Moving Tips
As you may have already learned, moving from
house to house isn't the most enjoyable experience in life. In
fact, it may test your patience. But no matter how painful the
move may be, you're bound to be pleased with the final destination.
The following moving tips will help assure a smooth and tolerable
moving experience:
- Clear
out unwanted goods – hold a garage sale.
- Get rid
of flammables – paint, petrol, gas cylinders.
- Empty
fuel from mowers, clippers, trimmers and so on.
- Clothes
– do you need them all? Charity shops may want them.
-
Separate books – disposable, family reading, valuable.
- Check
all electrical goods – will they work in the new home?
- Start
making up your change of address list.
- Arrange
to have mail forwarded.
- Arrange
termination date for electricity, gas, oil, telephone and
other main suppliers.
- If you
are taking electrical goods such as a stereo, see if you still
have their original boxes.
- Have
rugs cleaned.
- If you
have children, separate cherished toys to travel with you.
- Round
up personal documentation – marriage/birth certificates,
driving licenses and so on.
- Keep
passports separate so they are not packed.
- Want to
take the car? Check on import regulations and the duty
payable.
- With
regards to family pets– make sure vaccinations and
documentation are up to date.
- Will
your new home be ready? If not, you need to arrange temporary
storage.
- Shops,
schools, theaters, life styles – it’s never too early to find
out about your new home.
- Start
running down freezer stocks.
- Arrange
your finances – close or transfer bank accounts, savings
accounts and so on, if necessary.
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