Personal Moving Checklist
SIX WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
- Take an inventory on everything to be moved
- Collect everything not to be moved for a yard sale or charity - get rid of it
- Contact several moving companies for estimates on their services
- Book a moving company
- Get cartons and packing material to begin packing (Movers may waive damage responsibility if you pack)
- Contact insurance agent to transfer or cancel coverage
FOUR WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
- Notify all magazine subscriptions of change of address
- Contact utility companies regarding turn off and hook up dates
- Collect everything you have loaned out and return everything you have borrowed
- If you are moving away from the area, then check with doctors and dentists for family records and prescriptions
- Get children’s school records or have them sent to the new school
- Check freezer and use as much of that food as possible for the next 2-3 weeks
ONE WEEK BEFORE MOVING
- Transfer or close chequing and savings accounts if moving out of the area. Make available the cash you might needs during the move in case new accounts are not active
- Have automobiles serviced if you are driving them a long distance
- Remove all belongings from safety deposit box
- Fill out and give the post office change of address forms
- Check all furniture for dents and scratches and notify the moving company so you can compare on moving day
- Dispose of all combustible spray cans
- Mark all boxes with the room name you want them to go in
- Cancel all newspapers and services
- Cancel or transfer alarm services unless purchaser has made arrangements to keep it
Personal Moving Checklist
