Protecting your home during a move

Moving from or to a home with hardwood floors?

There IS an answer to protecting them!

Ask your movers today if they offer the option of adding Masonite boards as a rental item to your move. This is an additional cost.

Masonite are thin boards of wood that are laid over the top of hardwood floors, even tile floors, to protect them during moves.

Winter is coming up and if you are worried about carpets getting dirt tracked on them by the movers during the move, ask your mover if they can wear shoe covers, this is an easy request, and normally its free of charge.

Movers also bring lots of moving blankets, which are not only good for wrapping around furniture to protect items, but can also be used in the doorways and heavy traffic areas of a home to try and help protect the floors that way as well. Remember they are not waterproof though, so if you are worried about rainy days causing a muddy mess on your carpets, it's not a bad idea to make the shoe cover request, use the blankets, and also provide your own big plastic painter's tarps from Home Depot for the entry ways and high traffic areas.

Movers are not responsible for damage to the inside of your home, such as damages to doorways, floors, and ceilings. Therefore it's a good idea to explore covering your floors against damage.

It's also not a bad idea to call your home owner's or rental insurance policy to see if you have, or need to add on, additional insurance to cover the interior fixtures of your home during your move, as movers are responsible by law only for the items they move.

Hopefully this little tip helps!

Warmest Regards,

Nancy