Moving Checklist (Updated)

Moving doesn’t have to be as hectic as it seems. We’ve constructed this moving checklist that is full of tips to help you get organized before, during, and after your move. Leave the rest to the expert movers at A Better Tripp!

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 important 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 cards
• subscriptions
• De-clutter Sort items into sell, donate, keep or trash
• Inventory all your valuable items to determine replacement value for insurance purposes

3-4 Weeks Prior To Moving

• Make house repairs
• Arrange for storage needs
• Confirm moving arrangements and book our move
• Service your car
• Service appliances
• Arrange to have your utilities disconnected the day after your move
• Have new services activated several days before your move date
• 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
• Start packing up Closets and the Kitchen

1 Week Prior To Moving

• Take new home measurements for door frames, hallway width, etc
• Transfer prescriptions to your new pharmacy
• Dispose of non-transportable household chemicals:
• Lighter fluid, Gasoline, Propane tanks, Kerosene, Cleaning fluids
• Pack all the items you will transport yourself and mark them as do not move
• Have rugs and draperies sent out for cleaning and have them packed and ready to move

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
• Allow electronic devices (computers, TVs, and stereos) to adjust to room temperature before use (24 hrs)
• Drop off kids and pets at a sitter so they can be safe
• Sign and get copies of Bill Lading
• Close and lock windows and doors
• Do a Final Walkthrough