On 21 December the sun rises in Berlin around 8:15 and sets just before 4 pm. How to fit loading, driving and setting up into the daylight hours – with lights as a back-up.
Gas bottle closed and upright, planters emptied, cushions packed dry, garden furniture dismantled: how your balcony, terrace and garden move with you in summer.
Semesters start in October and April, one broadcasting fee per shared flat, exemption with BAföG, a part load instead of a lorry: a first move for students and trainees.
Dates are scarce at the end of the month, bridge days save leave and a Friday leaves the weekend for unpacking: what working people should consider when picking a date.
The broadcasting fee (€18.36) is charged once per flat, electricity and internet are often in one name: which flat-share contracts change when moving and how to re-register.
Walk to the stop, peak-time frequency, number of changes, the Deutschlandticket at €63 a month: how rail commuters check a location before moving.
Check the no-parking zone, photograph the meter readings, keep the first-night box to hand, sign the handover report: the moving-day schedule for singles.
A day bag with medication, a companion, a quiet spot and the bed set up first: how moving day goes safely and without a rush for seniors.
Pack the children's room last, set it up first: sort out toys together, dismantle the loft bed, transport photo albums and jewellery yourself (§ 451d HGB).
Emulsion paint, drinks in glass bottles and cleaning products cannot take frost. What belongs in the car on a winter move, how boxes stay dry and decorations arrive intact.
Film traps heat and moisture, and tape sticks less well to warm cardboard: how to pack boxes, furniture and textiles properly for a summer move.
Fewer boxes, a smaller van: how students sell, give away or dispose of furniture as bulky waste before the move – and when they should start.
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