During busy moving season, importance of final walk through

Periodically we hear of items being left behind after the movers have loaded the truck and departed. Particularly, during the busy summer months when movers might be hurrying more, the final walk through is critical.

We tell our customers that they need to participate actively managing their move with the mover. After all, you are hiring the mover, and you should manage, not micro manage, the overall move. This means being sure that all the i

tems you want to be moved are actually loaded onto the truck,. and items that you may not want moved are not on the truck.

During the move you need to be sure that items you do not want moved are placed in an area separate from the to be moved items. If this is not possible, place a sign on the items indicating they are not to be moved. After the truck is loaded and you are asked to sign off on the move with the driver, take the time to walk through all of your house and outside living areas to be sure all items are loaded that you want to be moved. "Walk throughs" for moving are as necessary as those for a home sale closing. Be sure you do it, otherwise you may end of having to arrange for shipping of items that were left behind. With minimum weight requirments during the summer this could be a costly mistake.