Quoting
you for the wrapping, packing and shipping shipment of your household goods
and furniture to residence South Africa.
For quotation purposes we need to know:
- The volume of the goods you are sending in terms of Cubic Feet or Cubic Metres.
- The location of the UK place of residence where the goods will be wrapped and packed and from where the collection will be made
- The location of the South African residence where the delivery is to be made.
- Full details of any awkward or very heavy items to be included in the shipment such as pianos, safes, and large American style refrigerators etc.
- Full details of any access restrictions at the collection or delivery residences. For example can we park a van outside and is the residence in a high-rise building?
Estimating the volume of your shipment
We would appreciate it if you could kindly go from room to room, making short videos talking us through what is going and what is staying, then send by WhatsApp to us so that we can volume it all out for you. This also serves as a point of reference if we need to discuss certain items with you later on.
Or you could take a notebook, go from room to room and send us a spreadsheet via e-mail. Alternatively you could use our online calculator, print it out and send it to us also via e-mail. If you have a local removals company that can visit and survey and give you a volume , that would also be an option
Volumes for household goods are usually calculated in terms of cubic feet.
As a very rough guide let us indicate to you an approximation of volume based on the type of residence.
- A standard three bed-roomed house that is not too heavily furnished (and which does not have large quantities of goods stowed away in the garage or loft) is likely to be very roughly 1000 cubic feet. This would be roughly a full 20’ container load.
- A larger 4 or 5 bed-roomed house, quite heavily furnished with significant quantities of goods in the garage, shed, and loft is likely to be very roughly 2000 cubic feet. Equivalent to a full 40’ container load.
- Entire contents of a one bed-roomed flat may be anything up to about 500 cubic feet which is equivalent to half of a 20’container.
- The entire contents of a two bed-roomed flat or a small two bed-roomed house may be anything up to about 750 cubic feet which equivalent to about three quarters of a 20’ container.
Let us give you an idea of volumes based on some examples of standard household items
- cooker = 12 cubic feet
- A Settee (small) = 25 cubic feet
- A Settee (large) = 45 cubic feet
- A dishwasher = 15 cubic feet
- A washing machine = 15 cubic feet
- A dining Table (large) = 45 cubic feet
- A dining Table (small) = 25 cubic feet
- A dining Chair = 5 cubic feet
- A small T.V. in a box = 4 cubic feet
- A microwave in a box = 4 cubic feet
- A set of golf clubs = 5 cubic feet
- A bicycle = 25 cubic feet
- A small wardrobe = 25 cubic feet
- A large wardrobe = 65 cubic feet
- A coffee table = 5 cubic feet
Measuring the approximate volume of a piece of furniture in cubic feet
Lets take as an example a small chest of drawers
a) It measures 3 feet 3 inches high
b) It measures 3 feet 9 inches wide
c) It measures 1 foot 6 inches deep
Multiply (a) 3.25 feet x (b) 3.75 feet x (c) 1.5 feet = 18.28 cubic feet
Allow for the wrapping material around it and round it up to say 19 cubic feet
