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Moving Checklist: 6 – 8 Weeks

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6-8 Weeks Before Moving – Checklist

GET ORGANIZED!

    • Set aside time each day to work on your move – consider it a part-time job and find ways to pay or reward yourself for the effort.
    • Become familiar with the jargon related to moving.
    • Create a Moving Binder. This binder will NOT go on the moving truck. It stays with you at all times.

MOVING COMPANY

    • Contact Cummings Moving Company for a Free Moving Quote.
    • Choose your mover and get your move date on the books ASAP – weekends and end-of-month dates go fast!
    • Decide who will be packing your belongings for the move.

LEASING

    • If renting, submit final notice to your landlord in writing. Check your lease to make sure you have enough lead-time.
    • If renting, make sure you have (or get) a copy of your new lease and proof of security deposit and first month’s rent. You will want to have the paperwork on hand when you arrive at your new digs.
    • Make specific plans to get keys to your new place and put date in your calendar so you make sure you have them well ahead of your move date.

GATHER PAPERWORK

    • Pull together all important paperwork. Place in Moving Binder or portable file box to take in car or carry on plane with you. This will NOT go on the moving truck. It stays with you at all times and includes medical/dental records, prescription and vaccination records, eyeglasses prescription and copies of your insurance cards.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

    • Make all travel arrangements needed for your move now while you can still get EXACTLY what you need for an easy time of it. Include plane, train, rental car, hotel and any other reservations you may need. Keep all your reservation information in one place. Since you likely have her family in toe, consider buying trip insurance for this adventure.

HOME ORGANIZATION

    • Move items from your attic, basement, storage areas and hall closets into your home – begin to prune, purge and pack the seasonal items you will not use for many months.
    • Take a good look around your home to see what can be sold, donated or tossed. Take some swift and decisive action and get the ball rolling.
    • Make a list of items to sell and determine if they require the help of an auction house of if you can sell them yourself on eBay or craigslist. Maybe you want to have a garage sale. Weigh the value and return-on-investment of your time, versus donating items for a tax write-off. Set dates for listing items online and/or dates for a garage sale – get this in motion now. Plan to have these items GONE – sold or donated – a full 30 days before your move.
    • Make list of charitable organizations in your area that will pick-up items from you. Make a note of how much notice each needs in order to schedule a pick-up. Consider getting a date on the books with ONE of them now, for a date 2-3 weeks before your scheduled move. Make sure to find out what they do NOT take – mattresses for instance.
    • Start to shop your kitchen. Start enjoying the things you can’t move easily such as refrigerated and frozen foods, glass jars from pantry and bottles of liqueur and wine.
    • Put ALL your cleaning supplies in one central location. Many of them will not be allowed on the moving truck and will need moved in your car. So use them up now!
    • Make a few “Packing Kits” and put them around the house. A Packing Kit is essentially a shoebox which includes the things you need to easily pack a box in that room. Scroll to the end of this blog post for the “Packing Kit Checklist.”

NEW HOME

    • Check with Chamber of Commerce in your new city for info about community programs, schools, parks and utility providers locally. Ask for some leads on contractors, plumbers and hand-folks in the area, just in case you have a surprise when you get to town!
    • If you have kids, this is the time to begin to get your children involved in the process and excited about what’s to come.

PACKING TO-DO’S

  • Begin to collect and/or purchase packing materials.
  • Start a Checklist for contents of your “LAST ON – FIRST OFF” box
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MOVING REVIEWS

Emails from Our Clients

The crew was excellent.  They were careful and considerate.  We would use Cummings again if we had to move.
Rick
Thank you so much for your help with my move on such short notice.  Your team was friendly, professional, and FAST.  I really appreciated their moving expertise and was quickly able to just leave them to do their work.  Moving is stressful and leaving my po… Read more
Katrice
Your team was amazing! Please feel free to use this letter as a reference. I wanted to send my thanks and compliments to your entire team, overseen by J.C.   Moving can be so traumatic, but thanks to them, we are sitting here in our new home, with everyth… Read more
Amy H
I had a very good experience with my move! Both Ivan and Carlos were excellent. Nothing damaged, nothing lost. Very professional and careful. Thanks for the excellent service.
Kristen - Redwood City
October 2012 – After 48 years in the same house, I was not looking forward to moving. To changing locations, yes; but the actual moving of my belongings, no!  Big truck, three strangers, fast pace. Load it all up, drive 40 minutes, unload it all, try to get… Read more
RJK – Redwood City
Hello Amy & Enrique, The moving crew was excellent. They were thoughtful, handled my things very carefully and made moving so much easier. I would also like to say that Megan at the office is great. I was terribly disorganized before and after my last-minute m… Read more
Jenny C - Daly City & South San Francisco
Thank you so much for the follow up, everything went so well and I’m very happy with the service, it’s A+ all around from the estimated to the ladies that answered the phone when I had questions and all the hard working movers that came to my house. I hope… Read more
Tiffany
Amy and Enrique, I want to thank you for your professionalism and courtesy and for making our move a lot easier. Everything you said you’d do went smoothly. The guys where exactly on time in Crockett. They are very courteous and, most importantly, very profe… Read more
Arthur C
Amy, this is a long overdue expression of gratitude for the excellent service your company provided me in connection with my move within Mill Valley.   I was impressed with every contact I had with your company.  The person who made the estimate was friendly… Read more
Claudia J L
On July 10, 2013, Cummings Moving Company helped move all of the items from my mother’s apartment in San Mateo, CA.  There were several extraordinary things that happened during this move… It was not until July 8 that I was able to confirm the date of … Read more
Catherine K - San Mateo
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FROM OWNERS AMY & ENRIQUE

“As owners, we are hands-on. Our ability to deliver excellent service as San Francisco movers comes from our commitment to both customer and employee. Through regular training, supervision, competitive compensation, daily attention to excellence, and deep care for our customers and their belongings, we create an environment where top-level service is second nature."

San Francisco is our home. Moving residents and businesses is our passion. Your great experience with us as San Francisco movers is our aim - Every Day.
-Amy Messinger & Enrique Palos

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