The experts at Oz Moving & Storage have compiled a series of moving guides to help prepare you for your move. Our movers understand better than anyone else everything you need to know about packing, supplies, when to move, how to move and more. Read below to find out more.
Insured Movers in NYC: 6 Things You Need to Know
It’s no secret that moving can be risky sometimes! Things can get lost, misplaced or even broken during the moving process. Most often, we treasure our valuable items and don’t want to part with t...
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Pack for a Move
Even the most exciting move can feel cumbersome. All of the planning, heavy lifting, and anticipation of what’s about to come can wear you down. However, there are certain moving tips and tricks to ...
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11+ LONG DISTANCE MOVING TIPS TO HELP YOU AVOID DISASTER
A long distance move is a big job. Taking the time to plan your move carefully will help you avoid pitfalls along the way, especially if you are about to embark on the biggest move of your life. ...
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How Much Should You Tip Long Distance Movers
Hiring long distance movers can be essential when planning a cross-country move, or even a move from one state to the next. But, long distance moving is an entirely different ball game. It can take se...
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How Much Do I Need to Save Before Moving Out?
How Much Money Should I Save Before Moving Out? Our quick answer at OZ Moving & Storage would be to start with “3 months of expenses”. However, there are other finances, such as moving costs,...
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How Much Should I Tip My Movers?
Moving is a strenuous and physically demanding job, which is why many of us choose to hire a moving company. Particularly, when moving in New York City area, hiring the correct moving company is es...
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20 Things to Get Rid of When Moving
It’s 2020 and it’s time to declutter! A few years back, we brought you a list of 10 items to throw out before moving-- now we’ve updated our list to 20 to give you some fresh ideas about how to ...
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How to Look for a Rental Apartment when Moving to a New City
You just decided to move to a new city for work or school, and you’re excited about the future, but there are some big challenges ahead: renting an apartment in a virtually unknown place a...
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Make Your Cross Country Move Cheaper With These Tips
Anyone who moves long distances has to prepare for their finances to take a hit. The task of moving cross country can be a very financially draining trial. Home Advisor estimates most interstate m...
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How to Save Money on Your Move
Oz Moving & Storage is well aware that moving is an expensive process. From the cost of boxes, packing materials, and the services of a moving company, to the time off work required and the t...
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5 Tips for Moving Offices & Office Move Checklist
Commercial Moving always presents more challenges than a normal home move. At times it feels like moving a family… of 200. Still, moving offices is something most companies will need to do at so...
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What to do With Leftover Moving Boxes & Supplies
WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER MOVING BOXES & SUPPLIESWhen moving day is over, the empty moving boxes all the belongings were in seem less useful than they were before. No need to let these boxes simply...
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7 Common Moving Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Many common moving mistakes can be easily avoided. “Better safe than sorry” is especially true during the whole process and can save you a lot of pain, both physical and mental. In Oz’s 20 plu...
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Moving Scams & How to Avoid Them
The horror stories are out there. A person puts their trust in the hands of some strangers claiming to be a reputable moving company, and they don’t turn out to be everything they claimed to b...
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Moving Safety Tips & How To Avoid Injuries
Moving Safety should be a #1 priority for anyone going through the relocation process. Moving is stressful enough on its own, but an injury or incident can multiple the stress levels moving causes exp...
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5 Tips for Moving the Elderly
Moving at an age where one’s physical capabilities are diminishing is an even larger and more stressful challenge than moving is normally. Many seniors decide to leave their longtime homes in a ...
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Moving while Pregnant Tips
Everyone knows moving is already taxing and stressful. Moving while pregnant, however, is a unique nightmare. Pregnancy makes everything more difficult, and moving is no exception. When you gott...
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25 Awesome Moving Hacks
Oz understands that moving is annoying, a key reason why it’s important for us to always have a positive attitude to help our customers deal with the intense stress of the process. In the 21st centu...
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How To Move A Pinball Machine
Moving Pinball Machines in New York was once as difficult as moving contraband. In fact, it was moving contraband: pinball was banned for decades in the city by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia because...
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How To Move A Refrigerator
As part of Oz Moving & Storage’s “Moving Tough Stuff” blog series, we talked to appliance superstore AJ Madison, Brooklyn's own. The AJM guys gave us some great tips on how to move a refrige...
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How to Move a Safe
As part of Oz Moving & Storage’s “Moving Tough Stuff" blog series, we talked to Dov of Precision Lock & Safe in Floral Park, NY (Long Island) on how to move a regular safe or a gun safe. ...
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How to Declutter your Home
"There comes a time when even the most capable New Yorkers need help." This is one of the first lines on the website for Done & Done NYC, whose business for the last 2009 has been helping cap...
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Winter Moving Tips
Moving at any time of year can be a challenge, but most significantly during the winter months. From frigid temperatures to inclement weather forecasts, additional considerations must be included in ...
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