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Plates packed vertically with paper between them. Liquids sealed in bags. The coffee maker stays accessible until the last morning — trust us.
How to Prepare for Moving Day: A Room-by-Room Checklist
This is the checklist we hand to our own clients and the realtors who refer them. Work it in order and moving day runs like a system, not a scramble.
Four weeks out
Book your movers — good crews fill up, especially at month-end. Start a "moving" folder for quotes, receipts and the inventory list. Donate, sell or haul off everything that isn't making the trip; every item you cut is time and money saved on the day.
Two weeks out
Pack room by room, one room at a time, and label every box with its destination room — not the room it came from. Keep screws and hardware for each piece of furniture in a labeled bag taped to the piece. Photograph the back of your TV and electronics before unplugging anything.
Moving week
Confirm parking and access at both ends: elevator reservations, loading docks, HOA rules, gate codes. Defrost the freezer. Set aside what the crew should not pack — documents, medications, chargers, keys, and the clothes you'll wear the first two days.
The night before
Pack the essentials box: toiletries, a change of clothes, phone chargers, basic tools, paper towels, snacks and water. It goes on the truck last and comes off first. Charge your phone — you'll want it for the "we're here" call.
Moving day, room by room
Bedrooms
Clothes on hangers go into wardrobe boxes or contractor bags over the hooks. Mattress bags on every mattress.
Living room
Remotes and cables in one labeled box. Lampshades nested and boxed — they're the first casualty of every rushed move.
Bathrooms
Toiletries in sealed bags inside a small box. Anything that can leak, will.
Garage & storage
No fuel, paint or chemicals on the truck — plan those separately. Tools bundled, loose items boxed, nothing rolling free.
Final walkthrough
Every closet, cabinet and shelf checked before the truck door closes. One point person does the walk with the crew lead.
Rather have it done for you? Our packing crews work from this same checklist — and our movers run the day itself.