Eight weeks
prior to moving day
Call for estimates from three professional movers or
truck rental companies depending on your choice.
Draw a floor plan of your new home for furniture and
appliance placement.
Make an inventory of your household goods and begin to remove clutter. Sell, give away, or discard all unnecessary belongings.
Start a file folder for all your moving paperwork (estimates, receipts, etc.).
Get school records and arrange for a transfer to a new school.
Get your new home ready - Contact painters, carpenters, plumbers, roofers etc., so your home is ready when you arrive. Remember to change the locks on all the doors in your new home.
Make an inventory of your household goods and begin to remove clutter. Sell, give away, or discard all unnecessary belongings.
Start a file folder for all your moving paperwork (estimates, receipts, etc.).
Get school records and arrange for a transfer to a new school.
Get your new home ready - Contact painters, carpenters, plumbers, roofers etc., so your home is ready when you arrive. Remember to change the locks on all the doors in your new home.
Make an inventory of your household goods and begin
to remove clutter. Get rid of all unwanted clutter and junk by ordering
junk removal services from
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Six weeks
prior to moving day
Complete Canada Post change-of-address card.
Make arrangements for storage if necessary.
Ask your doctor or health plan provider for referrals, and obtain all medical records.
Make arrangements for storage if necessary.
Ask your doctor or health plan provider for referrals, and obtain all medical records.
Clean all closets and drawers.
Start using foods and cleaning supplies that cannot be moved.
Start using foods and cleaning supplies that cannot be moved.
Begin searching for good health care professionals
in your new location.
Four weeks
prior to moving day
Schedule disconnection of utility services at your
old home, and connection of them at your new one. (Be sure to
disconnect the day after you leave and connect the day before you
arrive.)
If you are packing yourself, obtain packing materials and start packing items you won't need until after you arrive at your new house.
Repair, send out for reupholstery, or clean furniture, drapes, carpeting as necessary.
If you are packing yourself, obtain packing materials and start packing items you won't need until after you arrive at your new house.
Repair, send out for reupholstery, or clean furniture, drapes, carpeting as necessary.
Arrange for special transportation of your pets and
plants if necessary.
Check with your insurance company to see how your possessions are covered during transit.
Check with your insurance company to see how your possessions are covered during transit.
Make any travel plans necessary for your move.
Check to see if you need any moving permits.
Collect your important records -- Gather personal and family records, including medical and dental, veterinary and school records; legal and financial documents; birth certificates, passports and insurance documents.
Arrange for short-term or long-term storage if necessary.
Check to see if you need any moving permits.
Collect your important records -- Gather personal and family records, including medical and dental, veterinary and school records; legal and financial documents; birth certificates, passports and insurance documents.
Arrange for short-term or long-term storage if necessary.
Three weeks
prior to moving day
Contact your lawyer and see if they have all your documents. Set up an appointment.
Prepare auto registration for transfer (if moving
to another province).
If you are moving in or out of an apartment, arrange for use of the
elevator.
Make child-care arrangements for moving day.
Hold your moving sale.
Decide if you are keeping your plants of giving them away.
Dispose of flammable, corrosives, and poisons.
Two weeks
prior to moving day
Arrange for disposal of anything not sold at your
moving sale.
Contact your financial institution of your address change.
Service your car in preparation for the move. If you're moving from a warm climate to a cold one, check your antifreeze.
Return any borrowed items (including library books) and retrieve any loaned items.
Cancel newspaper delivery.
Notify any creditors of your move.
Transfer prescriptions and be sure you have an adequate supply of medications on hand.
Assemble a file of the information to leave for the new owner of your home.
Change your address - One week before your move, send change-of-address cards to everyone who will need to contact you.
Plan meals for the last week of the move to help empty the refrigerator.
Contact your financial institution of your address change.
Service your car in preparation for the move. If you're moving from a warm climate to a cold one, check your antifreeze.
Return any borrowed items (including library books) and retrieve any loaned items.
Cancel newspaper delivery.
Notify any creditors of your move.
Transfer prescriptions and be sure you have an adequate supply of medications on hand.
Assemble a file of the information to leave for the new owner of your home.
Change your address - One week before your move, send change-of-address cards to everyone who will need to contact you.
Plan meals for the last week of the move to help empty the refrigerator.
Arrange for disposal of anything not sold at your
moving sale by ordering a junk removal.
One week
prior to moving day
Meet with your lawyer to sign all documents
Drain water hoses and waterbeds.
Drain all gas/oil from your mower and other motors.
Notify friends and family of your new contact information.
Gather critical items like a check books, credit cards, personal
phone book, ID, flashlight, keys, toiletries, tools, paper plates,
cups, towels, travel alarm clock, aspirin, bandages and games for the
kids.
One day prior to moving day
Settle any bills with local businesses.
Defrost refrigerator and freezer.
Let movers pack your belongings (unless it's a do-it-yourself move).
Disconnect and prepare major appliances for move.
Set aside anything that will travel in your car so it will not be loaded on the truck.
Pack a box of items that will be needed first at the new house. Clearly mark this box "Load Last."
Confirm arrival time of your moving van/truck/company.
If moving yourself, dismantle beds and other large furniture.
Defrost refrigerator and freezer.
Let movers pack your belongings (unless it's a do-it-yourself move).
Disconnect and prepare major appliances for move.
Set aside anything that will travel in your car so it will not be loaded on the truck.
Pack a box of items that will be needed first at the new house. Clearly mark this box "Load Last."
Confirm arrival time of your moving van/truck/company.
If moving yourself, dismantle beds and other large furniture.
Once everything that is going to your new home is
packed and gone, remove any remaining boxes, furniture or items
that have been left behind and you do not want.
Moving Day
Note all utility meter readings.
Read your bill of lading and inventory carefully before signing. Keep this paperwork in a safe place.
Check every room, closet, and cabinet one last time before deciding that everything is loaded.
Read your bill of lading and inventory carefully before signing. Keep this paperwork in a safe place.
Check every room, closet, and cabinet one last time before deciding that everything is loaded.
Post Move
Keep all receipts and documentation from your move
and file them until tax time.
Follow up on return of rental equipment if used.
Contact the local paper for registration.
Follow up on return of rental equipment if used.
Contact the local paper for registration.
Update drivers license...
If you find goods left behind by the previous owner,
or some of your old items just don't fit into your new home, book junk
removal services to remove the excess clutter.