subject: Houston Moving Service - 12 Essential Tips To Add To Your Moving Check List [print this page] Moving means umpteen things to be carried out -it is not about just putting things into boxes, taking them to another place, and unpacking there. The more complex our lives get, the much more the things to be done before and after moving.
To make life easier and less complicated, make use of a "moving checklist." This will help you move successfully and systematically.
The first thing is to write down simple facts regarding your destination-what type of weather, climatic changes, urban or rural, water potability, infrastructure in new home, size of house, colors of walls, rules created by landlord if it is a rented home-some landlords specify no nails on walls.
A typical check list contains:
*Inventory of goods-perishable, breakable, unbreakable. A room-wise inventory is recommended. Also, a box that contains "first day needs" marked load last, unpack first. *A file that contains essentials such as house documents, insurance papers, packing lists, bills to be settled, travel tickets, keys to new home. *A "must do" checklist to remind you to: oOrganize transfer of school records. oPay utility and other pending bills. oTransfer bank accounts. oTurn off telephone, heat, electricity, and gas connections. oDisconnect television and Internet cables. *A checklist of "to be done" --- post office notification; insurance for valuables, health checks and medications; purchasing travelers cheques ; closing club, gym, and library memberships; canceling newspapers and magazine subscriptions; returning any borrowed things; finding new homes for pets and plants; confirming travel plans. *Pack a travel kit containing cheque books, credit cards, personal phone book, I-pod, identity card, flashlight, keys to new home, toiletries, change of clothes, emergency medications, food, towels, alarm clock, games for children, hat, and windcheater. *List of things to be sold/placed in storage. Checklist of things to be fixed, replaced, painted, or refurbished. *List of legal papers and keys to be handed over to the landlord or new owner of your home. *A folder that contains details of movers, truck number, drivers ID and cell number, as well as addresses and phone numbers of their workplace at the destination and call center or tracking center. An envelope that contains money or cheque to settle the mover's bills. *Arrangements to be made in your new house before you arrive: a working telephone, installing utilities such as gas, electricity, and heat, putting in cable for the tv as well as internet, switching on the water supply, getting the painting as well as any other alterations or repairs carried out before the trucks turn up. *Ready to use folder containing, birth certificates, school records, medical records, dental records, transfer papers, and anything else required to enroll them in the new school. *A bare necessities box marked No 1, containing: toilet paper, towels, soap, shampoo, bath towels, paper towels, insecticide, cereal, dehydrated milk, coffee, along with other must haves. *A "new home" must do checklist: validate your car papers and drivers license, renew or get new insurance, put all legal papers in place (check applicable laws), make a listing of emergency numbers: hospital, police station, social services, fire station, doctor's clinic, and vet.
Be nicely prepared to move, make a list that belongs to you personally. If you are nicely organized, the move will go smoothly.
