Congratulations! It's moving day!. When the removal crew’s truck parks in front of your home, you will realize that you are going to leave your old life behind and start a new one which could possibly brighten you and your family’s future. It is no wonder then that moving day is an event that many homeowners look forward to. 

In a perfect world, that would be the scenario. In reality, moving day can be a terrible nightmare. .Suddenly, you realized forgot you haven’t packed the octopuses of cords from the numerous electrical appliances that you have. Or because of lack of time, you weren’t able to pack up your toddler’s toys. Perhaps you are hampering the moving team's work because you left your packing boxes in the middle of the hallway. You may be forced to pay extra for having the movers take apart your modular furniture, realizing that the extra cost could have been averted if you have disassembled and packed the furniture weeks just before moving day.

To make moving day an exciting one, it is important to prepare for it. Check out these tips:

1. Before moving day, have a space in front of your lawn cleared out; this is where the moving vehicle will park. Inform your neighbours and the local authorities that there will be a moving vehicle parking in front of your residence.

2. If possible, disassemble modular furniture in advance. Disassembled modular furniture are easy for movers to carry to their van. An advantage of disassembling furniture yourself is that you do not need to pay extra charges for disassembling. Label the components of your furniture for proper identification when you reassemble them in your new address.

3. List down all belongings that need to be moved. Even if movers provide you a bill of lading, it is best to be on the safe side and possess your personal inventory record. When loading and delivery is complete, you can match your record with the bill of lading. If your list and the bill of lading don't match, call the moving company right away.

4. Get in touch with your moving service provider a day before the move. This is to ensure that all procedures as agreed upon will be followed. This is a good time to clarify last-minute details that may not be clear for you. 

5. Move your packing boxes, furniture, and all other stuff against the wall, making the hallways and centres of the rooms clear to make it easier and faster for movers to do their job. It is also safe for everyone to move about if there are clear and uncluttered spaces and hallways.

6. Do not let your children and pets enter the area during moving day. There is nothing more annoying and dangerous than having your children and dogs running around while the movers are busy carrying and packing your things. Have a relative or friend take care of your children and pets while movers do their work.

7. When all of your belongings are loaded into the van, go back into the house and do a final check. It would be good to buy cheap cardboard boxes of different sizes and shapes. Use these boxes to store items that you can find during the final inspection.

You choose from a wide variety of moving boxes for sale that you may buy in internet retailers or your contracted moving company.