Get rid of all the items you do not intend to take with you to your new home.
Prepare a home moving budget.
Decide how you are going to move home. Do it yourself or hire a removal company?
Complete a home moving timeline and planner
Create a home moving binder
Change Address & cancel utilities
Prepare moving day essentials box
Prepare yourself for moving day
Decide what to wear on moving day
Prepare well and your home move will be a breeze.
Hello. My name is Pete. And I am a prepper. There, I said it. Publicly.
Not a kind of the end of the world, zombie apocalypse prepper, (well, maybe just a bit), but someone who prepares for every eventuality you might say.
And as a home mover, preparation is vital for a smooth home moving experience. You too need to be a prepper!
If you have never moved home before you surely want to know how to prepare for a house move, so here we will guide you through all the things to do when preparing not only your things but preparing yourself for a home move.
So let’s look at each point in a bit more depth to prevent things from going wrong and making your home move a stress-free event.
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When preparing to move home you should never skip this first stage. It can save you a lot of money on your moving costs and makes the whole moving process easier.
So firstly, you need to sort out your belongings so that you know exactly what you will be taking with you, and more importantly, what you will be paying for to have packed and moved.
Creating a floor plan of your new home will help you determine if all your furniture will fit in your new place.
Doing this early in your home move preparations gives you time to get rid of these items so that when it comes to getting a quote, you will only be quoted for the actual items you are moving.
Remember to clear out your loft as this can be time-consuming and the removal company will not usually enter a roof space for health and safety reasons. So you will need to get everything out of the loft not only to sort it out but so that the surveyor can include any items you are taking within your quote.
Risk: Not doing this will cost you extra money that you do not need to spend. Not only that but do you really want to clutter up your new home with junk?
#2 How Much Will It Cost to Move Home?
Moving home is not cheap, and you will want to know the most cost-effective way of moving home. Although value for money and peace of mind are equally important.
So, first of all, you will need to know how much you need to budget for your home move.
These quotes will be based on the loading, unloading, and transportation of your household goods.
You should also consider getting a quote for a full-service home move which includes a professional packing service.
This is because packing is probably the worst part of moving home, and packing materials are not cheap. A professional packing service will utilize all the space in the moving boxes and know exactly how to pack everything in the most time-efficient and cost-effective way.
You should also know that many insurance companies will not insure your goods if you have packed them yourself, so check with your insurance company if you intend to do that.
Then work out the cost of moving home yourself.
Whilst moving home yourself, with the help of friends, may seem a cheap option there are many pitfalls which can significantly add to your moving costs.
You should read these guides so that you can make an informed decision as to how you will move to your new home.
Having received your home removal estimation quotes, and tallied up what a self-move will cost you in terms of not only money but time and stress, then decide how you are going to move home.
Your options will be:
A full self-move where you pack everything yourself, hire a van, and then load and unload everything yourself.
You pack all your own goods and then hire a removal company to load, unload, and transport your things.
Or you go for the easiest option of hiring a full-service removal company.
If you have taken the sensible option to hire a removal company, get the process started as soon as you can, giving the removal company plenty of notice of your intended move date.
#4 How to Prepare a Home Moving Checklist
Raise some cash and save money on your moving costs. Decluttering is a vital part of your home move preparations.
So now you know how you are going to move home, you will need to create a Home Moving timeline and planner. Well actually you don’t need to, we have done it for you. But you are going to need one, no matter which way you have chosen to move home.
A week-by-week home moving planner lists all the tasks that you need to complete for a successful home move. Each task is in the sequence that they need completing so nothing is forgotten.
Risk: Don’t create a home moving checklist and you may forget to do something important.
#5 Organising an Easy Home Move
There is going to be lots of information and paperwork that you need to keep organised. A home moving binder can be an invaluable tool for keeping useful and essential information and documents all in one place.
The more organised you are the easier your home move and transition into your new home will be.
Risk: Without a home moving binder you run the risk of losing important pieces of paper or not having vital pieces of information to hand should you need them.
#6 Change of Address Checklist
To help prevent identity theft and also ensure any important correspondence gets to your new address, be sure to notify all the companies and people that need to know you have moved.
With so much going on you are likely to forget to tell someone you are moving, so create a change of address checklist early on in the preparation of your home move. Use the opportunity as a reminder to change utility companies or give notice of switch over to your new address.
We have created a very comprehensive change of address checklist for you but you can customize it to suit you.
Risk: Missing important letters, identity theft, and missing out on home mover offers are just a few reasons to make sure you complete this task before you move home.
#7 Prepare a Moving Day Essentials Box
Moving 50 or 500 miles, there are certain things that you will need close at hand on moving day. From essential medicine, to drink and snacks, making an open me first box is a must do in preparing for moving day.
Every home move, and every person moving is different, and what goes into your box is a personal choice. However, there are some things that you may not have considered putting into this box or you may have no idea where to begin.
This guide will give you lots of tips and suggestions on how you may want to pack your essentials box.
Just remember to keep your essentials box well away from the other moving boxes so that it does not get accidentally loaded onto the removal van.
Risk: Rummaging around in numerous boxes trying to find some urgent medication or the solicitors phone number is not what you want to be doing on moving day.
#8Prepare Yourself for Moving Day
For a myriad of reasons moving home can be an anxious and stressful time.
Often those around you will feed off of your tension and stress, which only adds to the feeling of being in an unpleasant atmosphere where everyone is on edge. It becomes a vicious circle.
Therefore it is a good idea to take time out occasionally from all the home moving preparations for some ‘you time’.
Read a book, take a long soak in the bath or go for a walk. Anything that helps you relax and puts you in a good frame of mind.
Focus on all the positive aspects of the home move, and be confident that you have done all you can to ensure a smooth relocation. Some things you can do nothing about so don’t waste time worrying about them.
Just ensure you get a good night’s sleep before moving day, have set the alarm clock in plenty of time before the removal company arrives, there is no more packing to do and you are as relaxed as you can be.
Risk: Stress breeds stress. And bad decisions. Approach moving day as calmly as possible.
#9 What to Wear on Moving Day
After all your planning and organising a stress-free home move should be the end result.
You have probably given little thought about what clothes you will need to wear on moving day, but it is all part of being prepared for every eventuality and situation.
A pair of sturdy, flat, enclosed-toe shoes is best, a lot of time on moving day is going to be spent on your feet.
Choose clothes that are appropriate to the weather, but also consider that you will be going in and out of different temperatures all day. Often layering clothes is a good system to use as you can regulate your body temperature more easily.
The clothing should be comfortable, although they should not be baggy as they could cause accidents by getting caught on door handles for example.
Consider getting some heavy duty work gloves to not only help give a better grip but also will help prevent cuts from the cardboard boxes.
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