If you want to move, you need a good plan. After the old apartment has been given notice and the new lease has been signed, there isn't much time left until you move into your new home. What do you need to look out for when moving?
How do you get all your furniture and beloved items into the new apartment or house without damage? You should therefore use the few weeks you have before the move to proceed in an organized manner. What is important for a smooth move?
Sort out old items
Anyone planning a move should part with old things, because a move always means a new beginning. You should therefore tidy up and sort out in your old apartment as early as possible. Old clothes, broken furniture and electrical appliances, as well as torn carpets, do not belong in the new apartment.
Everything you sort out beforehand does not need to be packed and dragged into the new apartment. To pack the items that are going to the new apartment, this bubble wrap is suitable. The better the items and treasures are packed, the lower the probability that something will break.
Pack as early as possible
You should get high-quality moving boxes weeks before the move. This way, you can safely stow your valuable items step by step. You should always start with the items you don't need every day.
Special clothing, books, vases, decorations, or other non-essential items can be stowed away well in advance. However, you should always make sure that the boxes are not too full, otherwise they will not be easy to carry.
Don't forget to re-register
To have less stress in the new apartment and be able to unpack your things in peace, you should take care of various re-registrations in good time. It is particularly important to inform your electricity, gas, and telephone provider about the move.
Of course, you also have to read the meter for gas and electricity and inform the provider. In addition, you must notify your health insurance company, the employment agency, insurance companies, banks, and possibly clubs or subscription providers. Once you have moved into the new apartment, you must inform the residents' registration office of your new address within two weeks. You must also re-register your car at the traffic office.
Plan the furnishing of the new apartment
To save yourself some work on the day of the move, you can furnish the new apartment with the help of a floor plan. The arrangement of the furniture can then be created in advance. So that the moving boxes can be assigned directly to a room, you should write the contents of the boxes legibly on the cartons. This way, all moving helpers can see immediately where the moving boxes go.
Many moving helpers are worth their weight in gold
For the move to work smoothly, you should have many moving helpers ready. The more helpers are on site, the faster you can sit in your new apartment and enjoy your new home. In order not to be disappointed on the day of the move, you should always plan for twice as many helpers as you actually need, because many helpers often come up with an important reason to cancel on the day of the event.
In the end, the people you least expected often help with the move. Professional helpers who know something about moving can of course also be useful. In most cases, professional helpers carry the heavy equipment, such as the washing machine or the dryer.
