Moving, decluttering and storing — written for Cape Town
What we have learned collecting and returning other people's belongings, written down. No email wall, no lead magnet.
The Cape Town moving-out checklist
Six weeks of ordered steps, from giving notice to handing back the keys — with the bits people forget, like the municipal account and the geyser.
Read the guidearrow_forwardDecluttering a small Cape Town flat
A room-by-room method for flats where there is no garage to hide things in — and an honest rule for what deserves to be stored rather than sold.
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What a self-storage unit really costs in Cape Town
The rent is roughly half the bill. Here is the rest of it — access fees, insurance, the deposit, and the drive — and when a unit is still the right answer.
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How to pack a box that survives a year in storage
Weight distribution, what actually causes damage in storage, and the five things that should never go into a sealed box in the first place.
Read the guidearrow_forwardPast the reading, into the numbers
Our calculators use the same rate card we quote from, so what you work out here is what you would be charged.