Monterey Moving Tips

Moving Tips to or from the Monterey Peninsula

1. Give your forwarding address to the post office, usually two to four weeks ahead of the move.

2. Notify your credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, and bank of the change of address.

3. Develop a list of friends, relatives, and business colleagues who need to be notified of the move.

4. Arrange to have utilities disconnected at your old home and connected at your new one.

5. Cancel the newspaper.

6. Check insurance coverage for moved items. Usually movers only cover what they pack. Or you can get additional coverage from the moving company.

7. Clean out appliances and prepare them for moving, if applicable.

8. Note the weight of the goods you’ll have moved, since long-distance moves are usually billed according to weight. Watch for movers that use excessive padding to add weight.

9. Check with your condo or co-op about restrictions on using the elevator or particular exits. Make sure the truck can fit if it is a tight squeeze because of branches, low clearance.

10. Have a “first open” box with the things you’ll need most—toilet paper, soap, trash bags, scissors, hammer, screwdriver, pencils and paper, cups and plates, water, snacks, and toothpaste.

11. If you are not able to move into your next residence immediately, then consider having the moving company put your possessions in “crates”. The crates are then removed from the truck and stored until you are ready. This is cheaper as they do not have to load the possessions multiple times.