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MOVE YOUR HOUSE

RIGHT

WORKBOOK

By

Jan Lee Nelson

MOVE YOUR HOUSE RIGHT – WORKBOOK

Workbook

This workbook from Move Your House Right by Jan Lee Nelson is designed to help you every step of the way. There are checklists for each critical task; a pre-moving list, a sorting list, to do lists for all your moving chores, graph paper for measuring and placing your furniture, room by room checklists for downsizing tips, foolproof packing methods, a master list, and a journal to keep your thoughts and plans together.


PRE-MOVING LIST

☐ Create your moving budget ☐ Choose new schools, doctors, dentists, clinics, Vets, health clubs

☐ Choose new cable, Internet, and phone services ☐ Choose new trash and recycling services, notify present ones of the move

☐ Change mailing address ☐ Forward mail to the new address ☐ Subscription address changes ☐ Update voter registration ☐ Contact your accountant and attorney to inform of the new address

☐ Contact banks, credit card, insurance companies to advise of new address

☐ Notify IRS, Social Security, Dept. of Veterans Affairs of address change

☐ Contact doctors for any necessary records or transfers

☐ Contact veterinarians, update shots for pets, ID tags

☐ Refill prescriptions ☐ Make a folder of all financial, legal, birth, medical records to keep with you

☐ Contact Internet company to start and end service ☐ Contact utility companies to start and stop service


☐ Confirm yard or estate sale dates and times ☐ Confirm permits needed and parking restrictions for yard or estate sale

☐ Assemble all warranties, manuals, inspection dates in a binder for the new owners

☐ Service your vehicle ☐ Order packing supplies ☐ Confirm your mover’s dates and times ☐ Contact person for master list check of inventory ☐ Check with your office for needed time off to move

☐ Find local organizations to accept donations ☐ Contact child sitter for moving day ☐ Contact pet sitter for moving day ☐ Photograph valuables and antiques ☐ Photograph electronic device cable connections ☐ Back up computers ☐ Redirect any deliveries to the new address that might arrive after moving

☐ Measure furniture, doorways, and stairwells for loading and unloading

☐ Locate emergency service providers in your new neighborhood

☐ Assemble tool kit ☐ Check that you have keys and garage openers to leave

☐ List all the must-have items you will pack in the “first night” box

☐ Map out the best route to your new home and an alternate


☐ Set a date to defrost freezer, clean out refrigerator, and donate perishables

☐ Line up help to clean house after or on moving day for the new owner

☐ Locate places that will accept old paint, toxic materials or hazardous waste


SORTING LISTKEEP DONATE THROW


LIVING ROOM CHECKLIST

☐ Put color-coded tape on all the furniture, artwork, rugs you are moving

☐ Put color-coded tape on pieces to sell or donate and leave in the room for pick-up

☐ Wrap and move artwork to the packing station, place screws or nails in baggies and tape to back

☐ Remove shelving from bookcases, cabinets, keep-ing the hardware in baggies and attached to the unit, bubble wrap shelves and use moving blankets on units

☐ Box books in easy to carry small boxes and label ☐ Lamps and chandeliers need to be carefully bub-ble-wrapped, remove all light bulbs, wrap and tape cords to fixture, and stack shades together in a large box

☐ Bubble-wrap vases, statuary, fragile pieces and place in a box marked fragile

☐ Bubble-wrap wooden arms and legs of furniture, slip furniture protector bags over chairs, ottoman, and tape closed

☐ Check labeling with the master list and take all boxes and rugs to the packing station


DINING ROOM CHECKLIST

☐ Identify the furniture you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Empty hutches or china cabinets of dishes, glass-ware, or collectibles and bubble wrap in boxes marked fragile and take to the packing station

☐ Dismantle dining table, remove leaves, detach table legs, wrap in bubble wrap and use moving blankets for the top

☐ Use a cling or stretch wrap for cushioned chairs and bubble wrap wooden arms and legs

☐ Remove shelves from cabinets and hutches, tape doors shut, and wrap in bubble wrap and moving blankets

☐ Remove bulbs from chandeliers and lamps, wrap and tape cords to fixture, bubble wrap and place in a labeled box marked fragile

☐ Match labeled boxes and rugs to the master list and take to the packing station


FAMILY ROOM CHECKLIST

☐ Identify what furniture you are taking, leaving or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Place books and games in manageable boxes and label

