Moving Reminders

One Month Before Moving

Changing your Address:
What To Do

• Pick up a "Change of Address PS Form 3575" from your local post office and send it in 30 days prior to your move date to ensure timely mail forwarding.
• The post office will send your household an official Address Notification Letter and/or Welcome Kit with information about your new neighborhood and valuable coupons to help you get settled!
• Let everyone know you're moving. Send friends and family your new address by using "PS Form 3576 Address Change Notification Cards" available at your local post office.
• File the change of address online for quicker service by clicking here [3].

• Friends and family
• Banks
• Insurance companies
• Credit card companies
• Magazines and newspapers - cancel local newspaper delivery
• Doctors, dentists and other providers - transfer drug prescriptions
• Past employer - for W2 forms
• Look around the house. Think about items that you don't want or need.
• Perishable foods
• Sell, donate or hold a garage sale for all unwanted items
• Make a list of what you want to move.
• Large appliances?
• Outside furniture?
• Full service moves:
• Obtain written estimates from several moving companies
• Will the movers pack for you?
• What items won't they move?
• Obtain appraisals of high-value items in case of future claims
• For do-it-yourself moves, make arrangements for truck rental and moving help, and buy packing supplies:
• Boxes
• Packing and masking tape
• Markers
• Newspapers
• Twine
• Start packing boxes. Mark boxes clearly the contents and the room the items go in. Mark "Open First" clearly on boxes that you use frequently:
• Dishes
• Pots and pans
• Alarm clock
• Bedding
• Special toys
• Towels
• Lightbulbs
• Plates
• Tools - hammer, pliers, wrench
• Stop by and make arrangements for picking up your important records:
• Birth
• Doctor
• Dentist
• Legal
• Optician, optometrist
• School - make sure you get one with a raised seal
• Veterinarian
• Close or transfer your bank accounts:
• Checking
• Savings
• Safe Deposit Box
• Contact new schools and notify them of your upcoming move to their area.
• Contact the Chamber of Commerce in Logan by calling (435) 752-2161 . Request a relocation package.

Two Weeks Before Moving

• Pack your vital documents in one safe place:
• Passports
• Military records
• Mortgage records
• Marriage license
• Birth certificates
• Vehicle titles
• Stock certificates
• Insurance papers
• Bank records
• School records
• Medical records
• Tax records
• Phone and Utilities
  
  • Call your local phone company at least a week before you move for a new number. Have service turned off at your old address. The local phone company in Logan is Qwest. Click here [4]to get all the information you need to have phone service. The local store is located in the Cache Valley Mall and the phone number is (435) 753-8815.Then call your long distance company to ensure uninterrupted service for your long distance calling plans and other services.
  • Call to hook up gas through Questar Gas (435) 257-3696. Also have electric and water sevice - (435) 716-9200 connected the day before you move in.
  • Ask to have service turned off at your old address the day after you move.
  • Arrange for cable installation at your new address. Comcast is the local cable company. Click here [5] to go to their website or call (435) 752-9731.
• Make arrangements for cleaning
• Inquire about Utah's auto licensing procedure and auto insurance rates.
• Check with your insurance company about transferring coverage to your new home.
• Arrange to have a babysitter care for your children on moving day.

One Week Before Moving

• Dispose or drain any flammable items:
  • Lawn mower gas
  • Snow blower gas
  • Paint
  • Aerosol cans
• Plan what you will need in the car:
• Toys and games for kids
• Special breakable items or collections
• Important documents and records
• Change of clothes and toiletries for your first day
• Vacuum cleaner - if you want to clean right away
• Toilet paper
• First aid kit
• Food kit with bottled water, cereal, bananas
• Make arrangements for moving pets and plants.
• Purchase moving insurance if you have valuable antiques and collections.
• Have your car tuned.

The Day Before Moving

• Defrost, clean and air out your refrigerator.
• Clean your stove.
• Make sure you have payment ready for the mover - they will not unpack without a check. Check your moving company's payment policies.
• Purchase traveler's checks for other possible expenses.
• Pack your former town's phone book for future correspondence.
• Prepare a simple breakfast ready for the next morning.
• Pick up ice and beverages for moving day.
• Take down curtains and curtain rods.
• Sleep for at least eight hours the night before.

Moving Day!

• Strip your beds.
  • Moving company - will they disassemble the beds?
• Show movers around. Make sure all possessions are inventoried with them.
  • Write "subject to further inspection for concealed loss or damage" on contract when you sign to protect yourself should you find damage while unpacking.
• Put all your keys in a safe spot.
• Make sure moving van driver has correct address, phone number and directions. Confirm delivery date with the driver.
• Check all rooms one last time. Remember to check all closets and cupboards, basement and garage. Make sure all windows and doors are locked when you leave the house for the last time.