The success that you experience on your moving day can rely not only on the help of the professional crew that you hire, but also the steps that you take before the movers pull into your driveway in their moving truck. While it's good to ensure that all your boxes are packed by the time the crew arrives, handling a number of last-minute tasks can increase the speed and efficiency of the move – which is especially beneficial if you've only booked the crew for a short stint. Here are some important tasks that might get overlooked.

Clearing Space In The Driveway

It might sound simple to leave space in your driveway for the moving truck, but if you've recruited a number of helpers who have parked their vehicles at your house and you've moved a bunch of items outside so that they can be loaded quickly, you might not have space in your driveway for the truck. This scenario will precipitate a last-minute scramble to move cars and packed goods, which will get your moving day off on a stressful note. Make sure that there's ample room for the truck so that the movers can be as close to your house as possible.

Protecting Your Floors And Walls

Given that many people will be tramping through your home with their boots or shoes on, you want to be sure that your floors don't get damaged on moving day. Lay down several long sections of cardboard in key areas – taping them to the floor, if necessary, to avoid them being a tripping hazard – or place drop cloths in other areas. The walls of your home, especially around corners, can also take a beating on moving day. Protect them by folding strips of cardboard and taping them to the corners of the walls with non-marking painter's tape.

Ensuring That Fragile Items Are Addressed

If you haven't gone through your packed boxes and carefully labeled any that contain fragile items, now is the time to get this important job done. Don't wait until the movers have arrived, as you don't want to delay their efforts. Instead, either mark "FRAGILE" on the necessary boxes with a permanent marker or quickly move all the fragile boxes to a specific area of one room – out of the way, ideally – and make sure that you let the movers that these designated boxes contain items that are fragile.

For more tips, talk to a moving company like the one represented at http://www.bekins.com.