☐ Keep media center contents together by taping cords to devices, along with hookups in baggies

☐ Bubble wrap TV, stereo, tape players, and any fragile devices

☐ Remove bulbs from lamps and chandeliers, wrap and tape cords around the fixture, bubble wrap, and place in a box marked fragile

☐ Bubble wrap furniture with wooden arms or legs ☐ Remove shelving from cabinets and bookshelves, tape screws and attachments to items, bubble wrap and use moving blankets

☐ Use furniture protector bags for sofas and arm-chairs and seal with masking tape

☐ Remove bulbs from lamps and chandeliers, wrap and tape cords to fixture, bubble wrap and place in a labeled box marked fragile

☐ Match labeled boxes to the master list and take to the packing station


HOME OFFICE CHECKLIST

☐ Identify the furniture you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Place books, documents, and records in labeled boxes

☐ Back up all systems and place manuals, ink car-tridges, mouse & mouse pads, keyboards, chargers, and surge protectors in labeled box

☐ Remove and attach all cords, cables, wires, and place them in baggies attached to the computer, printer, monitor, and any peripheral devices

☐ Bubble wrap computer, monitors, speakers, tower, desktop, any other devices, and place in labeled boxes marked fragile

☐ Disassemble office chair and keep parts together with masking tape and baggies

☐ Disassemble desk (if possible), bubble wrap legs, and use moving blankets for top

☐ Remove drawers from cabinets or tape them closed, use moving blankets and bubble wrap

☐ Remove bulbs from lamps, wrap and tape cords around fixtures, and place in a box marked fragile

☐ Match labeled boxes to the master list and move to the packing station


KITCHEN CHECKLIST

☐ Identify the furniture and appliances that you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Pack dishes tightly in sturdy moving boxes with bubble wrap separating each dish saving room by placing them in box sideways and mark box fragile

☐ Use bubble wrap and tissue for cups, serving pieces, bowls, glassware, and other breakable china in appropriately sized boxes marked fragile

☐ Pots, pans, lids, and bakeware can be stacked in labeled boxes with bubble wrap or dish towels separating them

☐ Kitchen knives, utensils, silverware can be bubble wrapped in groupings and placed in a sturdy box and labeled

☐ Electrical small appliances should have cords wrapped and taped to the unit along with any accessories and boxed and labeled

☐ Cookbooks and dish towels placed in a labeled box ☐ Non-perishable foods, spices, and canned goods can be put in appropriately sized boxes and labeled

☐ Check oven drawers, dishwasher, and microwave to assure that they have been emptied

☐ Remove all perishable items from the refrigerator, check ice-maker, and freezer for any last items

☐ Match labeled boxes to the master list and move to the packing station


BATHROOM CHECKLIST

☐ Identify removable cabinets, mirrors, or any fur-nishings that you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Small electrical appliances wrap cords and tape to the unit, bubble wrap, and place in a labeled box

☐ Check medicines and medical supplies for expira-tion dates; prescription drugs should go in sealed containers, pack in well-labeled box

☐ Cosmetics, liquids, sprays checked for expiration dates and pack in sealed plastic clear container to reduce spillage

☐ Pack dry shower curtains, towels, and bath rugs in a labeled box

☐ Match labeled boxes, containers, to the master list and take to the packing station


BEDROOM CHECKLIST

☐ Identify mirrors and furnishings that you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Place clothing in wardrobe boxes, container bags, and label type and room

☐ Shoes, bags, small clothes, and accessories placed in labeled boxes

☐ Remove bulbs from lamps, wrap cord and tape to fixtures, place shades in right sized box, bubble wrap, and place in a box marked fragile

☐ Mattresses should be placed in mattress bags, sealed with masking tape and labeled with intended room and size

☐ Disassemble bedframe, put hardware in baggies taped to the unit, wrap legs and pieces in bubble wrap and moving blankets, label bed size, and room

☐ Remove drawers from dressers, armoires, night-stands or tape shut, use bubble wrap and moving blankets on pieces and label for intended room

☐ Match labeled boxes to the master list and take to the packing station


LINEN CLOSET CHECKLIST

☐ Toweling, sheets, bedding, and pillows can be placed in large boxes, or for nearby moves, large clear bags sealed with tape and labeled

