Moving is an exciting, albeit stressful situation. It doesn’t matter if it’s a short or long-distance move; it always implies packing your things, transporting them to a new place and then unpacking and organizing them. Professional movers are a great way to go, not only because they’ll do all the heavy lifting, but they will also pack and unpack your things for an extra fee. Nevertheless, preparing for when the professional movers come in is key to saving time and money, as they usually work by the hour.
Tips to Prepare Your Home for Professional Movers
So here go 5 tips to help you prepare your home for professional movers:
- Find out what can and can’t be moved
It’s important to ask the moving company you choose if they will transport specific items. Professional moving services won’t move everything. There are certain things they have restrictions on, such as paints, liquids and household chemicals. They do this for safety reasons. It’s possible that they also have a list of things they don’t move for liability reasons, such as pets, important papers and cash. Once you know what they won’t take responsibility for, you can pack these items and move them yourself.
- Don’t forget to create a packing plan
A packing plan includes who will be responsible for packing and unpacking your things, what materials you will use to pack and having enough boxes and labels. If it is you doing the packing, it’s important that you determine if you will use bubble wrap, blankets or newspaper to pack your things. Professional movers won’t always be liable of things that are broken during transport. And to help you lower your stress levels, having enough boxes and labeling them is key. Labels should include your name, what’s in the box and the destination room.
- Always get insurance
No matter what insurance you decide to get, if it’s the movers’ or your own personal insurance, your items must be covered when moving them. It’s important to be protected from any accident and get financial compensation if anything is to occur. Professional movers usually offer two types of insurance: comprehensive or by the pound. By the pound is cheaper, but it won’t cover a lot of your losses. Its coverage depends on how much an article weighs and not how much it actually costs. Comprehensive insurance will provide coverage for all your belongings, although it will be more expensive.
- Have drinks and snacks to offer the movers
People usually move in the summer when the weather is best for such an enterprise. This means the movers will get thirsty from carrying all the heavyweight. Also consider that with their tight schedules, it’s very probable they haven’t gotten much to eat either. Providing professional movers with appropriate snacks and drinks doesn’t only allow you to practice basic human decency, but it will also prevent any issues caused by heat stroke, dehydration, or low blood sugar.
- Have cash at hand for tips
Professional movers have very long and tiring days. This is especially true if you hired them to make a long-distance move. A cross-country trip with several stops adds to the everyday packing and hauling services you hired them for. It’s important to show movers your appreciation of their hard work with a good cash tip, especially if they did a great job taking care of your belongings. Tipping etiquette suggests $20 for each team member for a day’s work. But when it’s a long-distance move, $100 dollars or more is suggested for each team member.
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