Moving checklist
Your moving week, sorted.
A simple week-by-week checklist to keep your move on track. Print it, stick it on the fridge and tick things off as you go.
4 weeks before
- Book your movers and confirm the date
- Start decluttering: sell, donate or dump what you will not take
- Book an exit clean for the property you are leaving
- Measure large furniture and check it fits the new place
2 weeks before
- Order boxes, tape and packing paper
- Start packing rooms you use least, labelling each box by room
- Arrange mail redirection and update your address
- Book utilities, internet and power for the new address
1 week before
- Confirm access and parking at both properties
- Book a lift or loading dock if you are in an apartment
- Pack everything except daily essentials
- Use up frozen food and plan simple meals
The day before
- Empty, defrost and dry the fridge and freezer
- Pack an essentials bag: chargers, medication, documents, snacks
- Take apart beds you are dismantling yourself and bag the screws
- Clear a path from the door to the truck
Moving day
- Keep valuables, keys and documents with you
- Walk the crew through anything fragile or special
- Do a final check of cupboards, the garage and the garden shed
- At the new home, tell the crew which room each item goes in
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