What Should I Do Before My Packers Arrive?

You've decided to make moving day much easier and you hired professional packers. Maybe you've never hire someone to pack up your home before and you're not sure how to prepare. There are several things you may want to do before your packers arrive.

Let's look at some of the most important things you should do before packers arrive to box up your home.

Purge

The first thing you should do, and if possible before you hire packers, is purge anything you don't need, want, or desire. Go through all your belongings and get rid of anything you won't need or simply don't want at your new home.

Moving is a great time to take an inventory of what you own and donate, dispose of, recycle, or sell unwanted items. Along with helping you minimize your items and see what you have, purging will also help you save money as you'll have less to pack and move.

Take Out Anything You Prefer to Pack Yourself

You probably have items you don't want someone else handling. Maybe you don't want packers touching your prized jewelry or personal effects. Now is the time to separate all the valuables, mementos, paperwork, and other items you want to pack on your own.

Separate the Fragile

Maybe you have antiques, artwork, or other fragile items you want packers to know about. Before they arrive, separate these items to ensure they understand which items needs to be handled with extra care.

You can place all of these items into one room and label the room as fragile items or you can put them into to corner with a label. However you go about it, make sure you communicate to the packing crew which items are fragile and require special handling.

Create an Item Inventory

An inventory of all your possessions helps to protect you if something is damaged or lost. It will also help you to see what you own and what you may need in your new home. Make sure you take an inventory of all your possessions before the packing crew arrives.

Handle the Items Professional Packers Won't

There are some items professional packers won't pack for you. It's your responsibility to pack up these items or dispose of them and you should do this before the packing crew arrives.

Some of the items you will likely need to handle on your own include:

• Hazardous item - Paint, flammable materials, weapons, chemicals, corrosive items, ammunition, chemicals, oils, etc.

• Perishable Food

• Plants

• Anything else the packers have specifically said they won't pack

There are several things you may want to do before the packing crew arrives. Make sure you speak with them to find out if they require you to do anything specific before they arrive.

In addition to the list above, you may want to clean your home. Often, this is required at move out, anyway, so it may be a good idea to have the home clean when the packing crew arrives. Also, make sure you're a good host to your packers and movers.

Plan your Move

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Let face it moving is a hassle.  It’s stressful on everyone and especially so when you have a family or moving an office in Chicago, IL. That’s why we look for everything we can to make the move less troublesome.  So what’s the best advice out there?  There’s basically just one.  Plan, plan, plan.  At the end of the day, there is nothing worse than scrambling around because you didn’t plan things properly.

Plan As Early As Possible

We all know things change.  However, it’s always smart to plan your move early so that you can account for change as they come.  If you have a core plan already, it’s easier to shift things around rather than making a new plan on the spot.  It also gives you more time to think and notice the small details you might have forgotten otherwise.

Have Important Moving Documents Close.

 It can be a box or a binder.  It’s just something for you to keep everything that is related to the move.  You’ll have phone numbers of moving companies, lists of things that need to be completed before the move or a simple moving checklist,  notes for the real estate agent, and more.  By keeping the paperwork in one place, you can easily access what you need.

Packing

Packing is undoubtedly the most time consuming part of moving.  If you need help packing, The Professionals Moving Specialists offers packing and unpacking services.  If you prefer to do it by yourself, make it fun!  Throw on some music and get your friends and family to help.  You’ll be done before you know it.

Labeling

It’s easier when you know where everything goes.  That way, when you move, boxes with all the pots and pans will go straight to the kitchen and he ones with pillows will go to the bedroom.  It’ll save you hours of shifted heavy boxes and walking through unpacked clutter to put things where they belong.

Have A List

People like lists because it helps they stay organized.  Make a list before you move and check it off as you complete each task.  It’s always the smallest things that get forgotten.  Remember to notify people about your change in address, cancel memberships, and stop the electricity, water and heat in your old home and start it in your new home.