Keep things organized, take photos of everything, and be smart about where you place your stuff when the movers arrive, recommends Movers.com in their complete guide to making a moving inventory.
One of the most common fears of long-distance movers is their valuable stuff going missing during the move.
And if you're reading this, that's probably yours, too.
The great news is your mover's insurance is covering all lost or damaged items.
The not-so-great news is most homeowners don't have a moving inventory, so they can't prove the missing items ever existed, or that their beloved grandma's Carnival glass vase was ever in one piece (and no, family pics from two Christmases ago don't count).
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Movers.com offers a complete guide to help Philadelphia homeowners create a complete inventory for their out-of-state apartment moves, covering everything from which columns to include in an inventory, to how to organize items to minimize handling and stair fees.
The report recommends inventorying each room separately, and breaking down each entry into several columns, including:
Taking photos of every item and setting up a digital inventory is essential.
“You should always back up your physical inventory by recording the information in a digital moving inventory,” explains the report. “Digital moving inventories are easier to create and more convenient to access. You can use an app on your smartphone or make a shareable Google doc.”
This way if something goes wrong with any of your items, you've got clear proof of initial condition.
Once you've double-checked all items to make sure they’re all included in the inventory, Movers.com recommends grouping the items and placing them near the door, to minimize handling fees.
If your apartment is in a building with no elevators you'll also need to account for extra stair fees, so, if possible, you may want to bring all your items to the first floor before the moving estimate.
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