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For those that aren't, I wish you most Blessed Valentine's Day,,,ever! This Valentine's Day (and month), celebrate love you have in your life, friend(s), family, pet(s)~ celebrate loving yourself, and where you are right now. :-)

As always its all about size, and when moving size IS important! >=Well sir, it looks to me that you have about 45 cubic metres here, but Ill have to get back to office to confirm that<=. >=Ah<= you say >= but last company told me I had 1365 feet. Is there a difference?<= In this case there is a difference, about six cubic metres!..Mystified? Welcome to world of metric and imperial cubic capacities, designed to completely baffle and confuse anyone who simply wants to move house.

In UK we have traditionally measured volume in cubic feet, easily calculated by taking height, width and depth and multiplying three together. Hence a washing machine that is say 3ft by 4ft by 3ft, measures 36 cubic feet. If you measure in metres then it is 0.9m by 0.9m by 1.2 m, which gives 0.98m3. To convert from cubic feet back to cubic metres just divide cubic feet by 35 to give you cubic metres. So 1365 cubic feet becomes 39 cubic metres!!

>=Ah<= you say, >=My dining room table is 3 foot tall by 6 by 4 which gives a total of 72 cubic feet, but what about all space under table<=? As I said in previous articles, moving house is not an exact science and precise measurements are not needed. After all one >=box<= could contain one saucepan or 25 cuddly toys! What is being sought is simply a guide as to what space will be required on vehicle and how much time is going to be needed to pack load and unpack. As for that space under table, well that is used, probably by boxes of bed linen that you didnt count in first place! Remember here that if you use a Brokerage for your move then whether you have 20m3 or 24m3 it is not going to make a difference to price you pay, as broker is looking for spare capacity on a vehicle. Removal companies if approached directly, will charge more for 24m3 than for 20m3, but they will in general terms be fairly flexible! The important thing is not to underestimate what you have got as this only causes problems.

Having arrived at your total volume and after receiving horrendous quotes to move your belongings, a flash of clear thinking suddenly raises its head and you say >=Lets do it ourselves and save a fortune<=