Are you set to move soon? Have you contracted with a local moving company? Maybe you are looking for some solid advice from the pros.
Here are some essential tips that your professional movers want you to know.
Be Ready BEFORE the Movers Arrive
If you are packing up your belongings yourself, have all your boxes completely packed and labeled before the movers arrive. Be prepared so that the movers can load the boxes directly onto the truck.
Or, if you have scheduled the movers to complete a full pack or your belongings, have the items that you are keeping with you such as medications, jewelry, and personal documents separated and labeled, so they are not loaded with the rest of the house.
Label Boxes Clearly
Label each side of every box. Indicate the contents of the box, the room to which it is going, as well as any other special instructions. If you use color-coded labels be sure to provide the mover with instructions at the new home, so they know what color belongs to which room.
Correctly labeling your boxes will help the movers get them to the correct landing point at your new home. Good labels also alert the movers, so they know which of the boxes contain fragile items.
Empty out the Drawers
It may seem easier to leave things in the drawers, but some moving companies have guidelines that prohibit them from moving desks, dressers, armoires, and side tables that have stuff in the drawers. These items shift and move around and could break or cause a dangerous situation. So, clear these items out before the movers show up so that it doesn’t cause a delay.
Provide Access
Check the outside of your home. Make sure the moving van has access by clearing space. Move your vehicles, so the van has a place to park.
Clear out any obstructions on the sidewalk or paths as well so that the movers have a clean shot from outside to inside your home.
Inside, clear away your moving supplies and materials in case there are any scattered about your home. Since the moving process can be a little chaotic, you want to make sure that moving supplies don’t clutter the movers’ path. You want them to be able to get to work and move as freely, quickly, and as safely as possible.
Keep Tabs on Your Pets and Tots
A movers’ top priority is safety. Help make their job a little easier by keeping your little ones and pets out of harm’s way. A designated room in the home where children and pets can stay helps a great deal. Or, better yet, if you can arrange a babysitter or a petsitter on moving day that will allow movers to do their job without the worry of children and animals during the move.
Be Available
In case your movers need to consult with you about something, it is best that you stay available on moving day. If they need your direction about something, they would rather not slow down the process by having to look for you. Their goal is to keep the moving process in gear so that they can complete it as soon as possible.
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These tips will help your movers complete their job fast and efficiently.
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