Tips to Help Your Movers Before and After They Arrive
Moving is often described as traumatic and stressful, but it's also an exciting chance for a positive fresh start in your new home.
If you want to focus on the positive and execute a masterful relocation, here's how to make the experience easier for your movers, and ultimately yourself.
Take Care of Things in Advance
Book Your Mover
The first step to avoid a last-minute panic is choosing a reputable, experienced moving company to assist you on the big day. Booking well in advance is ideal if you want to get a date that's most convenient for you.
Booking a full-service move takes a lot of the pressure off you, but even so, there are things you can do to ensure a smooth moving day for everyone involved.
Trim Down Your Belongings
Declutter and donate or recycle all the items you don't need or want. There's no point in packing things that you really aren't going to use in your new home.
Once you've done that, you can arrange an onsite meeting with your moving professionals to discuss their responsibilities and get a quote for your move.
Move Some Items Yourself
There are certain items that moving companies can't transport for you, such as plants and pets. There may also be things that you want to move personally, like fragile heirloom pieces.
Make arrangements for these items well in advance. It's best if you move them out of your house a day early to avoid confusion on moving day.
Set Aside Things You Will Need
On moving day, there will be some items you will want immediate access to. Separate out these essential items before the movers arrive and place them in a box that is labeled as such. This box should travel with you to your new home. Include things like a change of clothes, toiletries, medications, electronics chargers, and laptops. This makes it clear to the movers so that they know what not to pack, and easy for you to find what you need.
Clean Up
When your movers arrive, it's best if they can pack and go. Give away or throw away any perishable items in your fridge and defrost it beforehand.
Disconnect all your electronics and tape the relevant wires and connectors to each item. It's the best way to ensure that important items don't go astray during your move.
Drain fuel out of machinery like lawn mowers and snow blowers.
Strip all your beds and pack linen separately. Likewise, wrap and pack small items such as ornaments yourself. It's easy to do this well in advance, and you can save a lot of time on the day.
How to Help Your Movers on Moving Day
The best thing you can do to ensure a stress-free moving day is to stay clear of all the action and let the professionals do what they do best.
Arrange for pets and small children to spend the day with friends or relatives.
Be on hand to assist them with any questions they may have, but you can rest assured that they won't need your assistance while packing and moving your belongings.
Start Planning Your Move Today
Choosing the right movers to see you through the upheaval is the first step for a stress-free move.
Keep reading our blog for more moving day tips, or get in touch to start planning an easy, incident-free move.
