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What is the perfect way to ring in the New Year? By moving into a new home, you can get a fresh start on life. If you have intentions of moving in the first month of the New Year, it is best that you start planning now to avoid any interruptions along the way. Remember that moving is indeed a big project, so there are a lot of details you must pay attention to as you plan to relocate.

Are Repairs Needed

Are you ecstatic about your new home and unable to wait to move in?  It would be good if the new home had new flooring and paint before anything else. The completion of a few other items on your New Year renovation wish list will make your new home truly your home, instead of merely the spot where some other family once lived.

Create a Checklist

It’s vital to write everything down to stay organized and make sure that you finish all of your pre-move duties because you’ll probably be managing work, events, and moving. We advise making a timeline from the time you bought your new home to the actual moving day.

Ask For Help

If you move alone, it is an enormous task. With this in mind, think about contacting your friends and relatives and asking them for assistance. Individuals are usually more than willing to jump in and help you move – they only need the go-ahead to do so! Send out a request for assistance with packing or arranging your belongings as your moving date approaches.

Find a Moving Company

One of the first things that you would do is to locate a moving company. After you have chosen the company that fits your needs, you should provide the company and its movers with all your contact numbers so that they are always able to contact you no matter where you are. Moving house can be very unpredictable; there are times when the company may be running late because of reasons beyond their control. This is the time that they would want to reach out to you.

Examine Your Movers

Have a phone interview with at least three different moving companies before you let anyone move your belongings. You will have the chance to learn more about them and their offerings, while also sharing more details about your impending move. You should be very explicit about your move during this call, especially because it will take place around the holidays. Anyone who quotes you a price over the phone should be taken seriously, especially if the cost seems too low.

Pack the boxes

Packing your items would be next on the agenda and this is the task that you should always try to do with great precision as you never want to leave anything behind. Experts would tell you that it is better to pack room by room. We also want to add that it would also be wise to pack a special box that would contain all the immediate necessities that you would need when you move to your new home.

By packing a box of necessities, you would definitely be saving yourself the extra time you would spend fishing out something like let’s say your toothbrush, toilet paper, or even light bulbs.

As you pack, remember that the movers are prohibited from taking certain items on the truck for moving. This would include everything from cleaning agents to flammables, ammunition, and even aerosol cans. In addition, if you are moving machinery from your home, such as a lawnmower, you would need to empty out the fuel before the mower is loaded onto the moving truck.

Handling Fragile Items

Proper attention and care must also be given to moving your favorite china and mirrors, which are undoubtedly two fragile items. There are dish containers that are available for wrapping items such as your beloved china. However, if you do not have such an item then your best bet would be to place the china in newsprint (preferably white) which should then be inserted into a durable type barrel.

You could save yourself some chinaware damage if you were to pack the heavier piece of china at the bottom of the barrel and then pack the lighter ones on top of it. Similarly, when it comes to moving mirrors or even pictures, make sure that you have them well padded and wrapped and placed in suitable storage.

Manage Valuables

Finally, you may have some valuable documents or items lying around the home for moving. Your best bet would be to package them and keep them with you in your vehicle for moving. These items usually include jewelry, alcoholic beverages, and even important documents. Therefore, you should never entrust it to the movers, since most of them are not responsible for repaying or replacing your items.

Post Move Stress

A home that is not completely unpacked is one of the more subtly irritating parts of moving. Not only does having boxes all around your new location make it feel more like a storage facility, but you also have to spend time searching through boxes to get what you need. All of your unpacking should be completed over the weekend. Once you’re done, you’ll be happier for it.

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Written by Margarita Hakobyan
Margarita Hakobyan is the founder and CEO of MoversCorp.com. She has published more than 300 articles about moving, storage, and home organizing, making her a moving specialist since she began writing about the moving industry in 2005. Follow her on LinkedIn and Twitter.