Movers - Tips On How To Prepare For Professional Movers

Hiring help for packing and transporting your belongings to a new place of residence can be a tremendous luxury during the stressful times of moving. However, the entire process can run even smoother if you prepare your property a day prior to the moving van showing up. Here are some ways to help movers work more efficiently.

As far as essential living items go, such as toiletries and changes of clothing, these should be separated from everything else. You will want to keep track of things like this, especially in the event that the actual transition to your new house takes a couple of days. Place all these items in a closet or shut off area where moving workers will not bother them. 

Breakable items and containers of liquids should be separated as well. Place these items in packaging that will not allow for them to get broken. This can drastically slow down a packing crew’s pace if they are encumbered with delicately wrapping numerous, smaller belongings and preventing spills. 

Other sensitive containers, such as those holding flammable or combustible materials should either be given away or packed separately and taken with you. Should you decide to take these, make sure to store them in boxes properly so they will not leak or cause any accidents.

Personal valuable belongings should be gathered and taken by your personal vehicle or mode of transport. Smaller valuable items can disappear easily or get damaged if not placed in proper area in a moving van. This can include anything from jewelry and collectibles to personal record documents. 

You will want to turn off your refrigerator and freezer and then get rid of all the perishable items in some way. Leaving the appliance on will use energy that is not needed by anyone.

If you have any power tools or equipment that run on fuels or contain oils, be sure to drain these. Abrupt contact with pressurized flammables can lead to a disaster and at the very least, cause a leak that can ruin some other items. 

As far as your rugs and drapes go, take these to the dry cleaners. After you pick them up, just leave them in the wrapping the cleaners put them in for the duration of the move. As for linens, go ahead and strip all the beds and wash them. You can place these in boxes on your own, knowing they will be fresh when you arrive.

A final step might be to backup your computer’s hard disk, as you never know if it could be damaged in some way. No point in losing year’s worth of data due to careless.

Follow these tips for guidelines to help your moving company keep everything running on time. Taking care of little jobs before hand and help to maintain focus on the larger scope of packing and transporting larger, more complicated items. Do make sure to call and confirm the arrival time of the truck and movers the day before they are to arrive. Keep track of essential and valuable possessions at all times and travel with them, so you have what you need and nothing gets lost.