Moving Checklist.Print this handy guide and use it as a reference tool when moving.

Nov. 24, 2010 - PRLog -- Moving Checklist

Old Location
Take these items into consideration while still at the old location:
Arrange for a professional mover
Take household goods inventory
Check with your insurance agent about coverage for the move, transfer of policies
Clean out closets/garage
Send draperies and rugs to cleaners in time for packing with other goods
Defrost freezer
Call your landlord or the following to have services shut off or disconnected:
Water company
Cable TV company
Electric company
Newspaper delivery
Gas/oil company
Dairy delivery
Telephone company
Notify post office of new address and send change of address cards to:
Charge accounts
Credit cards
Loan companies
Subscriptions
Friends, relatives
Take care of household and personal business:
Pick up any clothing, storage items from cleaners
Empty safe-deposit box
Arrange for banking in new location, transfer bank funds
Arrange for local school to transfer children's records
Ask dentist for recommendations of new dentist and arrange for records to be forwarded
General dentist ___________________________________
Orthodontist _____________________________________
Other ______________________________________
Ask physician(s) for recommendations and arrange for records to be forwarded.
Family doctor ____________________________________
Pediatrician ______________________________________
Specialists ______________________________________
Obtain veterinarian records
Have appliances serviced for moving, if applicable
Transfer church, club, civic organization memberships; obtain letters of introduction
Obtain moving company's toll-free telephone number to check progress of shipment:
Name of company ________________________________
Telephone number ________________________________
Make travel arrangements:
Flight
Hotel reservations
Arrange for transportation of pets
Car rental
Plan auto route
Tell a close friend or relative your plans � let him/her act as your message center
Check closets, shelves, all rooms to be sure they are empty
Leave current house or apartment in clean condition

Before Arriving At New Location
Arrange for utility services in new area:
Water company
Electric company
Gas/oil company
Telephone company
Ask new landlord, previous tenant or real estate agent for recommendations for repair services:
Plumber __________________________________________
Electrician __________________________________________
TV repair __________________________________________

New Location
Order local newspapers
Meet your neighbors (write down their names)
Get recommendations for babysitters, nanny agencies, etc.
Contact Welcome Wagon, Welcome Ambassador, or other merchant-sponsored organizations for information and free gifts, coupons
Join Newcomers Club
Put valuables into a safety deposit box in the new bank
Arrange for new school to receive records
Contact new dentists and doctors to arrange for record delivery
Have pets licensed
Arrange for new registration of cars (bicycles, also, if required)
Obtain new driver's license if you moved to a new province, or correct address on present license

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