☐ Paper products, bath rugs, soaps, and any other supplies specific to the linen closet placed in a labeled box

☐ Match containers to the master list and move to the packing station


CURTAINS, DRAPERIES CHECKLIST

☐ Identify window treatments in each room that you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Curtains and draperies are best packed in large boxes that will keep them protected and labeled to the intended room

☐ Rods and hardware, if they are not to be left attached to the wall, can be packed in long boxes with their hardware in baggies taped to each and labeled for the respective curtain

☐ Match containers to the master list and move to the packing station


RUGS CHECKLIST

☐ Identify rugs in each room that you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Roll the rug with inside to center, use masking tape to secure roll, and cover with protective plastic

☐ Match each labeled rug to the master list and move to the packing station


GARAGE, TOOL SHED, STORAGE CHECKLIST

☐ Identify all items you are taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Hazardous waste, paints, oils, cleaning solvents, pesticides, mulch, fertilizers, and any products that are dangerous, or unallowable to move should be disposed of at the proper facility or given to neigh-bors who are willing to accept them

☐ Power tools and gas powered equipment should be drained of oil and fuel, cleaned, and packed in appropriately labeled boxes with their hardware secured

☐ Garden tools, hand tools, long-handled yard tools should be cleaned and wrapped in sized bundles with masking tape and in towels or burlap covers

☐ Garden hoses can be rolled and secured with mask-ing tape

☐ Any sharp objects such as shears, hand saws, garden forks should be carefully wrapped and labeled

☐ Mowers, snow blowers, any large outdoor equip-ment particularly with blades should be drained, cleaned, and labeled as such

☐ Contact buyers, or movers as to how the large mechanical items should be treated.


☐ Leave labeled items in designated space for estate or yard sale


PATIO, LANAI, OUTDOOR SPACE CHECKLIST

☐ Identify objects that you will be taking, leaving, or selling with color-coded tape

☐ Patio umbrellas wrapped in their covering or in plastic wrap and secured with masking tape

☐ Outdoor furniture disassembled if possible with hardware attached to object in baggies

☐ Cushions placed in clear bags or lawn bags ☐ Grill cleaned, dismantled, and parts and hardware secured with masking tape and old toweling to protect the unit

☐ Lawn ornaments, decorative fixtures, fountains should be disassembled as far as possible, cleaned, and packed using toweling or plastic wrap

☐ Flower pots cleaned and wrapped in a protective covering


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TO DO LIST


MOVING DAY LIST

☐ Departure, wake everyone early and get a head start on movers

☐ Say a proper good-bye to your old house and take any photos if you wish

☐ Do a last minute house neatening and check that appliances are empty

☐ Roll out carpet and floor protectors ☐ Double check contents of “first-night” box ☐ Keep your moving folder and valuables with you ☐ Have your tool kit with you ☐ Meet and greet the movers and do a run through of the plan and the route

☐ Station your helper at the door to check off items loaded, photograph any damage

☐ Final walk-through ensure each room’s windows, and side doors are locked

☐ Do a last sweeping or vacuuming of each room after movers finish

☐ Arrival, station help at door to supervise unload-ing and check inventory

☐ Use your floor plan to direct furniture and boxes to designated rooms

☐ Roll out carpet and floor protectors for unloading process

☐ Sign off on movers list, match with your master list, report any damage


☐ After movers leave make your bed and take out items from “first night” box

☐ If there are no window coverings, hang up sheets for privacy

☐ Check all doors and windows to ensure they are locked

☐ Check all appliances for working order, refrigera-tor, stove, heat or air

☐ See that you have electricity, lights, and power to appliances

☐ Thank all your help and go grocery shopping or order take-out

☐ Enjoy a successful move-in celebration!


POST MOVING LIST

☐ Make copies of your new keys and check garage opener batteries

☐ Check batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors

☐ Change locks and install a security system ☐ Clean closets, cupboards, and bathrooms before unpacking, consider a service

☐ Start unpacking and set a time limit like two weeks to complete the task

☐ Take your time in the kitchen and put everything where it is most convenient

☐ Organize your unpacking as you organized your packing

☐ Leave time for walks, fun with your children, and play with your pets

☐ Get to know your neighbors and your neighborhood

☐ Send thank you notes to everyone who helped you ☐ Write a review of your moving company ☐ Post your moving boxes online for sale or pick up


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