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Licensed and insured Houston movers offering full service local, small and long distance moving services.
T (713) 266-8348
Email: moving@abettertripp.com
A Better Tripp Moving & Storage
5400 Mitchelldale St, Suite B1, Houston, TX, 77092
Award Winning Houston Mover
6-8 Weeks Prior To Moving
- □ Draw a floor plan of your new home to help place furniture
- □ Begin using up non-transportable foods and flammable materials
- □ Contact moving company to inquire about services
- □ Gather & file away records (medical, financial, school, etc.)
- □ Resign or transfer club memberships
- □ Obtain change of address kit from USPS
- □ Notify parties regarding change of address
- □ Health insurance
- □ Auto, home and life insurance
- □ IRS
- □ Accountant
- □ Bank
- □ Credit card companies
- □ Magazine and newspaper subscriptions
- □ Clubs and associations memberships
3-4 Weeks Prior To Moving
- □ Make house repairs
- □ Arrange for storage needs
- □ Confirm moving arrangements
- □ Service your car
- □ Service appliances
- □ Make arrangements for houseplants (non-transportable)
- □ Have a garage sale
- □ Pack items not often used
- □ Label boxes by room and fragility
2 Weeks Prior To Moving
- □ Transfer bank accounts
- □ Transfer safety deposit boxes
- □ Confirm forwarding address with USPS
- □ Transfer services:
- □ Electricity
- □ Gas
- □ Water
- □ Phone
- □ Cable
- □ Internet
1 Week Prior To Moving
- □ Take new home measurements for door frames, hallway width, etc.
- □ Transfer prescriptions to your new pharmacy
- □ Return library books & other borrowed items
- □ Dispose of non-transportable household chemicals:
- □ Lighter fluid
- □ Gasoline
- □ Propane tanks
- □ Kerosene
- □ Cleaning fluids
3 Days Prior To Moving
- □ Defrost refrigerator/freezer
- □ Verify payment amount with movers
- □ Launder clothes
- □ Set aside legal documents and valuables to be kept with you during the move
- □ Finish any last-minute packing; leave only clothes and toiletries as necessary for the last few days
- □ Pack a moving day kit:
- □ First aid kit
- □ Paper towels
- □ Trash bags
- □ Maps
- □ Cloth towels
- □ Toilet paper
- □ Camera and film
- □ Snacks
- □ Plastic cutlery
Moving Day
- □ Turn off: water, appliances, a/c, lights
- □ Ensure mover has your immediate contact information
- □ List all items/boxes loaded into moving truck
- □ Be available onsite to assist movers with placement
- □ Set up beds first
- □ Allow electronic devices such as personal computers, TVs, and stereos to adjust to room temperature before use (24 hrs)