Brisbane is expecting a wetter than normal winter this year, particularly from May to July. While moving home when its raining is not always fun, it does not have to be a disastrous experience. Your Local Movers have a few suggestions for moving to minimise the worry when grey skies loom above.
Regardless of the weather, your moving team always reverse the truck as far as possible to the main entrance point into the house. However there is always a chance of being a gap. If there is not a clean path between the moving truck and the main entrance, consider laying down old blankets or a carpet cut-off. Although we can't help the wet shoes, this will help to avoid tracking in mud or debris into your home. Avoid laying down plastic sheeting, as it is extremely slippery when wet.
If you have polished floorboards laying down cardboard, old blankets or carpet cut-offs will help to protect them. If you use cardboard, you might need to replace it a few times during the day as it becomes wet and soggy.
On request, we can supply a range of plastic furniture covers such as mattress protectors, sofa covers and chair covers etc. For the other furniture items we will cover them with removal pads (similar to thick blankets) for transporting to and from the truck when deemed safe.
Wet weather can weaken the strength of moving boxes, so handle boxes at the bottom if you help transfer them from the truck to the house. Cross-taping boxes across the bottom before the move will add strength.
Last but not least, even though moving in the rain can be a little extra stressful, with a positive outlook think of the story you can tell when it's all over and you are comfortable and warm in your new home.