Printable moving checklist: every task, step by step
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The thing that trips people up in a move isn’t the work — it’s the feeling that something’s been forgotten. An organized checklist solves exactly that: every task in its place, at its time.
This is our complete task list, organized by stage. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and tick ✓ as you go. You can also save it as a PDF and check items off on your phone.
8 weeks out
- Give written notice to your landlord — check the notice period in the lease
- Pick a moving date — mid-week and mid-month are cheaper
- Start comparing moving-company quotes
- Start an item list, room by room
6–4 weeks out
- Go room by room: moving, storage, sell, donate, or discard
- List items for sale — it takes weeks, not days
- Get three quotes based on the same item list
- Book the movers — with a written contract and insurance
- Transfer school or kindergarten registration (if changing cities)
2 weeks out
- Buy boxes, wrapping paper and packing tape
- Pack room by room, labeled boxes, up to 20 kg each
- Arrange internet installation at the new home
- Confirm electricity, water and gas are live at the new home
Final week
- Order mail forwarding from Israel Post
- Empty the freezer
- Pack a personal bag: IDs, contracts, jewelry, chargers
- Prepare a "first night" box — bedding, towels, coffee
Moving day
- Photograph the electricity and water meters — in both apartments
- Final walkthrough of the empty apartment before handing over the key
- Confirm every box arrived at the new home
- Check water, electricity and gas at the new home before unpacking
After the move
- Update your address on your ID
- Open an Arnona account in your name — and check for a discount
- Connect internet and electricity in your name
- Update your address with the bank, insurers and subscriptions
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