Updated: August 19, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Log in to your account and fill out a detailed list of everything that needs to be moved — this ensures accurate planning and prevents delays or extra charges.
- Pack fragile or valuable items separately using paper or bubble wrap, and label these boxes clearly. Keep documents, jewelry, and personal valuables with you in a box marked “Do not move.”
- Clear hallways, stairs, and doorways of rugs, boxes, and clutter to help movers carry items quickly and safely.
- If your building has a freight elevator or loading zone, reserve it in advance and notify us. Make sure to arrange parking for the moving truck close to your entrance.
- Let us know ahead of time about any very heavy, fragile, or high-value items (like pianos, safes, or antiques) so we can bring the right tools and manpower.
- Following these simple steps helps your move go faster, safer, and more affordably — saving you time, money, and stress.
What you need to do in advance to make your move faster and cheaper
To enable us to start work without delay, please complete these important steps before our team arrives:
1. Fill out the list of items
Log in to your personal account and specify everything that needs to be transported. This will help us understand in advance how many people to send, what kind of truck will be needed, and what tools to bring. The more accurate the list is, the faster and easier the move will be—without unnecessary costs and delays.
Be specific: instead of “table,” it is better to specify “glass dining table for six people.” Don't forget about items from the garage, shed, or storage room. If anything changes, simply update the list.
Not sure what to include in the list?
Write to us — we'll tell you what items are most often forgotten.
2. Empty drawers and cabinets
Please remove all items from cabinets, dressers, nightstands, and drawers in advance. Empty furniture is easier to lift and move, and it is less likely to be damaged in the truck.
3. Pack and label the boxes
If you are not using our packing service, make sure that:
· Everything is packed in boxes
· Each box is labeled with its contents and the room it belongs in
· Fragile and expensive items are best packed separately — in boxes with paper or bubble wrap. Label these boxes so that it is immediately clear where to put them. Documents, jewelry, and memorabilia are best kept with you — in a bag or box marked “Do not move.”
4. Clear the passageways
The move will go faster if nothing in the house gets in the way. The day before, go through all the rooms and clear the hallways, stairs, and doorways of boxes, small items, and rugs.
If the passageways are cluttered, movers move slower, make more trips, and may bump into walls or things. Free space helps to quickly and carefully carry large items directly to the car.
Don't forget about narrow entrances, basement stairs, and garage passageways. Imagine that you are creating convenient paths through the house — the fewer obstacles there are, the faster everything will be done.
5. Prepare the elevator and parking
If your building has a freight elevator or a special loading area, find out in advance if you need to reserve it and let us know.
You also need to provide a parking space for the truck near the house. You can obtain a parking permit or park your car there in advance. Failure to do so may result in delays or fines.
6. Inform us about heavy and fragile items
If you have any very heavy, fragile, or valuable items, please let us know in advance. These may include glass furniture, musical instruments, antiques, exercise equipment, safes, etc.
This will allow us to bring the necessary equipment, the right number of people, and pack and load everything correctly.
Final Thoughts
By following these steps, you’ll help us move your items quickly, safely, and efficiently — saving you time and money.
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