Moving in Milan: what to arrange before moving home
A practical guide to coordinating dates, furniture, access and handing over the keys, from initial planning to checking your new home.
Start from the dates you can't move
Before you prepare the boxes, clarify when you need to free the house and when you can enter the new home. These two dates don't always match. Delivery of keys, work still in progress and availability of the condo can change the program. Write this information in a single summary and communicate when requesting the quote: help to distinguish direct transport from an intervention with intermediate storage.
Make an inventory room per room
List the furniture that will follow the move and separate them from those that will remain in the house. For each room also note books, crockery, clothes and fragile objects. No need to measure any small object: for bulky furnishings are useful width, height and depth. Showcases, mirrors, glass tops and components that require attention. Panoramic photos and details of the delicate parts make the summary more understandable.
Check both addresses
A move in Milan is organized considering both departure and arrival. Indicate plan, presence and dimensions of the elevator, width of the stairs and distance between the possible loading point and the entrance. A courtyard can facilitate operations, but it is necessary to verify that the vehicle can access them. If you think it is a furniture lift, it also sends a photo of the façade and the outer space: feasibility requires a specific evaluation.
Decides what activities to entrust to the team
Clarify who prepares the boxes, who dismantles the furniture and what furnishings should be reassembled. Ask for a full service and ask for only transportation are different assignments. If you want to take care of the packing, it agrees materials and times; if you prefer to delegate it, it shows the contents of the furniture as well as the furniture itself. It immediately indicates any deposit needs, avoiding discovering them when the team has already arrived.
Prepare the house for work day
Keep separate documents, keys, personal medicines and items you want to bring with you. Label boxes indicating destination room and essential content. Leave the steps free and agree to a contact person present for directions. In the new home, a simple plant with the furniture position reduces unnecessary shifts. In the end, it checks with the team that the environments and the hills have been controlled.
The next step
To organize your transfer you can consult the DUDA services and send a request with addresses, expected period and photos. Initial information does not replace technical verifications, but allows to start from a concrete description of the work. If a date or measure is not yet certain, report it as to be confirmed: it is more useful than an estimated data presented as definitive.