- Pick up items from the cleaners, repair shops, or friends.
- Pack a survival kit of clothes, medicines, special foods, and so on to cary you through the day after arrival in your new home.
- Finish packing all boxes minus what you'll need in the final week.
- Inform the post office of your upcoming move.
Send Change Of Address Cards To:
- Friends
- Family
- Banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, and other financial institution.
- Magazines and newspapers
- Doctors, lawyer, accountant, realtor, and other service providers.
- State and federal tax authorities and any other government agencies as needed.
- Workplace, schools
- Voter registration office and
motor vehicle bureau
Moving - Day Before The day before the move - Set aside moving meterials, such as tape measure, pocket knife, and rope.
- Pad corners and stairways of house.
- Lay down old sheets in the entry and hallways to protect floor coverings.
- Remove hanging fixtures.
- If moving yourself, pick up the rental truck and a hand truck or dolly to move heavy boxes.
- If you're driving, check oil and gas in your car.
- If you're traveling, make sure you have tickets, charge cards, and other essentials.
Moving - Moving Day Carry with you:
- The keys to your new home
- Map of new town and directions.
- The telephone number of the moving company.
- Cash or traveler's checks.
- Documentation related to the sale of your home.
- You insurance policies and agent's phone number.
- Your current address book or personal planner.
- Prescription and non-prescription medicines.
- Enough clothing to get by if the movers are late.
- Any important personal records and documents.
- Any items of great personal value to you that are virtually irreplaceable(for example, a photo albm).
- Back-up copies of important computer files.
- Sheets and towels for the first night in your new home.
- Personal hygiene items(for
example,toothpaste,soap,razor).
Moving - Arrival Day - Show movers where to place furniture and boxes.
- Check inventory to ensure that everything was delivered before signing delivery papers. Note any damages on the inventory sheet.
- Unpack any valuable items, such as silver, art,
and jewelry, upon arrival.
Moving Tips - Disconnect and bundle cords on television and stereo components. Label eeach cord with masking tape and a description of where to connect it.
- Plan and measure where your furniture will be placed in your new home. It's helpful to draw a layout of your new home and sketch in the major furniture pieces.
- To save time on moving day, move your boxes from the basement, upstairs, or attic to the main floor prior to the move date. Consider carrying the items from the back yard to the front yard or garage ahead of time.
- Keep your phone connected through moving day to stay in touch with friends, family, and the moving company.
Packing Tips - Gather boxes in all sizes from friends, neighbors and stores.
- Collect cushioning meterial such as bubble wrap, styrofoam pellets, furniture pads, old blankets, plastic bags...etc.
- Create a "portable packing kit" with marking pens, a tape measure, packing tape, twine, and scissors. Carry it with you as you pack up items around your home.
- Reinforce the bottom of boxes with extra tape for added strength.
- Label each box with the name of the room in your new home where it should be placed.
- List the contents of the box on the side of it.
- Number the boxes and keep a list of which boxes go in which room in your new home.
- Label boxes containing fragile items with large red lettering.
- Place china in plastic bags and stack plates upright on their sides, not flat.
- Pack your TV, stereo, and computer in their
original boxes whenever possible.
Packing List Kitchen - Cupboards
- Closets
- Drawers
- Box number for kitchen
Dining room
- China cabinet or hutch
- Light fixture and lamps
- Furniture: table and chairs
- Box numbers for dining room
Living room
- Bookcase and contents
- Entertainment center and contents:stereo, TV, CD's, videotapes, and so on
- Knickknacks and artwork
- Lamps
- Furniture:couch,chairs,and tables
- Box numbers for living room
Family room
- Entertainment center and contents:stereo,TV,CD's,videotapes,and so on
- Knickknacks and artwork
- Furniture: couch, chairs, and tables
- Lamps
- Box numbers for family room
Bedrooms
- Closet
- Dressers and contents
- Furniture: bed, dressers, night stands, and desk
- Box number for master bedroom
Study office
- Computer equipment:CPU, monitor, and printer
- Desk and contents
- Bookshelves and contents
- File cabinets and contents
- Box numbers for study/office
Bathrooms
- Cupboards and contents
- Linens and towels
- Knickknacks and wall hangings
- Box numbers for bathrooms
Attic
- Trunks
- Boxes
- Box numbers for attic
Garage
- Yard equipment and garden tools
- Home maintenance equipment and tools
- Box numbers for garage
Basement
- Cupboards and shelves
- Box numbers for basement