Although there’s no tech here (next time we’ll be checking out what tech is good enough to take to the new build) hopefully these are useful lists for anybody planning a house move.
We’re managing the entire new build project so far using a Google Sheets multi-tab spreadsheet and the relocation was no different. Here’s what we had in that tab…
Month before Move
Get in touch with removal company
Finish clearing the loft
Start packing (source cardboard boxes, purchase bubble wrap & brown tape)
Arrange Electrician to remove EV charger from Garage & inform OLEV
Cancel sky TV (BT, Virgin etc)
Remove ring Doorbell
Remove all Z-Wave, Hue, HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, global Cache, Xantech modules etc
Label switches & Node Zero items for new owners
Arrange with Council for collection of old mattresses & appliances (Tumble Drier)
Remove all CCTV Cameras
Label all keys & Garage Door remotes etc for new owners
Talk to insurance company about moving house contents insurance to new address
Inform BT of relocation date
Gather manuals into a file for new owners
Create handover file for new owners, including…
Operating the heating system
Operating Range, washing device & dish Washer
Print off CAT5 cabling documents
Contact details for various system engineers
Heating Oil / Gas supplier
Solar System grant details
Satellite dish & Cables
Broadband / WiFi / Phone
Data Network details
Order MoonPig welcome card
Week of Move
Arrange for window cleaner to do final clean
Remove hose pipe reel from back door
Remove NAS & Plex Server
Remove Draytek Router & replace with BT’s unit
Remove Unifi WiFi Sytem
Remove Smappee energy monitor & Clamps
Final cut of Grass, remove robot mowers and charging docks.
Post essential to estate agent ready for completion date
Final deep clean
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Day of Move
Meter readings for electric Import / Export / Solar ROCs / Gas etc
Transfer Solar System ROCs to new owners
Phone rates / Council tax and inform of move
Inform power company about change to wayleave arrangement
Change app logins over to new owner for heating / solar etc
Leave Out welcome card, Flowers, Prosecco etc
Contact details to pass to new Owners
Window Cleaner
Aga service Engineer
Boiler Engineer
Septic tank emptying Service
Honeywell evohome Installer
Source for Logs for wood burner
Heating Oil
Hedge Cutting
Notify change of Address
We’re still thinking of new stuff to add to our new address notification list, but here’s the most up to date one we’re working on…
Start royal mail Redirect Service
Email friends & Relatives
Banks
Building Society
Card Companies
Pensions
Solicitors
Car lease Company
Shares & Bonds
Schools
Medical Insurers
Car Insurers
House Insurers
Doctor
Dentist
Opticians
Employers
Inland Revenue
Social Security
Magazine Subscriptions
Gym
Mobile Phone
Electoral Roll
Driving License
DVLA – car
Sky / BT / Virgin / Netflix
Loyalty Cards
eBay
Amazon
PayPal
We hope you find these lists useful. have you any suggestions or tricks to help smooth out the moving progress? let us know in the comments below.
Remember to check out our Instagram to follow the project, read the rest of the Automated home 2.0 blog messages and find the links to all the products we’ve used in our self-build.
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