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Here are some helpful hints you can pass along to your clients that ensure a smooth and stress-free move.


Planning is the key to a smooth move!  

 


Whenever possible, begin preparations at least four to six weeks before your scheduled moving day - there is a lot to do and it arrives quickly!  During the peak moving times of the Summer, you'll need to start the process at least 4 weeks earlier! 

 

4-6 Weeks Before Your Move

  1. Have an inventory session with your family.  Decide what to move and what not to move.
  2. Make arrangements for your own transportation to your new home (hotel/airline reservations, trip directions by car)
  3. Schedule a moving sale for items you won't move.  Donate other items to charitable organizations (get receipt for tax records).  Or post your give-away items on www.freecycle.com.
  4. Arrange for packing.  We recommend the professional movers at Ayer Moving and Storage.  If you decide to pack yourself, meet with our relocation specialist to talk about items that need special handling and packing materials, such as fine art, antiques, lampshades, mirrors, and pictures.
  5. Gather personal records: medical, dental, school, birth, baptismal, and marriage certificates.  Arrange to send transcripts of school records in advance to new schools.
  6. Close charge accounts at local department and specialty stores.
  7. Arrange with your employer to forward tax withholding forms.
  8. Discontinue utility services, lawn care or snow plowing, as well as garbage collection and newspaper delivery
  9. Send out change of Address Cards to magazines, insurance companies, credit cards, friends and relatives.  

2 - 3 Weeks Before Your Move

  1. Fill and transfer prescriptions for family and pets.  Pack them to travel with you.
  2. Arrange for shipment of plants and pets.  Get immunization records for pets.
  3. Safely dispose of or give away all flammables (paints, paint removers, solvents, car oil, etc.).  It is illegal to move items of this type.  

1 Week Before Your Move

  1. Defrost refrigerator and freezer.  Allow for thorough air-drying time to prevent mildew.
  2. Transfer checking and savings accounts. 
  3. Drain fuel and oil from lawn mowers and other power equipment.
  4. Pack items to be carried in your car.  Label these boxes:  DO NOT MOVE or ask us for stickers you can use for this purpose.
  5. Gather valuables and personal papers from safe deposit box, drawers, jewelry cases.  Valuable items like these should travel with you ... not in a moving van.
  6. Send clothing, draperies, curtains, rugs out for cleaning and leave in wrapping.  Take down curtain rods, shelves, TV antenna, if applicable.
  7. Have car serviced for trip and have proof of insurance in your car.

 Moving Day!

Congratulate yourself!   

Now the professional movers at Ayer Moving & Storage will take it from here.   

  1. Remember to pack a box of the basics you'll need on move-in day (tools, paper products, all-purpose household cleaners, a special toy, and anything else you won't want to be searching for when the truck arrives.)  This box will be the last to be loaded and the first to be unloaded at your new home.
  2. Double-check the suitcases you packed for the trip. 
  3. Remove all bed linens.
  4. Be available to check items on your inventory sheet.
  5. Conduct a last-minute walk-through with your Van Operator.  Make sure windows are closed, closets are empty, lights are out, and doors are locked.
  6. Say your good-byes and breathe a sigh of relief - you are on your way to your new home!

 

Call 1-800-233-MOVE (6683) or  visit our Web site www.ayermoving.com    

to request free Timeline for a Stress-Free Moving Day and/or Packing Tips from the Professional Packers at Ayer Moving & Storage brochures that you can distribute to your clients.  They will thank you for it!

 

 
Family-owned and operated since day one, Ayer Moving and Storage takes the moving business personally. Karen Strickland and her brother Philip lead the Ayer Moving and Storage team, guided by their Dad, Eldon Strickland, who, although retired, can be counted on to add his opinion and expertise when needed.

 

Our Commitment.

We know that moving, whether across the street or across the country can be filled with stress and anxiety. At Ayer Moving and Storage

we are dedicated to making this time a positive experience and we do everything we can to make it so.

 

Our Community. Ayer Moving and Storage is located in Ayer, MA and serves the greater Boston area, including Middlesex, Worcester, Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk counties in Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island.


Karen Strickland
Ayer Moving & Storage Northamerican Van Lines                                         

 

 

Your Northamerican Van Lines Agent

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