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Moving Tips
Week By Week Move Planning Guide
6-8 Weeks Before Moving:

Organization is the key for a smooth move and this is the time to start getting the details of your move.

This is the time to decide what items you wish to transport to your new home. If you decide to dispose of items that you don?t need you should either donate them to a charity or consider having a garage sale. Contact a local charity or pick a date at least two weeks before moving date for the garage sale. Advertise the garage sale locally.

Start collecting suitable moving and packing supplies if you plan to do your own packing or partial packing. Think about your new home layout and start thinking about where you'll place the furniture. Create a floor plan of your new home that will prevent the stress of making decisions when your furniture arrives at your new home.

Finalize all real estate and rental needs. Contact your insurance agent to transfer medical, property, fire and auto insurance.

4-5 Weeks before moving

Give your new address to: Friends and Family, Post Office, Utility Companies, Banks and Financial Institutions, Doctors, Schools, Church.

It is the time to take a look at what you own, and decide what must go and what can be left behind. All items such as old books, magazines, broken items, old toys can be left behind. Remember-adding more weight to your shipment costs more money. Organize your move by deciding and making lists of what items you will not transport, what items your mover will move and what items you will move yourself. Make a decision if the items not going that will be sold at a garage sale, picked by a charity or trash it.

3 Weeks before moving

Decide how much packing your will handle yourself. You should inform your mover of any items that you decided for him/her to pack.

If you have any valuables around the house, be sure to collect them before leaving. Return any borrowed items such as library books. Also collect all items that are being repaired or cleaned.

2 Weeks before moving

Disassemble and disconnect your computer system before your move. Back up all your computer files on a disk. Consider taking all back up files disks with you in the car.

Make final packing decisions. Clean and clear your home including closets, basement and attics and the items that you will take.

Dispose of items that represent a hazard and are not allowed to be shipped. Tape and seal all cleaning fluids that are non-toxic, non-flammable in plastic bags. Inform gas, electric, cable, and telephone services of your move. Arrange to have them disconnected from your present home the day after your scheduled moving day. Sign up for services at your new address and connect them on your moving in day.

1 Week before moving

Make sure to mark which items you'll take yourself, so the movers won't take them or have any questions.

Make sure you haven't overlooked anything in the house.

Empty, defrost and clean your refrigerator, freezer and clean your stove, all at least 24 hours before moving to let them air out.

Prepare items you will need while your goods are in transit. Pack your suitcases and confirm travel arrangements for you and your family. Try to keep plans as flexible as possible in the event of unexpected delay or schedule change.

1 Day before moving day

Pack a box of things you'll need as soon as you arrive at your new home. (This might include non-aerosol cleaning supplies, disposable plates and cups, light tools, snacks, bathroom items and trash bags.). Take this box with you or have the driver load it last and unload first. Make a final tour of your home. See that nothing is overlooked.

Arrive at your home a day ahead of time, if possible, to make sure utilities are connected and to plan placement of major items in your home.
 
Packing Tips
  • Keep the following supplies handy for packing: Boxes, marking pen, bubble wrap, newspaper and tissue, tape and scissors, tape measure
  • Use strong boxes and containers that can be secured tightly.
  • Purchase special boxes for dishes, wardrobe and other special items.
  • Pack audio-video equipment in their original boxes. Label cables and tighten transit screws. If removing screws, tape them to the objects they are removed from.
  • Label each box and indicate the following: (a) Which room it should go in, (b) Whether it is fragile, (c) If it should be loaded last so it will be unloaded first.
  • Cushion contents with packing material such as bubble wrap, newspaper or tissue. Save room by using towels and blankets to wrap fragile items.
  • Pack books tightly on end in small boxes.
  • Have rugs and draperies cleaned before moving and leave them in wrappings for the move.
  • Pack medicines in a leak proof container.
  • Carry all valuables with you.
  • PLAN AHEAD TO OBTAIN NECESSARY CARTONS: We can sell you any cartons you might need in addition to other packing material such as paper and tape. You might save a substantial amount of money, however, by obtaining cartons from other sources such as friends who have recently moved and/or stores. Starting to collect cartons a month or two prior to your move will probably make it possible to obtain enough cartons.
  • SELECT THE PROPER SIZE AND TYPE OF CARTON: Heavy items such as books, record albums, canned food, etc. should be put in smaller cartons. Some items such as large pictures, mirrors, glass tops and shelves, clocks and mattresses may require special cartons which we can provide.
  • PACK ONE ROOM AT A TIME: Packing can appear to be an insurmountable task when viewed from the perspective of the entire house. Packing one room at a time (and staying with that room until it is fully packed) has the effect of dividing the overall task into several smaller and more manageable tasks. This approach also makes it possible to set realistic goals, i.e. pack the dining room today, the kitchen tomorrow, etc.
  • HEAVY ITEMS ON THE BOTTOM/LIGHT ITEMS ON TOP: In each carton the heavier items should be placed at the bottom and the lighter items on top to prevent damage.
  • USE A LOT OF PAPER: All breakable items should be wrapped individually in paper. Paper should be used to cushion the bottom, sides and top of cartons.
  • PLACE BREAKABLES CORRECTLY IN CARTON: Plates should be stacked vertically as if in a dish drain; glasses and stemware should be placed in an upright position; again, use plenty of paper on all fragile and breakable items.
  • CORRECTLY FILL CARTONS: Fill all cartons to the top without overfilling. Cartons with items sticking over the top cannot be properly closed or stacked; cartons that are underfilled tend to crush when stacked. Always make sure each carton is filled totally to the top before closing. A small space at the top can be filled with paper, a towel, a blanket or other similar items.
  • CLOSE CARTON AND SEAL SHUT WITH TAPE: Cartons should be closed-top and sealed with tape to prevent damage and make stacking easier.
  • LABEL EACH CARTON: Use a felt pen to clearly label each carton as to its general contents and the room it is to be placed in at destination. Label on the side of each carton rather than on the top so that cartons in stacks can be identified. If a carton is packed in a manner that requires it to be always kept in an upright position, draw arrows on each side indicating which end must always be kept up. Any cartons containing particularly fragile items should be labeled as such.
  • STACK CARTONS: Time will be saved on your move if you arrange cartons in stacks of similar sized cartons four to five feet high. This enables the cartons to be easily dollied from the house to the truck.
 



 
 
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