Moving Tips



This article will discuss moving tips.

I will break it down into a 7 day, 2 week or one month moving strategy. Before you start packing make sure you have gathered all your moving supplies.

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The 7 DAY MOVE

This move is perfect for an apartment dweller or perhaps a college dorm move. Or for the SERIOUS mover. No lollygagging allowed on this plan. For those with over 1500 square feet of home, it will require a 1-2 hour a day commitment to complete a move this way.

7 days prior to move: Pack all decor in every room

6 days prior to move: Pack all closets. Leave out enough clothing for one week

5 days prior to move: Pack bathrooms (leave out toiletries needed for the week and two towels per person) then pack dining room/living room and den

4 days prior to move: Pack garage/outdoors

3 days prior to move: Finish packing garage outdoors, pack bedrooms

2 days prior to move: Pack kitchen and eat out until move is over, do NOT cook!

1 day prior to move: Pack any misc. lying around. Break down furniture as needed. There should not be anything left unpacked when you go to bed.

The day of the move: Wake up, remove linens from bed, put in your vehicle. Move.

We (family of 6 people) packed my sister up and moved her from a cheater husband in 3 hours from a 1200 square foot apartment, so a 7 day move can be done.

The 2 Week Move

This is how we move. I do not pack a THING until 2 weeks before the move date. I do however, do complete everything on my home moving checklist.
14 days prior to move: Pack all decor from walls

13 days prior to move: Pack up living room entirely except TV

12 days prior to move: Pack up dining room entirely

11 days prior to move: Pack up all decor in bedrooms

10 days prior to move: Pack up garage day 1

9 days prior to move: Pack up garage day 2

8 days prior to move: Pack up closets

6 days prior to move: Pack up bedrooms except for beds/bedding

5 days prior to move: Pack up office except computer

4 days prior to move: Start on kitchen

3 days prior to move: Pack kitchen and eat out until move is over, do NOT cook!

2 days prior to move: Pack whats left in the kitchen

1 day prior to move: Pack any misc. lying around. Break down furniture as needed. Unhook TV, computer. There should not be anything left unpacked when you go to bed.

The day of the move: Move, you should not be packing a thing.

The 1 month Move

I do not recommend taking a month to pack. It is way more exhausting than the 2 week packing plan. This will only take you 20-30 minutes per day. But if you insist:

30-14 days prior to move: pack 4-6 boxes per day

14 days prior to move: organize all boxes, you should have more than 1/2 of your house packed.

13 days-2 days prior to move: pack 4-6 boxes per day and then pack an overnight bag.

1 day prior to move: pack up all misc. items. Go room to room there should not be any unpacked items in any room at all. NONE.

I hope these moving tips help you in your upcoming move.

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