Can there be two more chilling words in the English language than “kitchen remodel”? I know of what I speak, because my wife and I have embarked on just such a project. Interviewing contractors, approving designs, shopping for appliances: it’s practically a full-time job. And then, just as the project was about to begin, we learned that our 1938 house did indeed have asbestos in the flooring. Asbestos remediation would be necessary. Yikes!
But enough about me. This post isn’t just about kitchen remodels. It’s about an entire ground-floor remodel and how The Move Makers can help.
Let me set the scene. A large house in West Linn, owned by a busy professional couple. Both spend much of the day away from home, and packing up the office, living room, kitchen, and laundry room for a renovation probably wasn’t high on their to-do list.
Fortunately, they’d hired an interior decorator who knew of us and recommended the clients call us. They engaged our services, and we got straight to work.
The house wasn’t cluttered, but it contained plenty of fragile items on display and an impressive collection of artwork on the walls. The laundry room closet was stacked to the top with paper products, and the kitchen cabinets held a sizable collection of cookbooks.
The decorator had allowed two days for packing. Our crew of three finished the job in just four hours! We carefully packed the contents of the rooms and moved some of the smaller boxes to the garage. Later in the week, one of the moving companies we work with would take care of the larger boxes, artwork, and furniture.
I share this story not just to brag (well, perhaps a little!), but to highlight something people don’t always realize: you don’t have to be selling your house and moving to benefit from a professional move management team.
A home renovation can turn everyday life upside down. Whether you’re having your kitchen remodeled, repainting several rooms, or updating an entire floor, someone has to pack away the dishes, books, artwork, and other belongings before the work can begin. And once the dust has settled, everything needs to be unpacked and returned to its proper place.
That’s where we come in. Instead of spending your precious free time taping boxes and worrying about fragile belongings, you can leave the packing to the pros.
I can’t wait to see the newly remodeled spaces when we return to unpack everything. One of the great satisfactions of our work is knowing how much time we’ve saved our clients—and getting to admire the finished results, of course!
Planning a home renovation? Let The Move Makers take packing off your to-do list. Call us at (503) 744-0826. Whether you’re preparing for a whole-house move or simply need help packing up for a remodel, we’re happy to help with projects large and small.
Michael Gettel-Gilmartin is an organizer for The Move Makers and a writer and blogger. He was educated in an English boarding school (no, not Hogwarts!) and has lived in eight countries. He’s been paid money for the following: writing and blogging, teaching ESL, carrying suitcases as a hotel porter, cleaning carpets, being the refined English telephone voice behind a friend’s attempt to be a literary agent, editing a Japanese dictionary, being an in-home caregiver, and singing at weddings.