A four week schedule and checklist. Check off items as completed:
Four Weeks From Move Date
- Contact moving companies for estimates
- Get references and check for insurance for any damages that may occur during moving/packing
- Notify doctor, dentist, and pediatrician and ask for referrals in new town
- Start collecting boxes and packing material
- Cancel clubs and services paid for monthly (Gym, gardening, trash services, etc)
- Arrange for transfer of school records if moving out of district
Three Weeks From Move Date
- Begin packing. Remember to label and number boxes to prevent missing items
- Put together an inventory checklist and organize boxes
- Arrange for utilities to be turned on in new home
- Fill out change of address forms at Post Office
Two Weeks From Move Date
- Coordinate your move in date with your builder and be sure to have a back up plan (lodging) in case you have to be out of your old home before your new home is ready.
One Week From Move Date
- Contact utilities to cancel and transfer account (Telephone, cable, electricity, etc.)
- Confirm moving arrangements with moving company
- You may want to consider moving very fragile items and family heirlooms yourself
Moving Day
- Do final walk-through of old residence
- Be present when moving truck arrives and if possible arrange for several people to supervise movers, packing, loading, and unloading your items
- Check list of boxes and make sure everything has arrived undamaged before signing mover’s paperwork