As you move out of your old location, you'll wish to reduce damage as much as possible. Failure to do this could indicate some quite huge headaches for you at closing time. Obviously, you'll also want to safeguard your brand-new location as you enter.
Luckily, there are a number of things you can do to ensure that your new and old homes are safeguarded from the hazards of the moving procedure.
What you'll require
When securing your floorings, carpets, walls, and banisters, you'll need a few materials:
Medium-to-large sized boxes (like closet containers).
A boxcutter.
Packaging tape.
Loading blankets.
Adhesive carpet runners.
Drop fabrics.
Loading paper.
Corner guards.
How to secure your house.
Let's begin with protecting your floors. Carefully using a boxcutter, make an incision down the side of a wardrobe carton or other medium-to-large box. Beginning at the entrance to the home, lay the flattened boxes down on the pathways that are going to receive the bulk of the traffic during the moving process. This is particularly essential for completed wood and tile floorings. Secure the flattened boxes together with some packaging tape so they do not slide around.
Secure them with packing tape by taping the blanket around itself. Do not put packing tape directly on finished wood.
Look for any walls that are in danger of being scratched and protect them with cardboard boxes, packing blankets, or drop cloths. Simply tape them up there. Corners that are going to receive high traffic can be easily secured with corner guards, which are simple to install if you follow the instructions on the manufacturer's packaging.
Rugs and carpets can be safeguarded with adhesive carpet runners, packing blankets, Bonuses or drop cloths. In a pinch, you can also just put some packing paper down to protect a nice rug you are working on.
Laying a cardboard walkway down can likewise usefully serve as a flooring mat if it's untidy or especially wet outside.