Moving House Tomorrow - What were your top tips?

bma14

After MUCH waiting we are finally ready to move into our first ever house tomorrow!!


I am beyond excited as we previously had a small flat and have been living with my parents since we sold.


My question is for those of you who are old hands at this, what are your top tips for moving day?!

cloo

Put your bed/s together first so you can fall into it at the end of the day!


Have a takeway and some bubbly before bed.

pinkteapot

Pack an essentials box and know where it is! Include:

- change of clothes and toiletries (like an overnight bag)
- bedding
- kettle, mugs, teaspoon
- packet of biscuits
- plate and set of cutlery each (for takeaways!)
- important docs you might need in the first 48 hours

Basically, stuff to keep you going until you've done some unpacking.

Remember to read the meters (elec and gas, and water if it's accessible) and note the readings. You don't have to phone the suppliers on move-in day - you can do it in the coming days. But you will need to know your opening meter readings for when you open accounts with them.

Check lights are working in key rooms before it gets dark.

If using a removal company, have extra mugs and biscuits to hand to keep the team sweet.

I'll be honest - you'll get 19 responses from people telling you to change the locks but I've never done that. But definitely check that all doors do lock so you know you're secure at night.

[Deleted User]

You might want to make sure you have a hoover and some cleaning essentials handy - all depending on how clean (or not) they have left the house.

My house was a s-hole when we got the keys but luckily we weren't moving in for another week so had time to give it a good clean.

Hopefully they will have left it clean for you but if not you'll want to have a quick whip round each room before getting the furniture in.

sillyhilly

Take a photo with the 'Sold' sign. Post on social media. Get likes.

babyblade41

I always order a supermarket delivery for the evening of the move ..I order cleaning stuff, new tea , coffee, bread, milk etc.. a ping meal or sandwiches plus the bottle of whatever and some tumblers

All avenues covered then ..

Murphybear

Don’t forget tea, coffee, sugar and lots of milk plus mugs and plates. I sometimes make sandwiches/snacks and put them in a big cool bag.

What removal men eat/drink will vary. We’ve had some who didn’t want anything (not even choccy bikkies :rotfl:) and others who’ve devoured tons of bikkies plus all my home made cake.

For a long move I put in things like bread and bacon, can’t beat a bacon sandwich.

Take your bedding in the car. As soon as the beds are in the house, make them up, you won’t regret it!

Good luck with the move

tom9980

1. Declutter months in advance
2. Sell anything unused/unwanted.
3. Give away(freecycle etc) anything that has life in it but no real value.
4. Pack up and box items you seldom use (books, dvd's, CD's) a good month before moving.
5. Always give yourself double the amount of time you think on the last day to do anything, it always takes a lot longer than planned for.

babyblade41

tom9980 wrote: »

1. Declutter months in advance
2. Sell anything unused/unwanted.
3. Give away(freecycle etc) anything that has life in it but no real value.
4. Pack up and box items you seldom use (books, dvd's, CD's) a good month before moving.
5. Always give yourself double the amount of time you think on the last day to do anything, it always takes a lot longer than planned for.

A bit late for some of it, they are moving tomorrow :rotfl:

Tom99

Take a bucket of cleaning stuff with you in the car, the removal lorry may well park up for a lunch break and you will have an hour or so to clean the new house before it is cluttered.

tom9980

babyblade41 wrote: »

A bit late for some of it, they are moving tomorrow :rotfl:

I realise that and should have mentioned it in my post, the problem is asking the day before is pretty poor planning on the OP's part, however anyone who might be moving in the near future the advice is hopefully relevant and useful.