Milan moving checklist: a month before, a week before and moving day
A checklist arranged by stage for preparing furniture, boxes and documents, ready to print and tick off during your move.
One month earlier: Define the job
Confirm the addresses and the desired period. Prepare an inventory of the furniture and photograph the rooms without forgetting cellar, loft or garage, if involved. Decide what to bring, what to leave and what to handle separately. Request the quote by indicating the necessary services, without assuming that dismantling, packing or storage are automatically included.
Check keys, accesses and reference people
Locate who opens the door and who delivers the keys to the new house. Ask for the condo information useful to plan the work and verify any limitations to the use of common spaces. Communicate to the business floor, lift and access path. Checks on stoppages and any authorisations must be made in advance, according to the actual conditions of the intervention.
A week earlier: prepares and identifies
Start with the objects used less often and let the everyday ones be accessible. Each box must have a readable label: room, content and indication of fragility when appropriate. Store together the furniture hardware that automatically removes and identifies the furniture to which it belongs. If the assembly is entrusted to the team, it agrees before any disassembly already performed.
The day before: separates the essential
Prepare a bag that travels with you with documents, chargers, keys, a change and what you need immediately upon arrival. Check that all boxes are closed and that no fragile object is left free above the furniture. Organize a safe path in environments. If you need to prepare household appliances, follow the manufacturer's instructions and agree to any disconnection.
The day of the move: check together
Take a short tour of the house with the team's referee, showing what he has to leave and what remains. Indicates the already reported fragility and objects to keep separate. Upon arrival, explains the destination of furniture and boxes. Before closing the work, check the environments, note any comments and keep the documentation of the intervention.
After transfer
Open the indispensable boxes first, then proceed by room. Keep the labels until you have checked all the content. Group the packing materials in an orderly manner and agrees how to manage them. For users, contact details and personal practices, please consult the respective bodies and suppliers: the deadlines depend on the situation. You can print the list below and add the specific activities of your home.