Moving Checklist: An 8-Week Plan for a Stress-Free Move

By the Helpbit247 moving team · Updated November 2026

8 weeks before your move

• Set your moving date and request quotes from movers.
• Make a moving folder (paper or digital) for quotes, receipts, and leases.
• Walk through your home and decide what you will keep, sell, donate, or throw away.
• If you rent, give notice to your landlord according to your lease.

6 weeks before

• Book your movers and confirm the date in writing.
• Order boxes, tape, and packing paper, or ask your movers to bring them.
• Start packing items you rarely use: seasonal clothes, books, decorations.
• Schedule junk removal for furniture and items you are not taking.

4 weeks before

• Change your address with the post office, your bank, and subscriptions.
• Schedule utilities (electric, gas, internet) to stop at the old home and start at the new one.
• Ask your building about elevator reservations, loading-dock times, and parking for the truck.
• Keep packing room by room and label every box with the room and contents.

1 week before

• Confirm the arrival time and both addresses with your movers.
• Pack an “open first” box: chargers, toiletries, medicines, documents, snacks, and a change of clothes.
• Defrost and clean the freezer if you are moving it.
• Finish packing everything except daily essentials.

The day before and moving day

• Take photos of electronics wiring before unplugging them.
• Keep valuables, jewelry, and important papers with you.
• Clear a path to the door and make sure there is a place for the truck to park.
• Do a final walk-through: closets, cabinets, garage, and basement.