The Ultimate Moving Checklist: Things to Do Before Moving

TWELVE WEEKS BEFORE YOU MOVE, HAVE YOU ….

  • Chosen your mover and signed the acceptance note?
  • Sorted through basement, loft, and garage?
  • Resolved what to do with prohibited items?
  • Made proper provision for pets?
  • Decided whether or not you are taking your car?

TEN WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE, HAVE YOU ….

  • Disposed of the things you don't want to take?

EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE YOU MOVE, HAVE YOU ….

  • Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of address?
  • Notified banks, savings accounts, credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, hire purchase, and rental companies?
  • Started to round up passports, birth/marriage certificates, and other family documentation?
  • Applied for any necessary visas?
  • Checked that electrical goods will work in your new home?

SIX WEEKS BEFORE YOU MOVE, HAVE YOU …

  • Separated favorite toys?
  • Make sure your pet's vaccinations are up to date?
  • Arranged for mail to be forwarded?
  • Decided whether or not to buy any new household goods - check tax refunds.

FOUR WEEKS BEFORE YOU MOVE, HAVE YOU …

  • Decided which clothes to travel with you?
  • Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture?
  • Agreed on an insurance value and terms with your mover?
  • Made arrangements for connection of services at your new home?
  • Returning library books.
  • Canceled milk, newspapers, and subscriptions.
  • Found new homes for your plants.

SEVEN DAYS BEFORE YOUR MOVE, HAVE YOU …

  • Defrosted the refrigerator/freezer.
  • Planned simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances.
  • Separated luggage items you need for personal travel.
  • Cleaned garden tools, bicycles, and any other gardening equipment.
  • Emptied the tanks of powered tools such as mowers.
  • Check you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and ensure you have copies of any necessary prescriptions for use at destination.
  • Collected traveler's checks or local currency.
  • Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day.

MOVING DAY

Movers unloading a moving van and carrying a fragile box
Close Up Of Man Carrying Sofa As He Moves Into New Home