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To ensure that your moving expirience goes smoothly, please use the following hints & tips.
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Tips to Remember:
1. Anything the movers would need tools to disassemble to be able to move needs to be taken care of ahead of time, for example -- mirrors off dressers, headboards unbolted from frame of bed(s), washer & dryer disconnected etc.
2. You may leave clothing items in dressers etc. Please remove all paper, breakables and fragile items and pack them in boxes.
3. Desk-drawers must be completely empty. Legal-size, letter-size, and lateral file cabinets must be empty.
4. Please have all boxes sealed with tape on both the top and bottom.
Hints:
What Not to Pack and What to do with Not to Pack Items
- It is dangerous and illegal to pack and move flammable and hazardous materials.
- Call your local recycling pickup provider, fire station or the nearest Environmental Protection Agency office to learn how to properly dispose of flammable and hazardous materials before you move.
- Make a note in your notebook of the depot address, phone number, and hours of operation if you have to make a trip to dispose of these materials yourself.
- Set a date about a week before your move day and mark it on your calendar.
One Week Before Your Move
- Confirm arrangements for move day with the moving company, moving truck rental company and moving equipment rental company.
- Confirm arrangements for move day with any help you have hired, friends, or family members.
- Confirm arrangements for move day with sitters for the children and pets.
- Confirm reservations for travel and accommodation.
- Dispose of any corrosives, explosives, flammable liquids, flammable solids, gases, and poisons.
- Dismantle all your furniture items such as entertainment centers, bookcases, desks, shelving units and bed frames before the day of your move. Remove pictures, wrap, package, and box.
- Defrost clean and dry out your refrigerator and freezer 24 hours before the day of your move.
- Assemble the necessary important papers and documents you will need to carry with you on move day. These items should be carried in your wallet or placed in your MOVE BOX.
On Move Day
- Make certain you are present at all times to supervise the move.
- Complete any last minute cleaning.
- Turn down the thermostat on the furnace.
- Make certain all-interior water taps are turned off.
- Check the outdoor taps to make certain they are turned off.
- Take a final reading on the gas, water, and electricity meters.
- Check to make certain the telephone service has been disconnected.
- Check the basement, attic, storage shed, and each room for missed items.
- Check all closets, drawers, cupboards, and crawl spaces.
- Make certain all of the windows are closed and locked.
- Turn off all of the lights.
- Leave all keys on the counter or with the real estate agent.
- Leave the garage door openers on the counter.
- Leave all appliance operating manuals on the counter.
- Leave operating manuals for underground sprinkler and security system on the counter.
- Empty the garbage.
- Close and lock all of the doors.
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Call today to get your free moving quote,
we look forward to hearing from you.
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
972-235-5617
817-394-MOVE
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