sliding the furniture across the floor.

An extra length of bubble wrap or a packing blanket can be taped to doorframes through which the furniture will pass, to lessen the chance of denting or gouging the frame. Be sure there is still enough room to fit the larger pieces of furniture through the gap, however, since this padding will lessen the space slightly.

Handling furniture on stairs

Getting a heavy piece of furnishing up or down a flight of stairs during a furniture removal is one of the largest challenges you may be called on to face while moving. Light pieces may be handled by one person, but a heavy piece requires at least two and possibly three. The person below the furniture will be supporting and lifting more of the weight, so the stronger individual should be placed lower on the steps and the smaller or weaker should stay higher. If the furniture is exceptionally ponderous or clumsy, then there should be two people below it on the stairs, and one above.

Although this may sound obvious, be sure to wear shoes with a good grip while carrying furniture up or down stairs, and make certain they are tied on firmly. Stumbling because of a loose, poorly tied shoe could potentially bring everyone crashing down the stairs, leading to damaged or destroyed furniture and probably injuries as well.

One strong person can potentially move furniture up or down stairs by laying a pair of sturdy planks on the steps, and tying heavy straps or ropes securely around the furniture. Stay above the object and slide it down (or up) the planks with the help of the rope. Though this is a risky method, it shows how ingenuity and some simple equipment can be used to tackle nearly any problem during a furniture removal.

When to start communication with shipping companies

Unless your move is sudden and unexpected – for example, if you are offered an excellent job at another firm and need to take up the offer in a week, with only that time to transfer everything from one office to the other – you should get in communication with the shipping companies you intend to use the services of at least one to two months before the actual date of the removal.

There are several reasons why this is a prudent approach. Shipping services are often in high demand, and the companies are likely booked solid for several weeks in advance. Making your arrangements two months before the moving date will ensure that the services are carried out punctually and you are out of your old home or office on schedule.

Starting your search for a good moving company early also allows you to collect thorough data on each firm, and make a more informed choice. You will get a better price and be able to find those professionals who will handle your furniture in a careful manner that will keep it undamaged.

How to choose a good removal service

There are many different shipping companies you might make use of during your move, some of which are skilled and capable, and others of which are less so. You obviously want a conscientious, experienced team of movers handling your possessions, but an advertisement often reveals little about how dedicated (or sloppy) a particular moving crew actually is.

Word of mouth is a powerful tool for finding high quality shipping companies to assist in a move. One of your best options, if you have sold your house and/or bought a new one, is to contact one or both of the realtors involved in the transaction.

Real estate agents have usually dealt with people moving from one place to another for years and have gained a lot of information about good and bad shippers from talking with their clients. A good real estate agent should be willing to provide you with a solid, objective recommendation of which company to use for shifting your possessions from one locale to another.

What extra services you can expect

When you engage the services of shipping companies for a furniture removal, a certain range of basic services is usually included in the service “package” and is included in the base price. For example, most shipping companies will send several muscular people experienced in moving furniture to carry your possessions from the house to the truck, wrap the items in shipping blankets, and place them in the truck; a driver for the truck, who will take your possessions to the next destination; and assistance in unloading the truck, either leaving the items at the roadside or, more commonly, carrying them into the house or office for you and leaving them for you to finish unpacking and positioning.

Many companies also offer additional services, either free as part of their basic service plan or as paid “add-ons” which you will have the option to purchase. Some of the services you might be interested in are:

• High tech tracking of trucks with satellite GPS (global positioning systems) and cell phones to guard against hijacking, theft, and accidental misdelivery (delivery of your possessions to the wrong address).
• Temporary storage of your belongings at a secure location on the shipping company’s premises.
• Insurance against loss or damage in transit or as a result of mishandling during loading and unloading.
• Professional packers’ services, with highly trained personnel available for hire to pack your possessions into cartons, disassemble and wrap your furniture for transport, and so on.
• Special packing materials such as bubble wrap, cartons, sheet plastic, etc.
• Cleaning services to ensure your new home is neatened in preparation for the move.

There are several different storage options open to you. You can rent space at a storage facility independent from the moving company, for example, and hire the furniture removers to take your goods to that location for the interim. Alternatively, you can look for a moving company that offers storage services in addition to furniture removals in the Johannesburg area (or elsewhere).

What a moving company storage facility offers you

Moving company storage facilities may be slightly more expensive than an independent storage company, since space is more limited and the service is a premium one in any case. Storage onsite is also limited and booked well in advance, so just as with moving, renting storage space a month or two before the actual removals take place is advisable.

While independent storage facilities are designed to be relatively secure, those at a moving company are often even safer. Instead of relying purely on passive protection such as fences, alarms, and sturdy locked doors, the storage at a furniture removers’ is located in the midst of a busy workplace. People are typically coming and going at all hours in such an environment, baffling most potential thieves outright with constant human presence.

Some of the better providers of furniture removals in Johannesburg also have full-time security guard, at least for the hours of the night when the moving company’s property is otherwise quiet or deserted. This is in addition to the usual array of passive defenses, including fences, bright lights, alarms and possibly sensors to pick up intruders, and locks.

Finally, storing your furniture and other belongings at the moving company’s own location offers a lot of convenience. The movers can bring the items directly to their “home base” after emptying your house, while delivery to the final destination (once it is known) is expedited by the fact that your furnishings will be stored only a few steps from the garage where the moving trucks are kept. There is no need for the removers to travel to a third location to pick up your chairs and cartons.

Additional safeguards – labels, checklists, and insurance

Despite the edge in security provided by onsite storage at the moving company, you can follow some procedures, if you wish, to safeguard your effects even further. You have likely already labeled each piece of furniture and each carton, but if you have not, this is a good time to affirm that all items are bearing a piece of paper with your name, address, and telephone number.

Making a complete checklist of all the items that you are putting in storage is also an excellent idea, if only for your peace of mind. This list can be used to check on whether everything has been delivered to the final destination. Even better, if possible, is if you can give a copy to the movers themselves so that they can check each object off as it is loaded on the truck for delivery, and so make certain that no items are accidentally left behind at the facility.

Finally, insurance on your stored goods may be provided as part of the overall plan from the company. You may also need to buy it separately, however. Be sure to inquire whether insurance is included and how large its coverage is, so that you can make other insurance arrangements if needed. With these few details handled, however, you will be ready to make use of storage as part of the process of furniture removals in Johannesburg – until your exciting new home is ready for you to move in.