Home Movers Checklist: Successful and Stress Free Moving
1. Home movers checklist provides the
necessary tips and information to
ensure a successful move
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2. First Thing to Do When Moving
To ensure a successful move there are certain steps on a
home movers checklist that will need to be taken care as
soon as you can. These steps include contacting the Post
Office for change of address, reserve a moving date with
your moving company, or to collect cartons and paper if
you are doing the packing yourself.
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3. During the Month before the Move
A home mover’s checklist provides all the steps needed to move and gives
tips and direction for up to four weeks ahead of your scheduled move date.
Within a month until the scheduled move date the checklist suggests to
decrease the amount frozen foods, and groceries, and to start packing if you
are doing it yourself. A home mover’s checklist also suggests that within
three weeks of the moving date it is wise to call the insurance company for
coverage changes and have all records such as medical, school or dental
transferred. During the last couple of weeks the checklist notes to have
services such as newspapers stopped, return items that may have been
borrowed from neighbors, and to take things off the wall such as hangings or
pictures. On the day before the scheduled move date you should unplug
electronics, clean out kitchen utilities and finish packing personal items.
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5. As Soon as Possible...
• Contact Post Office for change of address.
• Reserve moving date with Changing Places
Moving.
• Start collecting cartons and paper if you
will be doing your own packing.
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6. Four Weeks Before Your Move...
• Begin decreasing inventory of frozen
foods, groceries, and other items.
• START PACKING - if you're doing it yourself
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7. Three Weeks Before Your Move...
• Call your insurance company for coverage
changes.
• Have all records (school, medical, dental)
transferred or obtain a copy for yourself
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8. Two Weeks Before Your Move...
• Arrange to have services at present address
stopped
(phone, garbage, cleaners, newspapers, wate
r softener, and utilities) and started at new
residence.
• Return any items that you might have
borrowed from the neighbors or retrieve any
items that they have borrowed from you.
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9. One Week Before Your Move...
• Leave one closet empty to store items that
need to be left behind or that go with
you, not the movers.
• Remove and pack pictures and wall hangings.
• Dispose of all flammables.
• Change Address on bank accounts and
driver's license. You can change your address
with all of your institutions by visiting
ChangeAddress.com.
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10. The Day Before The Move...
• Unplug stereo and television.
• Finish packing personal items.
• Clean and air-out stove, refrigerator, and
freezer.
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11. Moving Day...
• Winterize home (if necessary).
• Dispose of garbage.
• Ensure that all cupboards and closets are empty.
• Clean House.
• Check setting on thermostat.
• Check all water faucets.
• Turn off lights (you may want to leave one light on a timer
to turn on at night).
• Check to see that all doors and windows are locked.
• Leave keys for interior doors that have locks.
• Give the movers directions to your new home once the
truck is loaded and they are ready to leave.
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