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Moving Your Household Goods
What good moving companies do:
- Provide accurate estimates
- Schedule dates, crews, equipment and any extra services
- Pack all your belongings carefully and methodically
- Load the moving van
- Haul/transport
- Unload and place furniture and cartons where you want them
What is up to you:
- Decide what you will take with you and what things you will not take
- Supervise the packing and loading Supervise the unloading and placement of furniture and cartons
- Verify the mover’s inventory (before leaving your home, the driver will ask you to sign the inventory sheet and at destination you must sign it again)
- It is your responsibility to ensure that all your belongings have been delivered. Any exception or damage must be noted on the inventory sheets
- Unpack
- Settle in – organize your new home
What things should you personally pack and carry?
- Cash, stocks, bonds and negotiable papers
- Hand guns
- Credit cards
- Personal checks
- Legal documents and important papers (passports)
- Computer discs and other data processing media
- Small, high value items, such as jewelry and antique coins
- Keys to old and new home
- TV remote controls
- Pack a bag as if you were going away for 2-4 days
Settling in on moving day:
- Connect telephones
- Connect television/cable (entertain the kids)
- Unpack wardrobe boxes first – they take a lot of space and are easy to empty
- Set up the bedrooms first
- Unpack and set up lamps before it gets dark
Items that cannot be moved by the van line:
- All battery products
- All household cleaning products
- Combustible liquids (antifreeze, spot cleaners, disinfectants)
- Corrosive liquids (rust preventing compounds, acids)
- Explosives (ammunition, fireworks, brick matches)
- Flammables (aerosol cans, charcoal briquettes, cleaning fluids, gasoline, kerosene, paint, propane tanks, windshield solvents, torch oil, hand signal flares)
- Compressed gases (fire extinguishers, engine starting fluids)
- Fresh and frozen food
- Houseplants do not move well. It is up to the driver if he/she will accept houseplants. The van line will assume no responsibility for plants.
Pre-move planning
- Freezers must be completely defrosted at least two days prior to moving, dried and aired to avoid musty odor.
- Refrigerators should be defrosted and dried thoroughly inside before moving. Leave doors open for several hours to air.
- Electronics travel best when packed in their original boxes. If you have the owner’s manuals, check to see if there are special moving instructions.
- CD/DVD players should have disks removed before shipping.
- Home theatres should have all cables and ports marked with color code tape or stickers to make re-assembly at your new home a breeze!
- When moving a computer, it is important to back up all data prior to the move.
Remove all inserted disks from the computer.
- Be sure to shut down the system completely and turn the unit off.
- Remove all paper from a printer. A laser printer needs the toner cartridge removed to prevent spilling.
Moving with Pets
- Pets can become confused in a move. Make sure you have your pet on a leash when outside of the car.
- Your pet should wear a special ID tag with the pet’s name, your name and a destination address and phone number. A rabies tag must be securely attached to the pet’s collar.
- Consult your veterinarian concerning mild sedation of your pet during the trip.
- All states require a health certificate for dogs and horses entering the state.
- Before the move, it is advisable to make an appointment with your veterinarian for a general check up. Be sure to obtain your pet’s medical records and health certificates.
- Ask for a reference to a veterinarian in your new city.
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