The empty house jobs
If you can get access before moving day work through as much of this list as you can.
- Deep clean the kitchen bathrooms and behind where appliances will sit
- Paint and decorate while there is nothing to move or cover
- Change the locks and check window catches
- Take meter readings and set up gas electricity water and broadband
- Check the loft insulation depth and the condition of the roof space
- Treat carpets or replace flooring before furniture goes down
- Test every socket light switch radiator and tap
- Plan where the furniture goes and label rooms for the removal crew
Label rooms not boxes
A sheet of paper on each door with a room name means the crew puts every box in the right place first time. It takes five minutes and saves you carrying boxes around the house for a week.
In short
Clean decorate and test everything while the house is empty then label the rooms before the van arrives.