Checklist
Countdown to moving day
8 weeks before you move
- Obtain a floor plan of your new residence and what household items you want to keep
- Begin an inventory of all household goods
- Contact your insurance agent, and ask them about your homeowners policy to determine whether your possessions are covered when moving
- Establish a file for all moving papers and receipts
- Arrange to transfer child(ren)'s school records
6 weeks before you move
- Begin search for good health-care professionals in your new location
- Fill out post-office change of address cards
- Send your new address to anyone that might need it - insurance agents, credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, friends, relatives, etc
- Clean out closets and dispose of all items that you will not be taking with you
- Hold a moving/garage sale or donate items to charities
4 weeks before you move
- Start packing!!!
- Do not pack items that may melt (ex: candles, crayons)
- If your mover is doing the packing, arrange for it to be done one or two days before loading begins
- Send furniture, drapes and carpets for repair or cleaning as needed
- Begin to use up overstocks of staple foods
- Gather valuable personal papers that you may need at your destination location, including medical and dental records, school records, birth certificates, etc
- Make travel plans and arrange any motel or other reservations
- Do not oil or polish furniture
3 weeks before you move
- Arrange to have utilities (gas, electric, phone, cable, water, etc.) disconnected in your present home, and connected at your new home
- Ready car registration and insurance records for transfer
- Notify State Motor Vehicle Bureau of your new address
- Arrange for child care on moving day
- If necessary, reserve apartment elevator for pickup and/or delivery dates
2 weeks before you move
- Arrange to move pets
- If necessary, have your automobile serviced and ready for the trip
1 week before you move
- Transfer all bank accounts
- Cancel newspaper delivery
- Have enough medication to last at least two weeks. Have prescriptions forwarded to a pharmacy at your new destination
- Buy traveler's checks
- Make arrangements to pay for your move
- Withdraw items and close safety deposit boxes
2 days before you move
- Have mover pack your goods (unless doing it yourself)
- Disconnect all appliances (including computer and stereo equipment)
- Defrost and dry refrigerators and freezers to be moved
- Set aside valuable items to carry with you including jewelry, vital documents, money and valuable small items
moving day
- Be on hand to answer questions and give directions to movers and stay until they are finished
- Disconnect all appliances (including computer and stereo equipment)
- Defrost and dry refrigerators and freezers to be moved
- Set aside valuable items to carry with you including jewelry, vital documents, money and valuable small items
Delivery day
- Be on hand to answer any questions and give directions
- You must pay the driver before your goods can be unloaded. This is a Federal requirement for moves
- Supervise unloading and unpacking
- Check carefully for any damaged or missing items
- Note on the inventory any damaged boxes or obvious damage to unboxed items before you sign anything
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2005 E 6th Ave.
Stillwater, OK 74075