A good checklist beats a panicked weekend. Here's the one we'd hand a friend.
Four weeks out
- Get three written removal quotes and book one
- Order boxes if self-packing, or book a packing service
- Start decluttering – what doesn't survive a glance, doesn't move
- Take stock of large items needing specialist care (piano, safe, art)
Two weeks out
- Set up post redirect with An Post
- Tell utilities, broadband, banks, doctor, schools of the move date
- Start packing rooms you don't use daily
- Arrange childcare or pet care for the day
One week out
- Pack everything except daily-use kitchen, bathroom, bedroom
- Confirm parking at both ends
- Defrost the freezer
- Take photos of electronics before unplugging
Moving day
- Pack a survival box (kettle, mugs, loo roll, chargers, plasters)
- Take meter readings before you leave
- Walk the new house with the team before they start unloading