Week 5

• Contact Manchester Moving and Storage to book your move and handle your relocation needs.
• If your employer is moving you, contact the company to verify their relocation policy and what is or is not be covered.
• Conduct an inventory of all your belongings. Decide now what will or will not be included in your move. Make plans for a move/garage sale. Donate items to charitable organizations and get a receipt.
• Make a list of everyone you need to notify such as friends, relatives and business contacts. Update addresses and telephone numbers as required.
• Obtain a change of address book from the post office.
• Make arrangements to discontinue these services:
  • Newspaper delivery
  • Utilities; gas, electric, water, sewer
  • Fuel oil delivery
  • Pool/lawn services
  • Garbage pick up
  • Cable TV/Internet provider
  • Any other household service

Week 4

• Finalize closing dates on your new home.
• Check school schedules and enrollment requirements.
• Do you need a new driver's license or can you transfer the registration / plates on your vehicle?
• Select a new insurance agency, bank, church, synagogue etc.
• Gather all your personal records such as medical, dental, birth, marriage, school etc. Forward school records to the new school three weeks in advance.
• Contact utility companies to see if security deposits or prepayment are required to start service.
• Make arrangements for packing. Manchester Moving and Storage can provide you with professional packers and proper materials necessary to conduct a successful moving experience.

Week 3

• Send Change of Address cards to:
  • Post office
  • Friends & Relatives
  • Credit Cards
  • Magazines
  • Insurance companies
• Verify closing dates and new properties. If there is a problem, arrange for additional storage or temporary housing.
• Good time to hold your moving/garage sale and donate items to charity.
• Safely dispose of any flammable items such as paints, paint removers, gas etc., as they will be impossible to move.

Week 2

• Take your pet(s) to the veterinarian for immunization and obtain all records.
• Have your car(s) serviced for the trip. Make sure insurance cards are current and in the car.
• Drain fuel oil from lawnmowers, snow blowers and other power equipment. Drain water from garden hoses.
• Transfer/ close bank accounts.
• Defrost refrigerator, freezer and clean the oven.
• If you are moving out of a high rise building, make arrangements to reserve the elevator for the day of the move.

Week 1

• Gather all your valuables, jewelry, safe deposit box contents etc. Pack these items yourself and take them with you.
• Pack your Moving out Carton and your Moving in Carton.
• Give your plants to a new home.
• Do last minute packing of bed linens, curtains and personal belongings.
• Have Manchester Moving and Storage pack all your belongings that you are not taking yourself.

Moving Day

• Conduct a last minute walkthrough of your home with the driver. Check closets, lock windows and doors, basement, cupboards and drawers to make sure nothing is left behind.
• Obtain travelers checks for trip expenses and payment for movers.
• Consider staying overnight in a hotel or with friends or family. This will let you start the next morning fresh for your new home.