Moving Tips
The Great Canadian Moving Planner
6 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE
- Tour your home, (include your attic, garage, storage space etc.) to determine what items you will be shipping. Have a garage sale or donate items you will not be shipping to a charity. Reducing your shipment size will reduce your moving costs.
- Make travel arrangements, flight, hotel, vehicle rental, etc.
- Start using up all extra food stocks, frozen food (cannot be shipped) and canned food, it will reduce the weight of your shipment and shipping costs.
4 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE
- Contact a Great Canadian Agent to arrange for an estimate.
- Notify Post Office of your new address.
- Mail change-of-address cards.
- Notify all accounts, such as mortgages, banks, leases, business or credit accounts of your new address.
- Notify schools.
- Return library books, videotapes, DVD’s, and other borrowed items and collect items loaned.
2 WEEKS BEFORE YOUR MOVE
- Dispose of all flammables, aerosols, paint, propane tanks, etc.
- Start packing if you are planning to do some or all of it yourself.
- Arrange to disconnect your utilities, etc.
- Arrange to connect utilities and phone at your new home.
1 WEEK BEFORE YOUR MOVE
- Arrange for a baby sitter on moving day.
- Set up a specific area in your home for items you are taking with you personally.
- Finish packing.
- Label all boxes with your name, and name of room you would like them moved into.
- Drain water from garden hose and all oil & fuel from power mower and machinery.
- Arrange to have all your major appliances serviced before moving day.
1 DAY BEFORE YOUR MOVE
- Empty refrigerator and freezer, defrost and wipe down.
- Clean and air your range.
- Finish packing all personal items.
MOVING DAY
- Make sure someone is available to answer your mover’s questions.
- Sign/Save copies of the Bill of Lading. Make sure your correct address, phone numbers and email address are in the delivery address section.
- Keep vacuum out to clean areas where furniture used to be.
- Complete a final inspection of your home with your mover, make sure all rooms, closets, etc. are empty.
- Contact Great Canadian Van Lines Dispatch to obtain your final moving costs so you can have the proper payment ready on your delivery date
- Keep your Great Canadian Van Lines registration number handy in case you need to track your shipment.
BUDGETING
Read our budgeting for your move article to find out how you can reduce the costs of moving by careful preparation and throwing away items you don't need to take with you.
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