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Checklist · 3 min read

The Ultimate Moving Day Checklist

A tickable moving checklist that saves your progress: what to do the week before, the day before, on moving morning and at the new place.

Moving day goes well when the decisions are already made. This list runs from a week out to your first night in the new place. Tick things off as you go. Your progress is saved on this device.

The checklist

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One week before

The day before

Moving morning

At the new place

Send this checklist to my phone

We will send you the list with everything you have ticked, plus a link to pick up where you left off.

Your first night box

This is the one box that does not go on the truck. Pack it as though nothing else will be opened until tomorrow: phone chargers, toilet paper, a kettle and mugs, snacks, basic tools, a change of clothes, toiletries and bed sheets.

A furnished bedroom with a bed, shelving and armchair
Make the beds first. Everything else can wait until morning.

Three things people forget

  1. The outside. Garage, shed, balcony and garden pots are the most common surprise on the day.
  2. The lift booking. Many apartment buildings will not let a move start without one.
  3. Where the truck will park. Every extra metre between the truck and your door adds time.

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