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Moving Countdown Checklist

8 - 4 Weeks Ahead

• Decide on a firm date for moving
• Visit or call Fort Knox Self Storage to reserve your self storage unit
• Book the free Fort Knox Self Storage free move-in trailer, if required
• Book removalist or a rental van (information available upon request at Fort Knox Self Storage)
• Arrange insurance either with removalist or insurance company for goods in transit
• Buy packing supplies from Fort Knox Self Storage
• Start packing boxes as soon as possible
• Sell or donate unneeded items. Try a garage sale or market stall
• Advise children's school/kindergarten of move and get copies of school records
• Start to use and finish food in freezer and pantry.

4 - 1 Week Ahead

• Continue packing and remember to label each box with contents and intended location
• Have clothing dry cleaned. Check items in repair shops
• Notify gas, electricity and phone companies of your cancellation and set date for reconnection at new address
• Advise the Electoral Role of your new address
• Change address for drivers licence and motor registration
• Organise to redirect mail with Australia Post
• Make an inventory of your household contents
• Organise house insurance to be transferred from old house to new and make any adjustments for coverage. Update values
• Send change of address cards to memberships, magazines, friends and relatives
• Return borrowed items and pick up things you have lent to others
• Ask friends and relatives to help on moving day
• Arrange for pets to be transported.

Day Before

• Empty, clean and defrost fridge and freezer. Check that water trays are empty
• Disconnect washing machine and let hoses drain. Prepare other appliances for removal
• Drain Garden hoses and store in clean garbage bins
• Have everything packed and ready to load except bedding.

Moving Day

• Consider the essential things you will need when you first arrive and carry them with you
• Remember to also carry valuables and important papers
• Have children help out (if applicable). Keeping them involved helps them take the move in their stride
• Strip beds. Cover mattresses with mattress bags
• Pick up Fort Knox Self Storage free trailer
• Check inside the house and garden so that nothing is left behind
• Turn off water and lights. Lock windows and doors.