Planning Your Move

Thank-you for choosing Transcorp Australia Pty Ltd to quote for your removal.

For your convenience we have included a few tips and hints that will come in handy when planning your move. By following our simple suggestions we are confident that your move with Transcorp Australia will be a smooth experience.

We hope that you will find the information provided on this page helpful when planning your move. If you need any assistance please do not hesitate to contact us for further information and professional advice.

Moving Tips and Advice

Important

• Do not disconnect the phone at the pick up address until the day after the move. If you have a mobile phone keep it on. Ensure that you have provided us with contact numbers.
• Please try to ensure that there is space for the truck to park outside the pick up and delivery addresses. Keep driveways and walkways clear from obstacles.
• Do not forget to take everything you need for the time between pick up and delivery or for your onwards travel. This includes passports, cheque books, wallets, mobile phones, tickets and the kids favourite toys.
• Please ensure that everything that was supposed to be moved has been packed and loaded before the truck leaves.
• Please note that we can not accept dangerous goods.
• Please note that Pot Plants can not be transported either to or from Western Australia. Also please be aware that fruit boxes may not be used for packing, due to quarantine restrictions.

Booking your Move

• Provide us with all contact numbers for both the pick up and delivery address. If you have a mobile phone please tell us the number and keep it switched on.
• Please let us know in advance about any access issues at the pick up and delivery addresses. This includes clearways, lifts, stairways, walk ways, above or below ground floor pick ups and deliveries.

Packing

If you decide to pack your goods yourself please consider the below hints:

• Make sure you have everything packed when we arrive. Packing and wrapping may take longer than expected.
• Pack everything that can be boxed.
• Use thick and sturdy cartons and ensure they have a lid.
• Avoid having loose items.
• Make sure that you line the bottom and the sides of boxes with screwed up paper that you pack breakables in. Wrap each breakable item in butcher paper. Avoid using newspapers as they can leave black marks.
• Secure the boxes with packaging tape by taping the top and bottom in a crossover pattern. and place it upside down in the carton.
• Plates or like items should be placed vertically in cartons totally wrapping every plate.
• Wrap each glass and crockery
• Avoid making the boxes heavier than 15 kilos.
• Remember to clearly label the boxes with your name, delivery address and destination room.
• Only write "Fragile" on glassware and like items.

Preparing other Items

• Put large pictures and prints into flattened cartons.
• Dismantle swings, aerials, garden sheds, cubby houses, BBQs and other outdoor items that you want us to move.
• Empty fuel from any motor driven bikes, tools and equipment. Do not lock the handles of motor bikes to allow for easy moving. Twist the handlebars of push bikes in the same direction as the frame.
• Gas bottles must be emptied.
• Take the knobs off doors and drawers if possible if they pertrude too much.
• Leave heavy furniture such as cupboards, chests of drawers and wardrobes empty.
• Disconnect cables from TVs, stereos, videos and other home entertainment equipment. Label and pack the cables.
• Defrost fridges and freezers. Do not leave this until the day of the move. Empty water from drip trays.
• Certain equipment such as printers, photo copiers and washing machines need to have their moving parts secured before transport. Consult the user manual for how to do this.

Packing Material Price List

Dangerous Goods

Please note that Transcorp cannot take the following items:

• Radioactive material
• Toxins & Poisons
• Explosives
• Flammable Liquids
• Corrosives
• Firearms