Your Checklist Before Moving a Home

Moving a house can be one of the most stressful of job you really don’t want to try! With some hindsights and planning, however, you can make your move as free of hassles as it can get.

This article highlights some key action steps that could lighten your load and ease your worries as you plan to move:

Eight/Seven Weeks to Go

What to Keep: What are the things you really want to move with you and what are those things you want to get rid of? Moving present one unique opportunity of disposing off things that are long due for disposal; you don’t want to take these things with you to your new home.

Research for Movers: Getting a reliable mover within your budget is something you must start doing upfront. Do not rely on a mere business directory of moving companies; you need to do your research on each mover, read their past client reviews, and get their quote in black and white. Also, you need to decide if your mover is insured. You can use Hutbay Movers to scout for Movers and do your research.

Keep an Inventory: You may need to write down an inventory of your ket items for the purpose of keeping track of them and cross checking
against the inventory of the moving company upon offloading at your destination.

Six/Five Weeks to Go

How to Pack: While you don’t need boxes or bubble wrap for your sofa and furniture, you surely will need them, along with tapes and markers for your other smaller items. This is essential for proper packing, tracking/identification. Therefore, you may need to order for these items within this period.

Using Up/Selling: It may be wise to avoid stocking your refrigerator now. In fact, you may need to start using up items that you don’t want to move with you. Your onions, frozen foods and other perishable foods. What of your old tires? You may want to do a garage sale of the items as a way of disposing them off.

Schools and Hospitals: If you have kids, notify their schools about your moving soon. Get their school records and start the process of enrollment for your kids at schools near your new place of residence.

Four/Three Weeks to Go

Choose a Mover: By now you must have received different quotes from moving companies you got in touch with on Hutbay Movers. Now go ahead and pick a mover you are okay with. Confirm the date and details of your move with the mover. Have the mover’s phone number handy.

Start Packing: Start packing the smaller items you can do without for the next two or three weeks. Box up these things and make sure the boxes are properly labeled.

Notify Your Landlord/Agent: Write your agent or landlord that you will be moving. If you made a security deposit or caution fee, find out when your money will be returned.

Two Weeks to Go

Do a Change of Address: In the situation where you receive your postal mails or online orders in your home address, you need to update your address against orders or postal mails that may arrive from the day of your move upwards.

Notify Important Parties: Notify your employer, your friends, relatives and loved ones. Also inform your neighbors about your move; they can still be of good use and service even after you’ve long gone!

Reconfirm With Your Mover: Call or write the moving company you chose to confirm arrangements.

One Week to Go

Defrost Your Freezer: This is vital so as to make it easier for the packers to easily move the freezers and also the fact that your goods may get spoilt during the time frame when the freezer is out of power. So, go and make sure it is empty and well cleaned. Do this at least 48 hours before moving.

Keep Essentials Handy: For items you will need right away at your new place, you need to keep them handy and easily accessible. Perhaps, these can all fit into one brief case. If you have a car, keep this briefcase with you. Don’t load it into the truck.

One Day to Go

Moving Documents: Keep important documents related to your move handy. You can scan these documents and store them in the cloud to avoid loosing them.

Moving Day

Guide the Mover: Your mover will need your assistance to be able to identify fragile items and where all your items are in the home. Be there when they are packing and moving your valuables!

Confirm Inventory: It is your responsibility to verify and ensure that everything you want loaded are packed and moved into the truck. Only sign the bill of laden after you are satisfied of

Final Check: Go through your home and do a final check to make sure nothing you want moved is left behind.