{"id":1270,"date":"2020-07-10T22:01:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T22:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2020-07-10T22:04:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T22:04:25","slug":"what-you-should-know-if-youre-moving-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/what-you-should-know-if-youre-moving-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know If You’re Moving During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COVID-19 has us locked\ndown. Many businesses are closed. But realtor and moving services remain an\nessential service in several provinces. So, it\u2019s still possible to move into\nyour new home. Although April 2020 sales\nactivity <\/a>fell 56.8%\nmonth-over-month and down 57.6% year-over-year in Canada, there are still\nplenty of Canadians who are buying and selling their homes, which means many\nCanadians filling trucks with furniture and hiring movers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, the best-case\nscenario is to wait out the storm and to move once we return to normalcy.\nHowever, this isn\u2019t always possible. Maybe a deal is too good to pass up on.\nPerhaps you need to relocate due to a purchase-and-sales agreement. Or perhaps\nit\u2019s for work. Whatever the case, it\u2019s evident that moving from an old home to\na new one during the Coronavirus era is not a choice for some people. At the\nsame time, there is a way to make the move safely. In this article, we look at\nwhat moving companies and truck rental services are doing to help you during\nthis time. We also provide some tips to reduce the chance of contracting\nCOVID-19 in the process of your move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Moving Services and Rental Businesses are Ensuring Your Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moving\nServices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re hiring a moving\ncompany for your journey, it\u2019s still possible. Most provinces have deemed\nmoving companies an essential service. Further, as the number of new cases\ncomes down, we\u2019re starting to see a lot of businesses open again. With that\nsaid, moving companies are not just going on business as usual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most\nsignificant changes is a move from in-person tours to virtual tours for pricing\nestimates. In a usual moving scenario, the movers would come to your home and\ntake note of all the furniture and fixtures that they need to move to your new\nhome. This provides the proper information to know what size truck to bring in,\nhow many movers they\u2019ll need, and what you can expect as a cost. But due to\nminimizing physical interaction in a COVID-19 world, mover now asks you to aid\nthem in a virtual tour of your home as an alternative way to make their pricing\nestimate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Movers are also taking\nprecautions during the actual move. However, they are limited in what\nprotections they can use. While it\u2019s ideal that movers wear masks and gloves,\nthis protective equipment can interfere with their work. Gloves can ultimately\nreduce a mover\u2019s grip and increase the chances that they drop something. This\ncan not only damage your item but also injure the movers. Masks can also reduce\nthe mover\u2019s ability to breathe. And when they\u2019re moving heavy furniture, a good\nairway is critical to safely maintain enough strength to hold heavy\nfixtures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movers are requesting\nthat you leave a washbasin open to them. As we know, washing our hands is more\nimportant now than ever before. Informing movers which sink is available to\nthem and leaving some soap and hand sanitizer can help protect the movers, your\nfamily, and others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prevent spread among\ndifferent movers, companies are staggering when their employees come into your\nold and new home to reduce the amount of contact. Moving companies may also\nlimit each truck to two people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Truck and Container Rentals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Opting to move without a\nmoving company can be a safer option because it involves fewer people you don\u2019t\nknow. However, you\u2019ll likely still need to rent a truck or container. Companies\nsuch as U-Haul are taking strict measures to sanitize their vehicles. They\ndisinfect everything from steering wheels, seats, and seat belts. Additionally,\nmany have implemented six-feet distancing guidelines when individuals come to\ntheir stores. Online check-ins for some companies are also available to further\nreduce contact with any truck rental company staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What You Can Do to Ensure a Safer Move During COVID-19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned before, if\nyou\u2019re using a moving service, one of the best things you can do is provide the\nmovers with a washbasin and soap. But there are additional steps you can take\nto secure yourself and your family further:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • If you want to monitor your home as movers come in and out,\nlimit it to yourself or to one family member. Ultimately, limit the number of\npeople present. <\/li>
  • If your movers are comfortable using protective equipment on the\njob, a poncho is an additional step to ensure that there\u2019s even less contact\nbetween them and your items\/home.<\/li>
  • Pack whatever you can yourself. This can limit how many people\ntouch your possessions. <\/li>
  • Ask your moving company what health measures they have in place.\nEnsure that they\u2019re sanitizing their trucks and equipment and staggering their\nstaff as they enter and exit your home. <\/li>
  • Disinfect any hard surfaces. <\/li>
  • Provide movers with precise instructions on the layout of\nfurniture in the new house. This can prevent the amount of time they need to\nspend at the property. <\/li>
  • Prepare separate bags with clothes that you can use for the\nfirst week at the new property. This can help prevent the need to open your\nother clothing boxes. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Additionally, it\u2019s common\nthat you\u2019ll want to declutter the number of possessions you have during a move.\nAlthough it\u2019s commonly a great time to bring some no longer used items to a\ndonation bin, the Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the closure of donation\nbins. Friends and family may also be wary of accepting any second-hand items as\na precaution. Therefore, many of your no longer used possessions may end up in\na recycling bin or landfill. Although this is unfortunate, it\u2019s part of\nlimiting the spread of COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There\u2019s no doubt we\u2019ve\nentered a new normal. In an ideal world, try your best to delay moving until\nthe situation gets better. But for some, there\u2019s no choice but to move to a new\nlocation. If you\u2019re in that situation, know that moving companies and rental\nbusinesses are taking measures to make your move as safe as possible.\nAdditionally, your own precautions, such as preparing clothing and home\nlayouts, can help reduce the chance of COVID-19 spreading. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    COVID-19 has us locked down. Many businesses are closed. But realtor and moving services remain an essential service in several provinces. So, it\u2019s still possible to move into your new home. Although April 2020 sales activity fell 56.8% month-over-month and down 57.6% year-over-year in Canada, there are still plenty of Canadians who are buying and selling their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,49,38,37],"tags":[329,396,410,344,342,345,324,70,143],"class_list":["post-1270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buying","category-first-time-home-buyers","category-renting","category-selling","tag-buying-a-home","tag-canada-real-estate","tag-covid-19","tag-how-to-move","tag-moving","tag-moving-checklist","tag-moving-in","tag-real-estate","tag-selling-home"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1288,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions\/1288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rankmyagent.com\/realestate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}