📅 One Week Out: Set the Stage for a Smooth Move

Start early to reduce last-minute stress and ensure everything is ready when moving day arrives.

• 🔌 Notify Utilities & Services: Schedule disconnection at your old home (electric, gas, water, internet, trash, security systems) and reconnection at your new one.
• 📬 Change Your Address: File with USPS and update banks, insurance, subscriptions, streaming services, and online retailers.
• 🏫 Plan for School & Daycare Transfers: If you have kids, contact new schools or daycares to transfer records, arrange enrollment, or schedule a visit.
• 🧳 Pack an Essentials Bag(s): Personal Bag: Include a few changes of clothes, toiletries, medications, phone charger, snacks, and important documents (passports, IDs, medical cards, new lease/deed, bank info). Keep this with you. First-Night Box: Pack a separate box with toilet paper, hand soap, paper towels, basic cleaning supplies, a multi-tool/box cutter, coffee/tea supplies, pet food/bowls, and a first-aid kit. Label it “OPEN FIRST.”
• 🧊 Defrost & Drain Appliances: Unplug your fridge and freezer and drain washing machines/dishwashers at least 48 hours in advance to prevent leaks and mildew.
• 📦 Label All Boxes Clearly: Mark boxes with contents and their new room, adding “Open First” or “Fragile” as needed for easy handling.
• 💍 Secure Valuables & Irreplaceable Items: Set aside jewelry, cash, important documents, irreplaceable photos, and small electronics (laptops, cameras) to move yourself.
• 🐶 Plan for Pets & Kids: Arrange pet care or a sitter, and secure daycare or supervision for children on moving day.
• 🍽️ Plan Meals: Use up perishable food at your old place and plan easy, no-cook meals for the last days and first night.
• 📄 Gather Important Documents: Collect critical papers (new lease/deed, IDs, insurance policies, medical records) in a folder with your essentials bag.

⏳ The Final Countdown: 24 Hours to Go

These last-minute tasks will help you stay calm, collected, and fully prepared.

• 🔋 Charge Your Devices: Fully charge phones, laptops, tablets, and portable batteries.
• 🧼 Prepare Appliances & Final Tidy: Disconnect remaining appliances and do a quick tidy-up of your old place to ensure nothing is missed.
• 🛠️ Pack a Small Tool Kit: Include a screwdriver, pliers, tape, scissors, and a box cutter for immediate use at your new home.
• 🏷️ Check Labels One More Time: Ensure all boxes are labeled and sealed properly.
• ☎️ Save Our Number: Add (313) 870-8367 to your phone for easy access on moving day.
• 🗺️ Confirm Directions & Access for WT Movers: Ensure we have any access details for your old or new residence (gate codes, parking rules).

🚛 Moving Day: Let’s Do This

You’ve prepped—now let WT Movers handle the rest.

• 🤝 Be Nearby & Available: Stay present to answer questions, highlight fragile items, and guide our team for a smooth process.
• 📦 Confirm What Stays vs. Goes: Double-check with the movers about items that should not be loaded—things staying behind, going in your own vehicle, or not safe for the truck (like cleaning supplies or perishables).
• 📄 Review Your Moving Agreement: Have a quick look at your contract or service details to ensure everything agreed upon is being covered—especially specialty items or time-sensitive parts of the move.
• 🔌 Do One Last Utility Sweep: Make sure lights are off, the thermostat is set (if required), and no appliances are accidentally left plugged in.
• 🧰 Keep Tools & Essentials Accessible: Make sure your personal essentials bag, first-night box, and small tool kit are either in your car or marked clearly to be unloaded first.
• 👀 Walk Through with WT Movers: Do a quick walkthrough with the crew leader before leaving to confirm everything was loaded and there’s no damage or overlooked items.
• 🧹 Final Home Check: After loading, check every room, closet, cabinet, garage, and shed at your old home. Take photos for your records.
• 🔒 Secure Old Home: Turn off lights, close and lock windows and doors. Leave keys as instructed by your landlord or agent.

🏡 Welcome Home: Get Settled with Ease

Make your first few hours in the new space easy and efficient.

• 📍 Guide Furniture Placement: Tell our crew exactly where to place furniture and marked boxes to avoid extra work later.
• 🎒 Unpack Your Essentials Bag(s): Locate and unpack your personal essentials bag and “OPEN FIRST” box for immediate needs.
• 💡 Test Key Utilities: Confirm power, water, and gas are working at your new home.
• 🚶 Walk-Through with WT Movers: Do a quick check with our team as the last items are unloaded to verify delivery in the right spots.

🔄 Finish Strong: Final Touches for a Fresh Start

Complete the move with these often-overlooked tasks to fully settle in.

• 🪪 Update Your ID & Records: Change your address on your driver’s license/ID, vehicle registration, voter registration, bank accounts, and insurance policies.
• 🛒 Locate Local Essentials & Services: Identify the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, urgent care, gas station, and local services (e.g., handyman).
• 🧭 Explore Your Neighborhood: Walk around, meet neighbors, and discover parks or restaurants nearby.
• 🔒 Change Locks (Consider): For safety, consider re-keying or replacing locks, especially in a previously occupied home.
• 🚨 Check Smoke & CO Detectors: Ensure all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are present, working, and have fresh batteries.
• 🌟 Leave a Review: Loved your move with WT Movers? Share your experience online—it helps others and means the world to us!

💡 Need Help with Packing?

Let us handle it! Ask about our professional packing services—perfect for saving time and keeping things safe. For a fully hassle-free move, try our VIP Copy/Paste Moving, where we pack, move, and unpack everything to mirror your old home, with flexibility to rearrange as you like.