ONE MONTH BEFORE YOUR MOVE…
Before your move, remember these helpful tips!
- Clean out storage spaces & discard unwanted items
- Make inventory of items to be moved
- Use up refrigerated/frozen items
- Notify post office, subscriptions, and correspondents of address change. This includes: Charge Accounts/Credit Cards, Friends/Relatives, Medical Offices
- Verify with veterinarian any travel accommodations for pets
- Register children for school and transfer school records
- Purchase packing materials
- Begin packing household items that you do not use on a regular basis
TWO WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE…
- Contact utility companies to schedule disconnect and reconnect of these services: Electricity, Gas, Telephone, Water/Sewer, Cable
- Contact Newspaper carrier
- Call to confirm moving date with your moving company
ONE WEEK BEFORE YOUR MOVE…
- Drain fluids from lawn equipment
- Prepare a box with essential items necessary for your first day in your new house, including: Bedroom
- Linens, Toiletries, Medications, Telephone Book
- Purchase any additional packing materials necessary
- Continue packing – Pack all items not used on a daily basis
THE DAY BEFORE…
- Pack valuables (we recommend you take your valuables in your own vehicle)
- Be sure fragile items are appropriately packed and labeled
- Be sure all loose items are packed and secure
- Confirm all utility connections
- Clean the house to the best of your ability
FOLLOWING THE MOVE…
- Test all smoke detectors and find fire extinguishers
- Make a new list of emergency contacts
- Register new address with the department of transportation, obtain an update for license and registration
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