- Make sure there's sufficient parking space for the moving van.
- Ring up the elevator ahead of time for your destination and origin.
- Takedown shelves and all glass from cabinets prior to the move. Leave the lids of liquid containers tightly secured.
- Defrost and keep your foodstuff items in plastic wrappers for preventing spoilage.
- Bundle brooms, mops, skis, and garden tools with others for easier carrying.
- Cords should be secured with garbage bag ties and taken with you.
- Secure delicate, valuable, or unique items with garbage bag ties to keep them from breaking.
- Take jewelry, money, documents, collections, pets, and any open cartons you have in your own vehicle and clean refrigerators and freezers prior to moving day.
