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Moving in the winter can work against us. Even if Old Man Winter decides to turn cold, but frost on everything and maybe even snow, you can still make your move happen. Use the below the winter moving tips to help protect during the winter move.
Plan Plan Plan
Keep track of the local weather forecast and the forecast for your travel route and destination for your moving day. If we have cold wet weather or even snow you may want to look at, moving your scheduled day forward or back even by a few hours could help avoid the worst of it.
If you can wait and let the sun, come out, this will help your move. Stay in touch with your professional movers, prior to moving day and discuss changes that may need to be made because of the weather. When you’re bringing your items to Lock Box Self Storage, try to bring them when it is not raining. If you have any questions, please call us.
Keep Your Shovel & Squeegee Handy
Nothing worse than trying to stagger down a wet, icy driveway lugging your heavy items, or the boxes full of china that you inherited from family. Be careful! Make sure that you leave time to clear the walkways and driveway, and even the street where you’ll be parking your moving vehicle. Having salt or melting chemicals on hand for traction can help for traction in case of any slick spots.
Protect Your Floors
No matter how careful everyone tries to be, keeping the dirt, slush, water from tracking inside will be difficult. Keeping the foot traffic areas in and out protected in your home on moving day will help keep you from having to clean up your new place. Use floor mats outside each door and cover the main traffic routes inside the entry points with a drop cloth, plastic sheets, or any type of floor covering. ...
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December 17th, 2021