While planning your relocation, perhaps you’ve considered selling your hot tub or leaving it with your home’s new residents, and if so, that’s completely understandable. Hot tubs are heavy and unwieldy. A 56-square-foot hot tub without water typically weighs about 900 pounds, which makes moving it extremely difficult, even for a group of your strongest friends equipped with furniture dollies. Not only that – trying to move a hot tub, especially if you’ve never done it before, puts you at risk for serious injury. For this reason alone, if you can’t imagine leaving your hot tub behind, hiring a professional mover may be a smart option.
A Careful Process
To move a hot tub, movers must first disconnect it from the water source, then drain, dry, and clean it. Next, comes physically maneuvering the tub, and it’s here that professional movers distinguish themselves from amateurs. The bulk, weight, and technical components of hot tubs make them one of the most challenging items to move. A professional moving company will have the know-how and enough manpower to lift and steady the tub, plus specialized equipment and dollies to carry it to the moving truck. To protect the tub as well as your home, movers will also come prepared with moving pads, stretch wrap, and floor coverings.
The path movers take to the truck is also well-considered. It must be free of all obstacles because even stairs, railings, and landscaping can hinder the process. As for the transportation to your destination, movers will have the proper tie-downs to ensure that your tub is secure during transit. When it comes to placing the tub, movers have the experience to do it properly without damaging the surrounding area or the tub’s outer shell. In the unfortunate event that your home or tub is damaged, moving companies generally carry full liability and movers’ insurance to cover the cost.
Turn to Atlantic Relocation Systems
The movers for Atlantic Relocation Systems are trained at lifting, carrying, and securing all manner of oddly shaped and heavy items to prevent any damage during the moving process. With specialized equipment like lift gates and heavy-duty hand trucks, we facilitate safe and efficient moves in communities nationwide. Contact us to learn how entrusting with us with moving your hot tub can give you peace of mind.