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Renovating and Restoring Landmarks & Historical Buildings

February 16, 2017 By Mary Twomey

Preserving our precious national landmarks and historical buildings takes a lot of effort, but it is worth everything to make sure these hallmarks of our history remain for future generations. A major part of this renovation work is involved with removing rotted or damaged woodwork, roofing, and other materials safely an effectively. The best way to perform such large item removal is with a dumpster rental. Companies that are in the business of historic site cleaning, restoration, and renovation rely on timely delivery of dumpsters and removal of all the dilapidated building materials so they can get on with careful replacement construction work. Having a dumpster delivered on the same day it is ordered is the ideal situation.

You can do renovations yourself, if you have developed a full plan. The first item on the agenda should be how to remove all the old unwanted materials. A dumpster is the best option. The dumpster rental typically involved with the sensitive and precise work of landmark restoration and historic buildings preservation projects are quite large. Because large item removal needs a lot of hauling space, you should rent a dumpster with at least 10 cubic yards of space. For a much bigger project you might need the double-sized dumpster, with 20 cubic yards of hauling capacity.

The best dumpster services provide services beyond simple delivery and removal of large construction materials dumpsters. The top dumpster firms will also offer services to actually help you do the tear-down and removal tasks that fill the dumpster. They will help you schedule the time and personnel to handle your trash disposal needs. These types of services usually handle commercial building sites as well as residential. It does not matter what you need hauled away or where it is located, they will load up the dumpster with everything you need removed and then haul it away for you. They will finish the job with quick and complete clean-up of the job site, as you direct them.

Look for a service that is flexible about moving dumpsters from job site to job site. They should also offer a flat rate fee so you can budget in the rental for your project effectively. Of course, if that dumpster rental firm can show experience with hundreds of such restoration and renovation projects, especially with actual customer testimonials, you will have more confidence in them. Renting a dumpster should be as easy and pain-free as possible. Trust the professionals to make that happen for your restoration or renovation project.

Moving Historical Artifacts

February 16, 2017 By Mary Twomey

Moving historical artifacts takes more than loading them into a truck and transporting them to their desired destinations. It requires prior planning in order to ensure that the transportation process is successful. Factors such as the weather condition, which may not affect household items being transported in closed trucks, have an effect on artifacts. Exposing historical artifacts to high temperatures or humid conditions may destroy their authenticity. This means that when moving artifacts, temperature and humidity must be accounted for.

Crating and packing is another important step. This step is even more delicate when it involves moving fine art. This is because any mechanical damage that occurs to the fine art destroys its value. Therefore, it is important that they are stored in customized crates that have been specifically made for them. Apart from protection against mechanical damage, the types of crates involved in moving fine art should be able to secure them against theft. This may involve using crates that have locks that only the owner can unlock. All these efforts are made in an attempt to ensure that the artifacts arrive safely. The storage rooms for these artifacts may be fitted with security equipment to reduce chances of theft or loss of items. Other equipment such as smoke and heat detectors and real-time data collection systems may be fitted to monitor the situation of the artifacts. Often, companies providing these services have insurance cover against any loss or damage of property during the moving process.

At times, the task may involve the transportation of historical artifacts across countries or continents. This means that it may take more than a few days to move the artifacts to the desired destination. In such situations, the logistics involved for moving historical artifacts differs to those commercial moving. In commercial moving, the goods may be loaded onto the ship and spend a month on the sea until they reach their intended destination. The owner of these goods will not need to spend the month on the sea accompanying the goods. He/she may even wait until the ship docks at the port and then take a flight to go receive the goods. With moving historical artifacts it is different. The owners or agents that are in charge of the often accompany their valuables throughout the moving process. This therefore requires the moving company to provide private rooms that have been fully customized to their client’s collection needs.

With all the above provisions, a client is guaranteed the safe transit of their artifacts from one location to another. Acquiring moving services provide the client with peace of mind as they do not have to stress on how to safely move their artifacts.

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