Eight to Four Weeks Ahead
- 1. Decide on a firm date for moving
- 2. Visit or Call Paisley Self Storage to reserve your self storage unit
- 3. Book the Paisley Self Storage move-in van if required
- 4. Book removalist or a rental van (Information available on request at Paisley Self Storage)
- 5. Buy packing supplies from Paisley Self Storage
- 6. Start packing boxes as soon as possible
- 7. Sell or donate unneeded items. Try a garage sale or market stall.
- 8. Advise children’s school of move and get copies of school records
- 9. Start to use and finish food in freezer and pantry
Four to One Week Ahead
- 10. Continue packing and remember to label each box with contents & intended location
- 11. Have clothing dry cleaned. Check items in repair shops
- 12. Notify gas, electricity and phone companies of your cancellation and set date for reconnection at new address
- 13. Advise the Electoral Role of your new Address
- 14. Change address for drivers license and motor registration
- 15. Organise to redirect mail with Royal Mail
- 16. Make an inventory of your household contents
- 17. Organise house insurance to be transferred from old house to new and make any adjustments for coverage
- 18. Update values
- 19. Send change of address cards to memberships, magazines, friends
- 20. Return borrowed items and pick up things you have lent to othersand relatives
- 21. Ask friends and relatives to help on moving day
- 22. Arrange for pets to be transported
Day Before
- 23. Empty, clean and defrost fridge and freezer. Check that water trays are empty
- 24. Disconnect washing machine and let hoses drain. Prepare other appliances for removal
- 25. Drain garden hoses and store in clean garbage bins
- 26. Have everything packed and ready to load except bedding.
Moving Day
- 27. Consider the essential things you will need when you first arrive and carry them with you
- 28. Removal to also carry valuables and important papers
- 29. Have children help out (if applicable). Keeping them involved helps them take the move in their stride
- 30. Strip beds. Cover mattresses with mattress bags
- 31. Pick up Paisley Self Storage Move-in van
- 32. Check inside the house and garden so that nothing is left behind
- 33. STurn off water and lights. Lock windows and doors