Do It Yourself Moving Checklist
Do it yourself moving checklist
Any moving process can be significantly simplified if you plan your move in advance. This planning becomes more important when you intend to handle your move as a DIY task. Although hiring a professional moving company is pretty convenient, some people tend to handle their moves by themselves with the intention of cutting costs. However, DIY moving surely needs additional planning and organizing; you definitely need a check list to stay on the track and avoid potential mishaps. When creating a DIY moving checklist, you should thoroughly consider the following and make it a flawless list.
Decide the moving date
First of all, you need to be sure about your moving date. You should plan ahead everything based on this particular date. In fact, after deciding the date, you should work backwards from there. The secret is setting little milestones; these milestones will be helpful in determining the progress of the process. Also, you must set practically achievable goals. You should always remember that you cannot plan your move within a couple of days.
Book a truck
Unlike when you are dealing with a moving company, you should book a truck if you intend to handle the move by own. You should hire the truck determining the size of the load you have. However, the truck company will assist you in this case to decide the size of the truck you need. It is always better to call few quotations from couple of truck renting companies and compare them. In this case, you will need at least 3 quotations to compare.
Make an inventory
One of the most challenging, yet important task of any moving process is preparing an inventory. You must include all the belongings to this inventory except the ones you plan to get rid of. Apart from helping you to be more organized, such inventory is highly instrumental when it comes to insurance proposes.
Plan packing
Do it Yourself Moving Checklist should have a section mentioning about the packaging. Have a lot of packing materials (a lot of them) including boxes, tapes and bubble wraps. Don’t forget to pack a “day bag” for immediate usage of family members just after the arrival at the new location.
Notify the address change
You should contact the organizations and individuals to provide your new contact information including the address. Setting up utilities or transferring them to the new locations should be arranged well in advance. Telephone, TV, electricity, internet, gas etc. should be transferred to the new home without fail.
Organizing utilities
Make sure your utilities at the old place run for 48 hours after the move. Also, the utility supplies in the new place should start about 48 hours prior to your move for an uninterrupted life schedule.