Check List For Your North Carolina Move
Get the most out of your moving day
- Schedule to disconnect or transfer all utilities:
- Electric
- Water
- Gas
- Trash Service
- Internet
- Cable
- Forward mail to your new address. You can do this online at: The United States Postal Service
- Change your address with:
- Insurance Companies
- Employer
- IRS
- Banks and Financial Institutions
- Credit Card Companies
- Subscriptions (magazines, book clubs, newspaper etc)
- Doctors, Veterinarians, Dentists, Pharmacies
- Friends and Family
- Change driver's license address and vehicle registration address at DMV
- Transfer child school records
- Register/change voter's registration address
- Charcoal Grills – dispose of charcoal
- Propane Tanks cannot be transported (Turn your tank in at a Blue Rhino distributor and get a new one at destination. Send receipt to Blue Rhino and you will receive a $20.00 reimbursement: 800-258-7466).
- Disconnect icemakers and gas appliances prior to moving
- Drain gas from all motorized products (lawnmowers and other machinery)
- Bundle rakes and shovels for travel
- Any article affixed to your property must be removed prior to move. For example: pictures, shelving, plumbing, electrical fixtures, mirrors, carpet, drapery fixtures and rods.
- Inform moving personnel, prior to moving, of any items that may require special disassembly and reassembly. For example: waterbeds, swing sets, grandfather clocks, hot tubs, pool tables, and pianos.