How to Properly Prepare Your Move

A relocation signals life changes as you prepare to leave home for new horizons. Succeeding requires optimizing your work through planning and preparation. Anxiety and stress can accompany leaving your former residence. Big Sack helps clarify and manage this situation effectively.

Planning Phase

The planning phase encompasses all pre-moving actions. Microsoft To Do helps structure moving stages and clarify responsibilities. Inform neighbors and the concierge beforehand. Arrange mail forwarding and administrative changes like address updates two to three weeks prior. Contact the local inhabitant control office for address changes — each municipality has one requiring legitimate documentation.

Selecting Help

Choose your helpers carefully. Use Doodle to organize availability with friends and neighbors. Entrust heavy object transport to professional services. This reduces physical strain while preserving your health, leaving you free to focus on cleaning, sorting, final packing, and childcare or pet care.

Timing and Preparation

There is no perfect time to start packing — choose weekends for noise-considerate schedules. Cardboard boxes facilitate sorting and transport, helping you answer the question "keep or discard?" while enabling stacking and saving space. Use I-Cartons for label printing. Separate fragile items clearly and mark them. Dismantle furniture and empty drawers beforehand.

Cleaning Phase

Once boxes are ready for pickup, clean thoroughly. Document any defects: traces, wall holes or marks, floor scratches, peeling paint, and deteriorating bathroom or window caulk. Visit hardware stores such as Jumbo, Coop Brico Loisirs, HORNBACH, or IKEA for supplies: scouring sponges, glass cleaners, floor products, and anti-mold detergents.

Waste Management

Relocations generate waste — debris, bulky items, unwanted furniture, and excess cartons and packaging. Big Sack handles waste evacuation through specialized bags. Simply order, fill, and call for pickup.

Final Steps

Move into your new apartment. Use Helpy to find service providers for furniture assembly and other tasks at reasonable fees if you lack local assistance.