
Local Movers’ Moving Tips
- Make your reservations for movers at least two weeks before your moving day.
- Use wardrobe boxes to make closets easier to pack. Clothes in drawers can be placed in suitcases.
- Always stack dishes upwards when packing.
- When interviewing moving companies, make sure to ask if they are insured and how they charge.
- Pack important and sentimental documents separately to be easily accessible, including children’s health records, passports, family records, insurance information and photo albums.
- Remember: the heavier the item, the smaller the box.
- Don’t use used boxes. You don’t know if the box will be strong enough to support your possessions during the move.
- When interviewing a possible moving company, remember to ask what kind of training their movers and drivers go through before servicing customers.
- Always stack dishes upward when packing.
- When interviewing possible moving companies, remember to ask if they charge for travel time from their office to your location.
- When interviewing possible moving companies, remember to ask if they offer free estimates.
- Never use duct tape – use packing tape.
- Clearly label all boxes on top and side.
- By law, a moving company can’t transport hazardous materials such as gasoline, bottled gases and other flammables, ammunition and explosives.
- Make sure to ask if they charge extra for large items such as pianos and big screen TVs.
- When interviewing possible moving companies, remember to ask if there is a cancellation policy.