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Timetable for Moving


The following timetable is a useful guide to assist you in your relocation experience.

6 weeks

  • set approximate date for move
  • tour house and decide what to transport, what to sell or give away and what to throw away
  • plan menus to use stocks of preserved and frozen food.
  • plan visits with friends and relations
  • contact movers to arrange for visual estimates of you home
  • arrange for transfer or resign club memberships
  • start a file for all correspondence related to the move and keep it with you
  • 4 weeks

  • notify you post office and send change of address cards
  • arrange to have utilities disconcerted
  • contact the utilities at destination to arrange for connection
  • transfer bank accounts to a bank near your new home
  • have a garage sale
  • transfer insurance policies
  • 2 weeks

  • have rugs and draperies cleaned and leave rugs wrapped
  • prepare a floor plan of your new home with room assignments
  • if you are driving, prepare your car for an extended trip
  • arrange for hotels en route
  • arrange for child care during packing and loading days
  • 1 week

  • drain fuel from lawnmower and other machinery
  • separate items for the trip and pack in a separate area
  • organized travel documents and valuable that will be traveling with you
  • collect items loaned to others and return borrowed items and library books
  • ask veterinarian about traveling with pets
  • 1 day

  • dispose of garbage and wash and put away dishes
  • pack suitcases and stare away from movers
  • relax

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