Do you know where all your furniture will go in the new house? Now’s a great time to figure this out, because you may find that you are lacking pieces, or need to find new furniture options. Plus, the movers will not move anything around for you so knowing what goes where ahead of time will save the headache (and back ache) later.
Inform your home services such as lawn care and cleaners that you will be moving and schedule one final service right before you move.
Do you need a new license or car registration? Find out the requirements make the switch.
If you plan on doing any changes to the new location, schedule that now. Carpet cleaning, painting, or anything that would be easier done prior to settling in.
You should be down to essentials left to pack, so start cleaning empty or near-empty rooms.
All valuable items like jewelry should be packed separately and moved by you to ensure you don’t lose them.
Get your records in order. Make copies of the important items and pack those up.
Give your neighbors back their Tupperware, return books, and just generally ensure you aren’t taking anything with you that belongs to someone else.
Prepare appliances that are going with you for the move.
It’s finally time to start packing essential items, like kitchenware, clothing, bathroom items and the rest.
Label a few boxes to go with you personally, and include items like cell phone charges, tool kits, scissors, flashlight, trash bags, toilet paper, linens, and toiletries.
Save several outfits for each family member in case the move does not go as planned. Make arrangements for sleeping and eating, for the same reasons.
Finalize everything with your real estate agent, ensuring closing is going ahead as planned.
Gather together garage door openers, alarm codes, keys, and any other necessary information for your real estate agent.
Prepare your appliances and outdoor grills for the move.
Back up any computers and put the hardware in special boxes labeled for your own car to make sure they aren’t exposed long term to high or low temperatures.
Get rid of all of your garage chemicals and treatments. Cleaning supplies can go with you.
Call the moving company for final confirmation and remember to grab cash to give each mover a tip – about $20 a mover.
Exchange phone numbers with your movers and provide them a map to your new place with the address.
Movers CalgaryRead the mover’s paperwork carefully and get everything signed.
Clean out the fridge and freezer, and put a box of baking soda inside (this prevents and eliminates any odor issues).
Take out any final trash once the movers have left to go to the new place.
Do a final walk through to make sure nothing was left behind.
If you are moving somewhere nearby, split the duties; someone stays at the old place while someone heads to the new place. If that’s not possible, you can do the following steps once you arrive at the new home.
The person going to the new place needs to take the necessity boxes and set up toilet paper, paper towels and the rest throughout the house.
Do a final walk-through while there to check that nothing has changed since you last were there.
Start labeling all of the doors to help the movers.
Cover the carpets or floors with plastic to ensure it doesn’t get dirty during the move.
When the movers arrive at the new house, walk them around the house and show them where each room is. This gesture will familiarize them with the house so you don’t have to stand by to tell them where to go with each item.
Set up furniture like bed frames as soon as possible so that when mattresses come in, you can quickly set up bedding. After a hard day, you’ll want a soft, clean place to land.
When the movers are done, don’t forget to tip them.
Unpack the absolute essentials, and leave the rest for the coming days and weeks.
Sit back, laugh, and celebrate saying goodbye to the hardest part of the moving process!
Make sure everything is working, like fire detectors and appliances.
You’ll be very busy for some time, meeting the cable and internet providers and unpacking as you go, but make time to start hanging pictures and turning your new place into a home.
