Moving day can be a stressful time. Follow this check list to help make moving day as smooth and stress free as possible.
✔ Sort your home. Start early. Don't pack things you don't want just because it's easier. Go through each room individually throwing away the trash and filtering things that may be good for a charity like the Salvation Army or Goodwill. You can even have a garage sale to try and make some extra cash for the moving process.
✔ Create a moving folder or list. Use this folder to keep track of all your paperwork with the moving company and the list of things that you'll be packing and labeling.
✔ Choose your trucking facility, movers or packaging company. There are several different options when moving your home. Aside from the traditional moving companies large items can be moved via freight. You can receive quotes for this at www.FreightCenter.com. Additionally, FreigthCenter get you grate rates with companies like YouCrate. They drop off crates, you fill and they pick up. This can be an easy alternative to moving the items yourself or paying for expensive movers.
✔ Schedule a service transfer. Schedule the transfer of your cable, internet, home phone, lawn or pool service or any other services you may have attached to your home. Also make sure to contact your children's school and fill out the necessary transfer paperwork. And of course don't forget to transfer your mail. This can be done online in a few easy steps on the USPS Website.
✔ Take measurements. Nothing is worse than trying to fit a king sized bed up a narrow staircase or dragging a refrigerator around back just to get it through the door. Measure the doorways of your new home and be prepared for the large items in your home.
✔ Purchase moving supplies. Purchase boxes, tape, bubble wrap, moving straps, permanent markets, foam padding and of course a dolly!
✔ Separate valuable items. Seperate personal items such as pass ports, birth certificiates, deeds, jewlrey and paperwork. Put these items in a special box and transport them in your personal vehicle.
✔ Start packing! Be specific with your labeling and label everything that is fragile. Also make sure you separate a few boxes that will have the necessities the day you move. Children's items, toiletries, clothes and a few kitchen items for a start. Click here to view great tips on moving heavy furniture safely.
✔Clear a path. Make it safe and easy for you or your movers to walk in and out of your home. Remove rugs or items near the doorways.
✔ Double check every room. Make a clean sweep of the house make sure to double check your yard, the attic, underneath the stairs, or any other crevice that may be hiding things after years of living.
Happy Moving!
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