FAQ

Items from the fridge should be prepared for moving an hour before the moving company arrives. After the fridge is cleared out, it has to be defrosted and the inside of the fridge should preferably also be washed. After the move it should be left in its new location for a few hours without plugging it in.

An American-style fridge can weigh around 120 kg and moving it requires professional skills. Those fridges have two doors, they are nicely decorated or just with plain stainless-steel finish. If you also have one at home, you probably fulfilled your little dream when you bought it and you know that it wasn’t cheap. And you certainly don’t want to have it damaged by anyone. That’s why we recommend that you don’t skimp in this case and pay a little extra by having the refrigerator considered a heavy piece according to current price list – this requirement can also be found in the Terms and Conditions of most moving companies.
The amount will be around one thousand CZK for handling and a few more hundreds according to the number of floors. You can believe us; it will pay off.

When moving and during preparation, you should remember that with increased physical activity your body will burn fat faster and it needs to be replenished together with fluids. This goes for all activities from finding boxes, arranging a moving service or friends to help you with the task, reserving a parking space in front of the house and about a million other things. In the meantime, you need to think about yourself and your friends, and if you also treat the movers, you will give them the strength that they need which will certainly make them very happy. Among other things, moving food needs to be thought about. We cannot recommend going to a supermarket two days before the moving and buying two months’ worth of supplies…
Let’s have a look now at how to move food so that it doesn’t spoil, get thrown away or forgotten.

These heavy items, sometimes weighing 150 kg, 200 kg or even more, must be handled with care. The handling, the number of workers and the necessary handling equipment must be well planned. We will be happy to advise you.

Non-perishable food such as pasta, flour, canned goods or compotes can be packed well in advance before you move, but not so early so that you would be starving at home for a week… Open packages must be sealed well, put in a suitable container, closed using a pin or put in a second bag and kept all together in one box. The box should be marked with a label saying KITCHEN – flour etc, Watch out for compotes. Preserving your grandmother’s organic vegetables and fruit is a great thing and it would be a shame to break them when moving. Marmalades should therefore also be packed with caution and the individual jars should be wrapped in newspaper or bubble wrap. Those items should be placed plastic containers without holes so that they would not break. You would not be very happy it there was raspberry jam smeared all over your white suede seat, but if the jars were literally piled in a wicker basket, it would not really be the movers’ fault…☺

Try to consume as much food as possible within a week or two before the move, especially the food that has been stored in the fridge and freezer. Refrigerated and frozen foods are susceptible to moving (especially during the summer), so try to consume everything that you have and don’t buy any more food anything to stock up on. Planning and rationing your meals are important, just like you would do on a boating trip or for an expedition to Africa.
There is an easy solution for you – you could move your leftover frozen food to a friend’s house and store it there for a few days, or you can simply give it to them. Does this not suit you? We have another option for you.
Freeze the food one day before the move, then wrap it in newspaper and place it in thermal bags or wrap it in towels. This way the temperature will be maintained, and the food will be kept intact for several hours. It’s similar with items from your fridge, you can use a travel fridge for example.