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Getting organized is the name of the game when your moving date is just weeks away. So Watford Moving and Storage has put together this handy time table so you can make sure you do the items necessary to make your moving process as smooth as possible.

4 Weeks Before

  • Contact Watford Moving and Storage for your free, no obligation estimate.
  • Notify the Post office of your new address and send change-of-address cards to friends, relatives and periodicals. You can do so on-line at http://www.usps.com
  • Arrange for any repairs or installations in your new home.
  • Obtain forms for transferring drivers license(s) and applying for credit.
  • Notify school(s) of children's transfer. Check into pre-registration procedures for the new schools.

3 Weeks Before

  • Send drapes, carpets, furniture for repairs or cleaning.
  • Arrange to have utilities, appliances and telephone disconnected and arrange for utility and telephone hook-up in your new home.
  • Obtain dental and medical records to take with you.
  • If you are planning on packing yourself, now is a good time to start!
  • Make any travel arrangements, including interim hotel reservations and car rental.
  • Decide what to move and what to give away. Have a garage sale!

2 Weeks Before

  • Return library books and anything borrowed from friends or neighbors.
  • Relax! Take the family for a farewell drive to some of the places you've loved. Have a "going away" party for the kids and their friends.
  • Take care of bills, stocks and investments.
  • Take pet(s) to veterinarian for immunization and preparation for trip.
  • Pay and pick up any store layaways or items that are being cleaned, stored or repaired.
  • Arrange for the transfer of any bank or other accounts.
  • Drain oil and gasoline from power equipment.
  • Have car prepared for the trip. Check tires, brakes, windshield wipers, etc.

1 Week Before

  • Transfer prescriptions.
  • Arrange for delivery services to be discontinued - newspapers, etc.
  • Start gathering those items to take with you on your trip.

Just Days Before

  • Pack luggage.
  • Defrost and dry refrigerator and freezer to be moved.
  • Obtain cash or travelers checks for trip expenses.
  • Pack immediate needs such as coffee pot, a few dishes, pots and pans, towels, soap and bedding.
  • Complete any packing you are doing yourself!
Remember, if you have any questions regarding moving, contact Watford Moving and Storage. We're more than happy to help!

 

Watford Moving & Storage is a full-service moving service company based in Santa Clarita servicing the greater Los Angeles area. We service the following areas and more: Agoura, Agua Dulce, Bel Air, Bellflower, Belmont Shore, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Brentwood, Buena Park, Calabasas Hills, Calabasas, Canoga Park, Canyon Country, Castaic, City Of Industry, Chino, Echo Park, Encino, Glassell Park, Glendale, Granada Hills, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Lakewood, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Mar Vista, Marina Del Rey, Mint Canyon, Miracle Mile, Mirada, Monrovia, Newbury Park, Newhall, Newport Beach, Ontario, Palms, Pasadena, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Reseda, San Diego, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley, San Pedro, San Gabriel Valley, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Monica, Saratoga Hills, Saugus, Sherman Oaks, Signal Hill, Simi Valley, Stevenson Ranch, Studio City, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Upland, Valencia, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Venice, Ventura, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Westchester, Westlake Village, Whittier, Wilshire, La Brea, Woodland Hills, Westwood, Pacific Palisades, Westchester, Culver City, Topanga Canyon, South Pasadena. We move your home as if it were our own.