Moving Checklist

1. Choose a moving company, contact, and reserve a date.  60% of Steamboat moves occur between Memorial day and Labor day.  What is the largest, heaviest, or most awkward piece you will be moving?  Don’t save surprises for moving day!
2. Take care of all services sooner rather than later; electric, water, trash, gym memberships, internet/cable, school registration, insurance, post office change of address, etc.
3. This step cannot be stressed enough: get rid of everything you don’t need!  Donate unused clothing, have a garage sale, post items on Craigslist/social media.  The broken blender, those Betamax tapes, that pair of MC Hammer pants–do you really need it in your new house?  Purge, then purge some more.

1. Pack heavy items (books, tools, dishes, etc)  in small boxes.
2. Fragile items should be wrapped in paper and packed on top.
3. Fill in empty box space with paper or cardboard.  Give the box a slight shake after you tape it shut.  Solid and silent means a safe move.
4. Empty all the items from all the drawers.  Furniture is made for holding, not moving, and has a tendency to spill, break, and lose precious items when turned on its side (to fit around corners or thru doors).
5. Which room in your new house will the boxes need to go?  Clearly label on top of box with a sharpie.
6. Clothing packs best in large plastic bags.
7. Liquor/wine boxes make excellent glassware/dish packers as they come with separators–and are free.
8. Pack cleaning supplies and pet necessities last.
9. The Moving Van offers packing too.

1. Set travel suitcase aside so movers don’t take it.
2. Empty refrigerator to a cooler.
3. Remember to move your car out of driveway so moving van will have plenty of room.
4. Pets, kids, soccer balls and other obstacles on floor do not mix well with movers carrying furniture (oftentimes we cant see our feet!).