Your local moving checklist

Four weeks before moving

• Choose a target date and request moving estimates.
• Decide what to move, donate, sell or remove.
• Create a room-by-room inventory.
• Ask both properties about loading, parking and elevator rules.

Two weeks before moving

• Confirm the move date, arrival window and job scope.
• Reserve elevators or loading docks.
• Start packing nonessential rooms and label every box.
• Arrange utility, internet and address changes.
• Share photos of oversized, fragile or unusually heavy items.

The week of your move

• Finish packing and separate items you will carry personally.
• Confirm parking at pickup and destination.
• Disassemble only the items included in your plan.
• Empty and secure appliances when applicable.
• Keep medications, keys, chargers and documents together.

Moving day

• Keep children and pets away from loading paths.
• Walk through the inventory and special instructions with the crew.
• Check closets, cabinets, storage spaces and outdoor areas before leaving.
• Complete a final walkthrough at the destination.

Planning a Manassas-area move?

Review our guide to moving services in Manassas and the factors in our Northern Virginia moving cost guide.