A comprehensive moving checklist can help ensure a smooth transition to your new home. Here’s a detailed checklist to guide you through the process: 

8 Weeks Before Moving

- Sort and Declutter: Go through your belongings and decide what to keep, donate, sell, or discard.

- Research Moving Companies: Get estimates from at least three different movers. Check reviews and verify their credentials.

- Create a Moving Budget: Include expenses like moving supplies, moving company fees, and any travel costs.

- Gather Important Documents: Collect all personal, medical, financial, and school records.

- If you realize you have too much stuff to go through at one time, renting a storage unit could be an easy alternative. 

6 Weeks Before Moving

- Notify Landlord or Realtor: If renting, give your landlord notice. If selling, coordinate with your realtor.

- Start Using Up Perishables: Begin to use items in your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator to avoid waste.

- Order Moving Supplies: Purchase boxes, packing tape, bubble wrap, and markers.

- Measure Your New Home: Ensure your furniture will fit through doors and in rooms.

4 Weeks Before Moving

- Begin Packing: Start with non-essential items and label each box with its contents and destination room.

- Notify Utilities: Schedule disconnection at your current home and connection at your new one.

- Change Address: Submit a change of address form with the post office, and update your address with banks, insurance, subscriptions, etc.

- Arrange for Child and Pet Care: Make plans for children and pets on moving day.

2 Weeks Before Moving

- Confirm Details with Movers: Double-check dates, costs, and details.

- Prepare a Moving Day Kit: Include toiletries, a change of clothes, snacks, important documents, and any other essentials.

- Plan for Valuables: Decide how you’ll transport valuable items like jewelry or important documents.

- Service Your Car: If driving to your new home, ensure your vehicle is in good condition.

1 Week Before Moving

- Pack a Suitcase: Include essentials for a few days for each family member.

- Defrost and Clean Freezers and Refrigerators: Do this at least 24 hours before moving.

- Disassemble Furniture: If needed, start taking apart large pieces.

- Confirm Arrangements: Check details with movers, child care, and pet care.

Moving Day

- Do a Final Walkthrough: Check all rooms, closets, and cabinets.

- Supervise Movers: Ensure they handle items carefully and direct them as needed.

- Secure Your Old Home: Lock all windows and doors before leaving.

- Document Condition: Take photos of your new home before moving your items in.

After the Move

- Unpack Essentials First: Start with the kitchen, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

- Install Safety Devices: Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and security systems.

- Explore the Neighborhood: Locate grocery stores, pharmacies, and other essential services.

- Update Registration: For your car, driver’s license, and any other necessary documents.

This checklist will help keep you organized and reduce the stress associated with moving. Adjust it as needed to fit your specific situation. If you feel as though you need a storage unit along the way for your extra boxes and items, we can help at Across The Tracks Storage. Give us a call at 903-294-9634.