Temporary moves for house renovations
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@snowy is typically only if you are removing load bearing walls, exposing a wall or roof to the elements during the works the Insurer may insist on a Works policy.
Thats where it gets tricky as some insurers dont offer this cover, and you dont really want to have your home insured with one insurer and the works with another.
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@taniwharugby said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
@snowy is typically only if you are removing load bearing walls, exposing a wall or roof to the elements during the works the Insurer may insist on a Works policy.
Thats where it gets tricky as some insurers dont offer this cover, and you dont really want to have your home insured with one insurer and the works with another.
Got it. Was thinking about house removals. All one insurer fortunately. Once on site I will change it.
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Getting your carpet done is a pain in the ass, had ours re-done 4 or 5 years ago. They said it would be done in 1 day, no more then 4 or 5 hours. We assumed they would be sending in a couple of guys......Nope...1 guy all on his own...
We didnt get to move all our belongings back inside till well after 8pm (also he arrived late)..Guys who work with Doors are waaaaay more reliable and competent...so ive heard.
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@snowy said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
@kiwiwomble Yep about a tetris container.
Depends how much you can, or want to pull apart too. Beds can usually be dismantled down to next to nothing. Mattresses go against walls.
Large cabinetry is often the problem, and yes doorways and hallways. Having said that if it went in there it will come out, barring some sort of internal wall renovation. Even if things came in from a deck or externally they can be covered for long enough to get a room painted or a carpet laid. Have to pick your weather too. It is usually doable, just not always easy.
We have done two moves overseas and back with items having to be split between storage and shipping (with limitations around shipping volume) and the movers have been brilliant, as you say, of estimating and filling space. Well, at least in NZ and Oz they were. The pommy ones were atrocious and is cost us heaps in excess only to unpack half empty boxes. When packing I even caught one of their team wrapping a set of drawers that were empty. When challenged he said he couldn't be bothered carrying the extra weight to the truck.
On the question of a container, if you have room on your property then they are a pretty secure option aren't they? A decent lock and a camera/alarm pointed at it and your insurance co. should be happy I would think.
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@snowy said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
@kiwiwomble Yep about a tetris container.
Depends how much you can, or want to pull apart too. Beds can usually be dismantled down to next to nothing. Mattresses go against walls.
Large cabinetry is often the problem, and yes doorways and hallways. Having said that if it went in there it will come out, barring some sort of internal wall renovation. Even if things came in from a deck or externally they can be covered for long enough to get a room painted or a carpet laid. Have to pick your weather too. It is usually doable, just not always easy.
im not saying your wrong, i do understand how to move house, im using our current case as an example where we have to sleep in the second bedroom because even when broken down into pieces things like our king bed wont get through the configuration of hall/door/wall into the master, luckily they are similar is size . The only options for storing it would be second bed, hall or outside somewhere as they are in a straight line, it does happen....and this is not even the pokiest place we looked at in melbourne
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@virgil we had our carpet re-done last year (shitty quality when we built 7 years ago) and the 2 of them were done in well under a day (4 b/r, hall, lounge/dining)
I took the day off, fortunately was fine, so we put furniture out on the deck.
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@kiwiwomble said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
im not saying your wrong,
I'm not saying that you're wrong either (except for the grammar). I haven't seen your property, or your furniture, but their are some inventive people that move things and as I said it is usually doable. Lowered a massive bed over a third story balcony not that long ago. And yes outside can be an option.
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@snowy said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
@virgil Just finding a carpet layer, let alone a team, is a mission. Going away from apprenticeships actually has caused lots of issues.
Finding a doorman isn't so bad I've found.
Ones that know their grammar a little tougher...
Your a bit shit aint you.
Also hope you’re new doors catch syphilis and fall off ( I know what I said!!)
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@snowy will be a mix of carpet and vinyl/lino.
Reason for emptying the house was to avoid the pain of having to move it all around two or three times or paying them to do it badly. The kitchen has to have all appliances out including the dishwasher and oven for the flooring.
Order will be paint then carpet.
We have a garage, so we can use that, but not sure about insurance. We asked AMI, and they weren't very useful.
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@godder shouldnt be any reason why you cant use your garage (if that is your preferred option) I had a look over AMI wordings earlier and it says there is no cover if put in storage (I assume if this is short term they will offer cover for flood - usually conditions around how it got wet - fire, burglary in the storage facility - accidental breakage usually excluded in storage)
As to the house policy, only need to worry if you are doing any structural changes or exposing a wall/roof to the elements (seems a fairly wide open cover with no limit on the work being done in the wording I found)
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@godder said in Temporary moves for house renovations:
@snowy will be a mix of carpet and vinyl/lino.
Reason for emptying the house was to avoid the pain of having to move it all around two or three times or paying them to do it badly. The kitchen has to have all appliances out including the dishwasher and oven for the flooring.
Order will be paint then carpet.
We have a garage, so we can use that, but not sure about insurance. We asked AMI, and they weren't very useful.
See @taniwharugby above re insurance stuff.
The reason I asked about the hard flooring or vinyl was partly the prep and yes they have to move everything. Depending on the condition of the subfloor they may want to feather, or even have to grind / sand a bit. It can be a bit messy. If you have soft furnishings around I mean.
Carpet with underlay is usually fine even if the subfloor isn't great.
Garage does sound like the best storage option. Assuming that you can make it secure.