Planning to move to a new home in Hyderabad? It is obvious that you will hire professional packers and movers in Hyderabad to streamline your move. But, if you start your preparation in advance, then you will not face any sort of inconvenience during the process. Here are the things that you must do.
1. You must prepare a moving timeline two months before
When you already have two months to go before the move, then you have ample time to prepare a moving timeline. You have eight to six weeks before the move and thus you should plan for:
• Scan your belongings and decide what to keep and what not. After this step, you are ready to start packing all the things that you will not need for the next few weeks.
• Arrange the packing supplies like packing boxes. You can get these boxes from different stores that are about to recycle them like departmental, retail, liquor, book, and others. Also, arrange packing supplies like bubble wrap, tape, markers, and more.
• Prepare a moving budget as this helps you stick to the amount you have decided to spend on the move and helps you in avoiding over expenditure.
• Get estimates from at least three to four moving companies for comparison purposes.
• Ask your friends for assistance on the moving day if you are doing it on your own.
Tips to hire movers
There are many rogue movers out there and thus, you need to be extra careful while choosing one for yourself. In eight weeks, you have a lot of time to research and book a mover. Ask them about the extra fees, estimates, licenses, insurance, experience, and more.
2. Things to do a month before the move
This is the time when you have a month left for the moving day to approach. Here are still a lot of things to do to make your relocation process streamlined. If you have still not started to pack your belongings, then this is the time to do it.
• Get your address changed wherever required including bank, post office, insurance company, utility, doctor, etc.
• Make the arrangements to get your utilities disconnected from your present place and get them installed at the new one.
• If you have already purged your belongings, then this is the time to arrange a sale for them or donate them to charities.
Pack it on your own
Even if your hired movers will pack your belongings, it’s a good idea to handle all your items including the fragile and valuable ones. It will help you stay positive.
3. Things to do two weeks ago
Now, you are left with only two weeks. You must be aware of all the things that are left in your home to handle. You have not done all the things yet. Here are some of the tasks that you need to finish in the final two weeks:
• Make sure that the new utilities are installed at your new residence and that everything is in operational mode.
• Finish up the major packing task this week and make sure to leave only one bag for packing and that is your essentials bag having clothes, toiletries, and other necessities.
• You can also make a few boxes and designate them with ‘open first’ tag so that you don’t need to search all the boxes for glasses, kitchenware, and more.
• If you have some prescription medicines going on, then it would be better to stock it up for the next couple of days.
• You can plan on using the items that are already in your fridge so that they get finished by the time moving day approaches.
• Make sure that everything is properly cleaned in your new home.
4. Things to do a week ago
You are now left with only a week ahead of the final moving day. You must have done all the important things by now. Still, there are a few things that you can do during this week.
• Defrost your refrigerator. It is important to defrost the refrigerator if you want to take it along. Do it a day before the move and keep it open to let it dry and odor-free.
• You must schedule a deep cleaning of your home so that it will remain clean even after you move out for the next owners.
• Call and confirm with the moving team about their arrival on the date that you have decided.
• Make sure to get the locks changed in the new home and keep the spare keys with you.
• You can take a backup of the computer to a hard drive so that if anything gets lost, then you will have a copy of the same.
• Prepare a moving day survival kit including all the essential items like snacks, beverages, clothes, towels, bathroom products, and more.
5. Things to do a day before
However, it is not apt to keep anything pending for the last day of the move, still, you must do a few things to complete it.
• Check everything and make sure you are not leaving anything behind.
• Cross-check the checklist of things to do and ensure that nothing is left undone.
• Take pictures of all the items that you have packed
Conclusion
By following this timeline, you will be able to carefully conduct your move even if you hire expert movers and packers in Hyderabad.
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