Moving Checklist – Last Month Before the Move
- Chose a reputable mover that has provided you with an estimate that includes all the details of the move costs, including price, delivery date, needed supplies and a complete list of your possessions.
- Check homeowner’s insurance policy to determine if moving is covered or not.
- Determine insurance valuation.
- Begin packing: Are you hiring help or doing it yourself?
- Keep all supplies such as boxes, tape, bubble wrap, etc. in ready supply. Pack items in order of least use.
- Pack all items for immediate use in your new home separately. Take them along with you or mark them to be loaded LAST in the moving truck.
- If you have children, separate out cherished toys to travel with you.
- Sort through basement, loft and garage.
- Movers are prohibited from transporting aerosols, flammables, corrosives or ammunition.
- It’s best to have toxic wastes or other harmful products returned to a depot for proper disposal. Propane tanks must be emptied as well as lawnmower fuel tanks.
- Dismantle garden utilities and garden furniture.
- Find new home for plants you cannot take with you.
- Return library books or any other borrowed items.
- Collect items you have loaned and return those you have borrowed.
- Transfer fire, theft and other personal-property insurance to ensure your new home is protected during your move.
- Transfer personal insurance records.
- Call physicians and dentists. They may be able to recommend a colleague close to your
- new residence.
- Obtain copies of renewable prescriptions.
- Notify friends, family, authorities and others of your new address.
