Before you move home, there are plenty of things that you want to get sorted. There are so many different things that you are going to need to get around to, and if you think that you don’t have time to do them, you’ve got to find time. Nothing on this list is really optional if you want to get the most out of moving! The good news is that if you don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place. Down below, we’re going to be taking a look at some of the things that have got to be on your checklist of things to do before you move home. Keep reading down below if you would like to find out more about this.
Clear Out What You Don’t Want
The first thing that you are going to need to do is make sure that you have a big clear out of the things that you do not want. Go through your home room by room, item by item and decide what is getting thrown away. You might be reading this and thinking that there isn’t really anything in your home that you want to get rid of, but it’s more than likely not true. There may be items that you have forgotten about, or items that you don’t really consider when you think about what is filling up your home.
Some people choose to hire a skip for all of their unwanted items so that they can just throw them in here and someone else will take them away for you once the service has finished. Other people take their items down to the dump, some people sell what they don’t want and so much more. Whatever you decide to do, just make sure that you are getting rid of anything that you don’t need.
Store What You Want To Keep Out Of The House
You are going to come across some items that you want to keep, but you don’t want to keep in the new place. Whether they have some kind of negative memory attached to them but you’re not ready to let them go, or whether you have a new version and you’re keeping this old one as backup, they need to go somewhere. You don’t want them to be taking up space in your home, so you have got to find another solution for this, and storage is the one you should always choose. You can look into the local self storage options available to you and choose the one that will best suit your needs. It’s important to think about the space available in the unit, how much you are going to have to pay and other considerations.
The great thing about storing these items is that you can access them when you want them, but they don’t have to hang around your house. As you find more items or you gather more over the years, you can remove and replace certain things in here as needed.
Make The Correct Home Repairs
The next thing that we’re going to say is that you should make sure you have taken care of all of the home repairs before you move. Of course, this is only the case if you own the home, if you are renting then the landlord will take care of these. Having said that though, if it is something that you have broken, then you need to fix it before you go as it is the right thing to do. Holes in the wall for example are super easy to fill and aren’t going to take much time out of your day.
If you own the home and you are selling it, the right thing to do is ensure that you have gone through and made repairs where necessary. You’ve got to remember that the potential buyer is going to have a surveyor in to check the property anyway, so hiding things isn’t going to work. As well as that, you wouldn’t want to move into somewhere new and take on a whole load of repairs that you didn’t even know needed doing when you made the purchase, so you shouldn’t put someone else through it either.
Hire The Right Help
You want to ensure that you are hiring the right help as well so that when moving day comes around you are not having such a stress. Also, when moving day is approaching, you’re not going to be scrambling trying to find someone to cover the services that you need. For example, you might want to hire the help of professional movers so that you don’t have to worry about moving the heavy items and boxes, hiring a van and driving to the new location. They will do all of this for you, and unload at the new place to make your life that little bit easier. If you’re going to hire this service, you want to do so as quickly as possible because you want to ensure that you can secure them on your chosen date. Last minute bookings are hard to get, so you want to do this as far in advance as you can.
We mentioned about a skip further up which you will need to hire, you may decide that you want to get someone in to clean the place, a gardener to spruce up the garden and so many more. Just make a list of what services you need, and look around online for the best.
Get A Surveyor Out
In the same way that you would hire a surveyor for a new property you were thinking of purchasing, you should do this when you are selling your home as well. Not only does this help to determine the asking price if you get one out early enough, but it also shows you the areas that you need to work on. A surveyor will pick things up that you wouldn’t have even thought to look at, but could take money off of your asking price. Their report will point you in the right direction of what you need to do to make your house the very best. This will in turn give it the best chance of selling, which is exactly what you want when you are moving home.
Maximize The Space
In order to give your home the best chance of selling, you need to maximize the space. You might wonder what this has to do with you moving home, and the answer is that most people can’t afford to move out of their current home if they haven’t sold it because most of their money is going to be tied up in that property. As such, you are going to want to maximize the space that is available in your home so that people think it is as big as you can make it look. This is going to include letting as much natural light in as you can, ensuring that you are painting the walls a white color so that the light bounces to make it look larger and so much more. You can look up more tips about doing this online so that you get the most out of the space. The top tip here though is that the less furniture there is cluttering up the place, the better.
A Blank Canvas
Last but not least, you want to leave a blank canvas behind you. Whoever is going to be moving in after you wants to create their own story in that home, they want to create their own home, their own life, they don’t just want traces of yours left behind. Everything that speaks of you should be gone from the place so that they get what they want when they move in. This is what you would expect from your new place!
As we said above, painting the walls white works well for this blank canvas idea, ensuring that everything is as plain as possible and without your personal style. Of course things like the kitchen and any design choices stay as they are, but things that can be blank, should be!
We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now see some of the things that need to be on your checklist of everything that needs to be done before you can move homes. It’s important that you get as much checked off your list as possible so that you make life easier for yourself when moving day comes around. It’s true to say that the majority of people have problems with moving because they are not organized, they don’t know where they need to be at any given time, and they don’t have a list to help get them through. We wish you the very best of luck, and hope that you manage to get all of these things done before moving day comes around.
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