One
Week Before Your Move
Confirm arrangements for move day with the moving company,
moving truck rental company and moving equipment rental
company.
Confirm arrangements for move day with any help you have
hired, friends or family members.
Confirm arrangements for move day with sitters for the
children and pets.
Confirm reservations for travel and accommodation.
Dispose of any corrosives, explosives, flammable liquids,
flammable solids, gases and poisons.
Dismantle
all your furniture items such as entertainment centers,
bookcases, desks, shelving units and bed frames before the
day of your move. Remove pictures, wrap,
package and box.
Defrost clean and dry out your refrigerator and freezer 24 hours before the day of your move.
Assemble the necessary important papers and documents you
will need to carry with you on move day. These
items should be carried in your wallet or placed in your MOVE BOX.
Start
a Box and Label It
Pack up a box with items that you know you will need the
first day or night that you arrive at your new home. Your
move box should include things you know you will be
scrambling for when you arrive. A sleeping bag or
blankets, clothes, some towels, hand soap, toilet paper,
tooth brush, toothpaste, toiletries, first aid kit,
medications, aspirin or other pain relievers, plastic
cups, snacks, coffee pot, beverages, cleaning supplies,
trash bags, paper towels, flashlight, light bulbs,
telephone, radio, tool kit (scissors, hammer, utility
knife, screw driver, pliers, masking tape).
Move
Day
Make certain you are present at all times to supervise the
move.
Complete any last minute cleaning.
Turn down the thermostat on the furnace.
Make certain all interior water taps are
turned off.
Check the outdoor taps to make certain they are turned
off.
Take a final reading on the gas, water and electricity
meters.
Check to make certain the telephone service has been
disconnected.
Check the basement, attic, storage shed and each room for
missed items.
Check all closets, drawers, cupboards and crawl spaces.
Make certain all of the windows are closed and locked.
Turn off all of the lights.
Leave all keys on the counter or with the real estate
agent.
Leave the garage door openers on the counter.
Leave all appliance operating manuals on the counter.
Leave operating manuals for underground sprinkler and
security
system on the counter.
Empty the garbage.
Close and lock all of the doors.
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