Moving Home Checklist

Get yourself a removalist.

Sometimes moving yourself may be the best option … but if not, find yourself a reputable removalist. For moves in Melbourne, Sydney and surrounds we recommend our mates at Friendly Moving Men.

Declutter & cull

Start packing before the big day rolls around. This as an opportunity to declutter your home. We all accrue so much stuff – but do we really need it? Gather boxes from your local supermarket, or you can purchase them from storage companies. When you donate to an op shop, you’re helping the community and giving your stuff a second life.

Connect / Disconnect utilities & services

Sounds simple right? This is the bit most people forget. You need to get the power, gas, internet and phone CONNECTED at your new home in time for your move. You’ll also need to DISCONNECT the power at your old place once you’ve cleaned and shut the door for the last time. Give us a call at GloBird before moving day and we’ll be sure to have the power on when you arrive at your new digs. Remember connections and disconnections aren’t instant, and in some cases can even take a few days. Also consider access to things like the meter box.

Connecting electricity and/or gas to your new home can vary depending on the state and area you live in. We will endeavour to organise the connection for you in the relevant timeframe on the provision that there are no issues with the meters and access.

For disconnection of electricity and/or gas to your home, we require 3 business days to organise the disconnection for you.

To avoid any delays, we recommend you contact us on 13 3456 to organise this in advance.

Refer to the below for reconnection timeframes.

Label your boxes

Maybe it’s not very PC to assign labels post 2000’s – but sometimes it’s so useful. Try packing room by room and labelling your boxes to match. This way your removalist can offload the boxes into appropriate rooms making the unpacking job that little bit easier.

Call a cleaner

Weren’t blessed with the cleaning gene? That’s ok we’ve got better things to do too. However, if you’re moving out of a rental property it’s a good idea to leave the place as spotless as possible (if you want to get your bond back).

Forward It

Did you know you can go to your local post office with your ID and pay for a mail forwarding service. That way you can still get parcels or important letters. This can help you remember who you’ve forgotten to update your address with. Or you can leave some prepaid addressed envelopes with the new tenant and ask them to bundle your mail and send on to your new address.