If your company is paying for your move,
fill out the necessary forms.
Sketch a floor plan of your new home
and prearrange furniture. This will make
unloading and moving in easier and faster.
Arrange to transfer holdings from your
current bank to your new one.
Arrange to transfer personal property
insurance.
Check and clear any outstanding tax
assessments.
Collect medical and dental records;
ask your doctor and dentist to recommend
colleagues in your new city.
Inventory your home in detail - try
to include value and year of purchase.
Use our Valued
Inventory Form.
Notify local utilities to turn off
service after you leave. And request the
utilities in your new city to turn on
service before you arrive.
Change your address at the Post Office
and arrange to have your mail forwarded.
Also notify your church, temple, organizations,
your children's schools, magazines, book
and record clubs, etc.
Collect copies of children's school
records.
2-3
weeks to go
Start any packing you're doing yourself.
List items for the movers to pack last
and unpack first and the rooms you want
them placed in. Confirm plans with your
St. George Moving & Storage representative.
Dispose of anything that may leak or
is flammable.
Have rugs and drapes cleaned; keep
them in their protective wrappings.
Arrange for pre- and post-move appliance
servicing. St. George Moving & Storage
can do this for you.
Update your address book - be sure
to pack your old phone book.
Fill and transfer prescriptions.
Return everything you have borrowed.
Make arrangements to
transport your plants and pets, if
necessary.
1 week
to go
Pack and label items you're taking with
you in the car, and those you want to
have with you as soon as you arrive at
your new home, such as medicines, valuables,
clothing, a few dishes, soap, etc. Do
not have them loaded in the truck.
Drain fuel and oil from lawnmowers
and other power equipment
Use up or give away your frozen food
supply.
Remove breakables, spillables and small
items like jewelry from drawers.
Close your bank account and keep enough
money to pay the driver when he arrives
at your destination, unless your employer
is paying for your move. You will need
a certified check, cashiers check, bank
check (drawn on a bank, signed by an officer),
or cash.
Remove mirrors and pictures on the
walls, and other wall accessories such
as drapery rods, small appliances, etc.
Our packers usually pack on this day.
Before you sign the packing form, verify
the number of boxes packed, and that all
services have been performed.
If you want certain items kept together
in your new home, organize them so they'll
be packed together.
Empty, defrost and dry
out your
refrigerator/freezer.
Moving
day
Plan to eat out.
Strip beds.
Be at home when the movers arrive and
throughout the process of moving out.
If you can't be there, make sure we have
in writing the name and phone number of
the person you've authorized to take your
place.
Tour your home with the driver to examine
the goods to be moved.
Check the conditions of items as they're
loaded.
After loading and before the driver
has left, tour your home again to make
sure nothing has been overlooked.
See that your new address and phone
number are correct on the bill of lading.
Turn off all switches, lock all windows
and doors. Give house keys to your real
estate agent. Leave your new address in
the house so the new owners can forward
stray mail.
Be at your home when the driver arrives.
Be present while the driver inventories your belongings
off the truck.
Use your new home floor plan to assist
the driver with proper furniture placement.
The driver will set up your beds.
Make arrangements for payment.
Relax! It went great and
St. George Moving & Storage was with you all
the way - moving your belongings safely and
surely.
