Moving Day by
Day
Your move is important,
each and every step of it. That’s
why we provide pre-move counseling. We want to know your
concerns, and your needs. ABC Moving and Storage offers
proven advice and
planning aids to make your day-by-day relocation activities
less hectic, and easier.
Moving Time-Line:
Here’s how to
keep track of all those details. Complete a few of these tasks
each day to simplify your move
and ease the
adjustment to your new home.
Contents
4 Weeks Before Moving
3 Weeks Befor Moving
2 Weeks Before Moving
One Week Before Moving
Moving Day!
Moving In
4 Weeks Before Moving
Tour your house and decide which items should
be discarded or donated to charity. Consider a garage sale.
Call doctors and dentists. They may recommend a colleague near
your new home. Get copies of renewable prescriptions.
Arrange for transfer of school records.
Check homeowners insurance policies
to see if moving is covered. Be sure your new home is protected by
transferring fire, theft and other personal-property
insurance.
Transfer personal insurance records.
If you have house
plants to move, read through the Atlas brochure “How
To Move Your House Plants,” and start preparing you plants
for the move.
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3 Weeks Before Moving
Plan to use up most food items before the
move.
Check and clear tax assessments.
Arrange to have major appliances
serviced before you move them.
Movers can’t take aerosols,
flammables or ammunition. It’s
best to use them up or give them away before you move. Propane
tanks must be emptied.
If you have pets to
transfer, your Atlas Agent can give you advice for the best methods,
and the
Atlas brochure “How to Move Pets” also
will be helpful.
Notify the post
office and get change-of-address forms. Notify magazines
to which you subscribe. Note: you must
fill out
a change-of-address
form for
each person receiving mail at your address.
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2 Weeks Before Moving
Make your travel reservations for the trip
Decide which items
you’ll
pack, and which you’d like
ABC and Atlas to pack. We can provide the
finest packing materials at reasonable prices.
Close or transfer all
charge accounts. Return library books and other things you’ve
borrowed. Collect things you’ve
loaned, and items in layaway, cold storage, etc.
Take
the time to fill out “Welcome to Your New Home” for
new owners (provided by your representative).
Arrange to discontinue utilities and delivery
services.
Protect your shipment from damage by
disposing of flammables such as gasoline, fireworks, matches,
cleaning fluids,
bottled gas;
also aerosols,
acids,
caustic drain cleaners, etc.
Arrange the connection
of utilities in your new home. Draw up a floor plan of your new
home,
and indicate
placement of furnishings.
It
makes moving
in twice as easy.
We are not permitted to take
down TV antennas. We can arrange to have it done, if you wish.
Arrange for cable
TV disconnection.
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One Week Before Moving
Transfer bank accounts, and ask your local
credit bureau to transfer your records
to your new city.
Reconfirm
travel reservations.
Arrange to have cash,
certified check or money order ready to pay driver before
goods are
unloaded.
Set aside maps, games,
snacks, flashlight and other items you’ll take
in your car. Gather medicines and
important papers for the car trip.
Your local phone company business
office
can help you with phone service for
your new home,
as well
as disconnecting
service at
your present
home.
Drain water from all garden
hoses. Start packing suitcases.
Get name, address and phone number
of you Atlas destination agent.
Drain gasoline
from lawn
mover.
Anything ABC and
Atlas will be packing should be left in place. It’s
easier and safer, for example,
to pack glassware right from the cabinet it’s
kept in.
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One Day Before Moving
Put cleaning supplies, toiletries
and coffee pot in a special
box to be loaded
last,
unloaded first.
Finish packing
all suitcases.
Defrost, clean and dry refrigerator.
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Moving Day!
Be on hand all day to answer
any questions, accompany
driver during
inventory,
sign bill of lading,
confirm your new
address and delivery
date. Be sure
to advise him of
your en-route accommodations.
Leave “Welcome To Your New
Home” in
a conspicuous place.
Make
a final check of every room and
storage area.
Make sure windows
and
doors are locked,
keys are
transferred and
lights are out.
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Moving In
It’s a good idea
to be at your new home a day ahead of the van so you can make
sure utilities are connected, and
plan placement of major items in
your home.
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