Organising Everything with an Effective Moving Home Checklist

Moving to another place could be the most tiring process you could have ever imagine that you would be doing in your entire life. It would always be accompanied by physical and mental stress on your part. That is why, to make things a little bit easier and organised, considering a moving home checklist could be of great help. Not only that it keeps you from forgetting important things but also gives you a guarantee of a smooth sailing move. Here is a proposed comprehensive checklist that you could efficiently use:

• A few months before the move

• Make an inventory of all your belongings.
• Sort the items: Things to bring and things to be set aside for disposal.
• For items that you won’t need but can still be used, you may set up a garage sale or donate it to some charity organisations.
• Check on your insurance policies to cover your move.
• If the reason of relocation is due to your job, find out what are the costs that your employer will cover.
• Arrange for your child’s transfer of school.
• Know the details of the place you are moving to and the kind of society that you are going to live with.
• Look for people who are available to help you on the day of your move.

• A few weeks before you move

• Finalise your moving date
• Arrange for a full cleaning of your new house
• If you wish to refurbish your new house, contact professionals to do the necessary jobs you require like carpets, tiles, locks and the like.
• Arrange for a vehicle to transport all your possessions to the new place.
• If you think that it will be a long journey, try to book for a hotel accommodation.
• Arrange for someone to look after your kids and pets during the move.
• Inform concerned people of your change of address and make sure that they have received it 100%.
• Start packing things that are not so important. By the time that the moving date is nearing, only few things are left to be packed. Don’t forget to label it and make a list of all the things packed.
• Make a meal plan. Consume what is left on your fridge if your do not wish to bring it with you on your new house.
• Prepare for a medicine and first aid kits as well as survival kit that you will need to cover your move.
• Dispose unnecessary things properly.
• Contact people who can help you with the cleaning of the house.
• Inform and cancel local deliveries like newspapers, milk, and the like.
• Cancel local deliveries and inform them of your moving date - newspapers, gardener, cleaner, milk, fuel and oil.
• Put important documents all in one sturdy box for easy access.
• Settle all necessary obligations like outstanding bills, return books, DVDs, video tapes and other borrowed items.
• Consider cleaning your outdoor equipment and other appliances.
• Arrange for a mail redirection service with the Royal Mail

• A day before moving

• Make sure that everything on your list is already packed and labelled.
• Search the entire house to make sure nothing is left behind.
• Make sure you already have the keys to your new house.
• Inform your friends and relatives of the time of your move just in case you will need extra help on the day.
• Have your survival kit ready for the move tomorrow.

• On the day you move

• Consider recording all utility meter readings before moving out.
• See your checklist while loading the packed items on the vehicle. Make sure nothing is left behind.
• Make sure that all the windows and doors are secured as well as the electricity source is switched off.

• Upon arriving at the place

• Again, see your checklist on the items being unloaded. Check carefully for damaged or missing items.
• Check on the post office for held mails, just in case you have arranged for this kind of service.
• Make use of your survival kit.
• Record the utility meters before you start using the electricity, gas and water.
• Search the entire house for things that might be left by the previous owners.
• Check the entire place if it is safe for your kids and pets.
• Check if all the keys you have are functional.
• Put down important phone numbers like hospitals, taxis, school, police and fire.

With the use of this checklist, you would surely be guided accordingly on the things to do as well as some important things you might forget. However, all of these things would probably be reduced to 50% if you consider hiring a professional removals company. What then are benefits that you could get with removal experts? To get a full grasp of the real score, a comparison between moving all by yourself and moving with professionals is laid for you to consider and choose.

Moving without us:	Moving with us:
Preparing everything from scratch	Project manager and staffs will do ocular survey and conduct consultation to do necessary preparations for your move.
Acquire personally for an insurance	Removal service already includes insurance policy to cover the move.
You will do all the packing.	Professional packers do the job for you.
You still have to contract for a vehicle to transport your belongings	Our high end vans and equipment can facilitate the smooth flow of relocating your precious belongings.
You will do all the unloading, unloading, unpacking and rearranging.	We offer services that includes unpacking and arranging of things to where it should be.
Takes too much of your time and effort	You can always relax while everything is done by our removal experts.

Moving to another place can be very stressful. However, things can be done well if planned and organised properly. That is why having a checklist really helps. But it would much be better if aside from having an effective checklist, you would also try to consider hiring a professional removals company. In this way, you can be assured of a 100% successful move without having much trouble and effort.

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