Turcios Moving Home Moving Checklist
Here Are Some Helpful Tips
This checklist will help you prepare for your move. Please feel free to contact Turcios Moving with any questions or get a Free Moving Quote.
A month before the move
- Reserve a moving company for your move as soon as you know you are moving.
- Start to clean out closets, the garage, and the attic.
- Host a garage sale or donate your unwanted things to charity.
- Arrange to transfer school records.
- Get a change of address cards from your local post office.
- Notify magazines, charge accounts, insurance companies, clubs, and all other organizations of your change of address.
- If possible, get owner’s manuals for appliances in your new home.
1 to 2 weeks before the move
- Make a “survival closet” of things you will need for the final clean-up and include a snack for the last day.
- If you decide to pack yourself, label all the moving boxes as you pack.
- Write the destination room on the top and sides of each moving box to ensure it gets to the right place in your new home.
- Schedule disconnects for gas, electric, water, and the telephone.
- Don’t disconnect the phone until after your move.
- Arrange for refunds that are due, and schedule connections for your new home.
- Cancel newspapers, cable TV, security, pest control, cleaning help, lawn maintenance, and any other services you receive.
The week of the move
- Mail-in your change of address forms.
- Clean the stove.
The day before the move
- Clean the refrigerator, then defrost and dry.
- Get enough cash to tide you over.
- Say goodbye to your neighbors!
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