moving checklist
8 Weeks Before You Move
- Get cost estimates from different rental truck or moving companies
- Plan a garage sale if you have items in your home you no longer want or need, or consider donating them
- Set aside a file in which to keep documents, receipts, and estimates related to moving
moving checklist
6 Weeks Before You Move
- Pick a rental truck or moving company and set the pick-up and delivery schedules
- If you’re moving to a different city, contact your doctor, attorney, and other professionals for referrals and transfers of necessary records
- If you have any school-age children, arrange to transfer school records
- If you have any pets, obtain a copy of veterinary records
- Start setting schedules with real estate agents or landlords
moving checklist
4 Weeks Before You Move
- Contact utility companies to schedule disconnection dates
- Contact new utility companies to schedule connection dates at your new home
- Cancel any newspaper subscriptions and trash pickups effective on your move date
- Stop by your local post office to fill up a change of address form so mail can be rerouted to your new home
moving checklist
1 or 2 Weeks Before You Move
- Take your car to a service center for a tune up if you’ll be moving over a long distance
- Confirm connection dates with utility companies for your new home
- Visit your bank to transfer or close your chequing or savings accounts, RRSP’s. If you have a safety deposit box, empty it out
- Clean out your refrigerator and defrost your freezer
moving checklist
Moving Day
- Stay at home all day to oversee the movers and the moving
- Carry any valuables with you
- Before the movers leave, do a final sweep of your home, making sure nothing has been left behind in drawers, cabinets, closets, or storage spaces
- Close all windows and lock all the doors before you leave
