Moving Tips

Common Sense Moving Tips

• Get rid of anything you aren't bringing with you to your new home, office or apartment.
• Dispose of all flammables and household chemicals like old paint and car oil.
• Make a list of everything you're bringing to your new home or office.
• Find out the replacement value of all belongings for your insurance purposes.
• Fill out a USPS change of address form.
• Notify friends, family and creditors of your new address.
• Get copies of your medical and dental records, if necessary.
• Get copies of veterinary records, if necessary.
• Find out about auto licensing in your new state, if necessary.
• Notify your children's schools and have their records transferred to the new schools.
• Make hotel and airline reservations if needed.
• If driving, get detailed map directions to your new home.
• Make arrangements to disconnect gas, electric and other utilities.
• Make arrangements to connect utilities at your new home.
• Arrange to have major appliances prepared for the move.
• Figure out what you're bringing with you in the car or plane.
• Pack a suitcase with the clothes and toiletries you'll need the first day in your new home.
• Pack a special box with other essentials you'll need for the first few days. (Make sure to mark this box "Do Not Move.")
• Make sure you have secured permission for our driver to park the truck in a designated location.
• If we are positioning the truck on a city street, check with the police or traffic enforcement officials for any required permits.
• If you're at an apartment complex, check with the management office so they know the truck will be there for your entire loading period.
• If you're taking a refrigerator make sure to empty, defrost and clean it. Give it at least 24 hours to air dry.
• Someone needs to be at the address where you will load the truck to receive it and to show the driver exactly where to park it.
• The thing about common sense is…it is not too common.