When you have an upcoming move during your area's rainy season, it's smart to plan and pack your boxes accordingly. While you can refer to the forecast to plan your moving day, it's impossible to predict the weather fully. This is especially true if your move is weeks away when you schedule the moving date.  

Instead of running into problems where your belongings are soaked or the inside of your home gets messy, here are a few tips to help you navigate your upcoming move. 

Move Boxes to the Front Rooms

Since you don't want movers to need to trek throughout your entire home when it's wet and possibly muddy outside, keep boxes as close to the front as possible. Dedicating the front rooms of your home to where all your moving boxes go can also reduce how long it takes for everything to be loaded into the moving truck. 

If your home has multiple stories, you can avoid dirt and debris getting tracked everywhere by keeping everything downstairs and close to the front door. 

Lay Down Tarps and Plastic Sheeting

Since the movers won't be taking their shoes off every time they enter your home, it's wise to lay down some tarps and plastic sheeting to protect your floors. While mess from rainy weather can affect carpeting the most, it can also damage wooden flooring due to sand and gravel getting dragged around from wearing shoes indoors.

Buying tarps and plastic sheeting that fit the size of the rooms where the movers will enter your home can make cleanup after the move much more manageable. 

Keep the Moving Truck Close

Another option for reducing the mess that can occur on a rainy day is to have the moving truck as close to your home as possible. Backing the truck up next to the garage will reduce the time the movers have to spend outside and be exposed to rain. This can make an enormous difference in how much mess occurs during the move and how much time is spent cleaning up after. 

While you can't predict the weather, you can make preparations to ensure that you're ready if rain occurs on your moving day. Reducing how much water and mud gets tracked indoors can significantly affect how smoothly your move goes. Whether you request help from the movers to prepare your home or handle it alone, you can make your moving day easier and reduce the expected cleanup after your move. 

Contact a local residential moving service to learn more.