Moving into a new home is the best chance you will get to sort out your storage. The rooms are empty, nothing needs shifting, and you can plan around how you actually live. The tricky part is the timing.
Before or after moving day?
If you can, have your wardrobes fitted before the furniture arrives. An empty room is quicker and cleaner to work in, there is no bed to shift out of the way, and your clothes can go straight onto the hanging rails instead of living in boxes.
That is not always possible. Settlement dates change and leases end on fixed days. If you have to move in first, keep the wall for the new robe clear, and stack the boxes of clothes in another room until the install is finished.
Book the measure as early as you can
Book your measure as soon as you can get into the home. If you have just bought, ask the agent whether a visit can be arranged before settlement. An early measure gives you time to look over the drawings and change your mind before anything is made.
What to check before you plan
- Flooring: if new carpet or timber is going in, tell us first, because it can change the order of the work and the final height of the robe.
- Power and lighting: if you would like lights inside the robe, plan them now so a licensed electrician can do the wiring at the right time.
- Walls: note any power points, switches or windows on the wall the robe will cover.
- Older homes: walls and floors are not always square, which is one reason a robe should be measured on site.
- Permission: renters need the landlord’s approval for anything fixed to the walls, and units may have strata rules about tradespeople and lift bookings.
Think about what is coming with you
Before you choose a layout, count the long hanging, the shoes, the suitcases and the bulky bedding you are bringing. Measure your bed and bedside tables as well. If the bed will sit close to the robe, sliding door wardrobes make sense because the doors need no room to swing open. For a neat fit from wall to wall, look at built-in wardrobes.
Planning the move itself
Tell whoever is doing your move when the installers are booked, so the two jobs do not clash on the same day. Labelling boxes by room also keeps the clothes boxes out of the way. If you’re still planning the move, 777 World Removals are a local Wollongong removalist.
We draft every robe in 3D first, so you can see it in your new room before anything is made.
