Moving House Tomorrow - What were your top tips?

babyblade41

tom9980 wrote: »

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.

Good point .. I get rid of everything unused in the last 12 months

kerri_gt

tom9980 wrote: »

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.

I think they are just looking for those top moving day tips - like not letting the coffee be packed up by the removal company then having them moan because you offer a drink and don't have the coffee to hand

Deff making up beds as #1.

Make sure the fridge / freezer is on at your new place too and get anything chilled / frozen away asap (not such an issue in this weather but we moved on a hot May day and was a necessity)

tealady

Make sure the essentials (loo roll, soap, towel and loo brush), are put in the bathroom 1st.
Get the beds in ASAP, make them up as soon as they are in.
Keep a pen and paper handy to note those fiddly or 'must do' jobs (eg stiff locks, lights that need replacement bulbs) When a helper asks what can they do, show them the list.
Make sure you stop for a tea break.
Put rubbish out as you go.
Order a takeaway for tea.
Lay out clean clothes for the next day.
If you have a dog, get someone to walk it, you will be too tired and your pet will appreciate the time away from the chaos.
HTH

TBagpuss

Have essentials (bedding, change of clothes, medicines, kettle, tea/coffee, mugs /at least one plate and set of cutlery per person, loo roll, cleaning supplies) packed separtely and trnasport them yourself, in your car, so you have them immediately to hand.

Clean the bedroom and get the beds up and made first, so that you can go to bed when you ned to.

Take meter readings as soon as you arrive

Check that lights are working before it gets dark

Check that you have keys for all the doors and that they work

Bear in mind that completion may happen at any point in the day, depending on how long the chain is, how efficient eveyone is and whethr there are any bank delays. So plan on the basis that you might not get in or b abl to atart unpacking until late afternoon.

As you are currently with family, consider whether to move on Saturday insteasd - give yourself tomorrow afternoon to clean etc.

As you start to unpack, do one room at a time - it canfeel overwhelming and having even one room which is unpacked and 'normal' can help!

Skiddaw1

cloo wrote: »

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.

I think Cloo has just about nailed it.


Good luck and enjoy the day. It's such a fab feeling when you finally walk into your lovely new home (though it helps if you haven't come off the back of a 300 mile journey with a hysterical cat in a basket in the back of the car...)

ethank

Don't try and do everything on day 1.

As others have said - get your bed sorted and crack open the bubbly!

RelievedSheff

Agree with others on the get the bed sorted part. Also get the bedroom curtains/blinds up.

Make yourself somewhere comfy to sit and have a beer or two (beer can be substituted for other alcohol of your choice) and somewhere to eat your takeaway dinner.

Have a bag of essentials with you in the car and your important paperwork, passports etc so that you know where they are and they don't get lost in the array of boxes being unpacked and recycled!

Most of all try not to stress too much and enjoy making your new house a home.

AlexMac

Change the locks (an easy DIY job, even on a plastic double glazed door with euro-locks).

Check and if necessary beef-up window locks.

I speak from experience...

RelievedSheff

I agree with the changing the locks for your own peace of mind.

We even did it on our new build we bought this year. We switched them all including the garage door lock for the best high security locks we could get and all the locks have the same key.

Slithery

RelievedSheff wrote: »

We switched them all including the garage door lock for the best high security locks we could get and all the locks have the same key.

Abloy Protec2 I presume?