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Prohibited Items:
Combustible Liquids
Rubbing Alcohol
Antifreeze Compounds
Disinfectants
Any type of Combustible Cleaning Material
Corrosive Liquids
Acids
Rust Preventative
Bleach
Explosives
Black Powder
Dynamite, plastic or similar explosives
Fireworks (unpurged)
Small Arms Ammunition
Gases, Compressed
Engine Starting Fluids
Gases used in Welding
Scuba Diving Tanks
Propane Tanks (unless brand new)
Flammables
Adhesives
Aerosol Cans
Ammonia
Weed Killer
Gasoline
Hand Signal Flares
Kerosene
Lighter Fluid
Matches
Thinners
Liquid Polishes
Nail Polish Remover
Cleaning Fluids
Lacquer/Varnish
Oil Based Paint Removers/Stain
Top Moving Tips
When preparing to move, it is helpful to use a checklist and have a timetable
to take care of important tasks.
Check List Important Records
• Bank
• Church
• Medical
• Miscellaneous
• Legal
• School
Change of Address
• Bank loan companies
• Business contacts
• Cable TV
• Friends/relatives (Christmas Card List)
• Insurance companies
• Lawyer
• Magazines/Newspapers
• Post Office
• Medical
• Cancel Utilities and Collect Deposits
• Electric
• Gas
• Newspapers
• Telephone
• Water
Miscellaneous
• Bring telephone book for reference
• Leave key for new resident or apartment manager
• Contact your new Chamber of Commerce
Four weeks before moving:
• Tour your house and decide which items should be discarded or donated
to charity.
Consider a moving sale.
• Call doctors and dentists. They may recommend a colleague near your new
home.
Get copies of renewable prescriptions.
• Check homeowner's insurance policies to see if moving is covered. Be
sure your new home is protected by transferring fire, theft, and other personal
property
insurance.
Three weeks before moving:
• Plan to use up most food items before the move.
• Check and clear tax assessments
• Arrange to have major appliances serviced before you move them. If a
company-paid
move, check with your move coordinator first.
Two weeks before moving:
• Draw up a floor plan of your new home, and indicate placement of furnishings.
It makes moving in twice as easy.
• Arrange for cable/satellite TV disconnection
One week before moving:
• Unless another means of payment has been prearranged, e.g., credit card,
personal check, or company paid - arrange to have cash, certified check or
money order
ready to pay driver before goods are unloaded.
• Set aside maps, games, snacks, flashlight, and other items you'll take
in your
car. Gather medicines and important papers for the car trip.
• Drain water from all garden hoses.
Moving Day!
• Make final check of every room and storage area. Make sure windows and
doors
are locked, keys are transferred, and lights are out.
Top Packing
Tips
In choosing to do your own packing, you're accepting a major responsibility
and challenge. A challenge that, when met properly, can save substantially
on the total cost of your move.
We recommend using strong, corrugated cartons supplied by your mover.
The materials obtained from a moving company, including boxes, wrapping
paper and tissue paper are specially made for moving household goods.
You may use boxes discarded by a grocery or liquor store, but it is not
uncommon to find insects in them, and ink from the boxes or newspapers
may rub off and stain clothing or other items.
Some of the supplies you will need
to include:
• Several
different sized boxes
• Packing paper
• Markers for labeling
• Carton sealing tape (2 inches wide)
• Scissors or a sharp knife
We have several suggestions as you begin:
• Start well ahead of the move.
• Pack one room at a time, and only pack several boxes per day.
• Containers should have tops or flaps and should be packed level at the top.
• Label the cartons as you pack them and designate the room in which you would
like them placed at the destination.
• Mark any boxes with fragile items "FRAGILE", and/or "THIS SIDE
UP".
• Be sure to have plenty of "filling" material. When in doubt,
use more rather than less.
• Pack lampshades in separate cartons
• Take extra care to make sure the bottoms of cartons are secured and will hold
the weight of the contents.
• Always pack heavier items toward the bottom of the box and lighter items toward
the top.
• Boxes should be packed snug so that no items can shift. Shifting can cause
damage.
• Try to maintain a per-box weight of 50 pounds or less.
• Use our wardrobe service to keep clothing neat and clean while in transit.
• As a general rule - the heavier the item, the smaller the carton.
• Do not include items subject to freezing when moving in cold weather.
Special Items
• Barbecue Grills - Wrap the grates and briquettes separately in newspaper
or a grocery bag, and place into a carton. The propane tank cannot be transported
by the mover.
• Dresser Drawers - Can be packed, but don't overload. Too heavy a load
in drawers can cause damage to the dresser during the move.
• Firearms - along with serial numbers must be registered with your representative.
Hand guns, ammunition, and gunpowder cannot be moved.
• Cars and motorcycles - Should be drained nearly empty of fuel. Motorcycle
batteries should be disconnected, and antifreeze should be ample to protect against
cold.
• Grandfather Clocks - need to be professionally serviced prior to the
move.
• Flammable and Combustibles - Flammable liquids and aerosol cans must
not be included in your shipment. If you pack these items and they cause damage
to
your shipment or others, you, not your mover, may be held liable.
• Medicines - Seal caps with masking tape and place upright in cartons.
Some prescription drugs lose their potency when exposed to heat, check with your
pharmacist. If needed during travel, carry with you.
• Personal Computers and Diskettes - Make a back-up copy of important information.
Some diskettes are heat sensitive and a trailer gets very hot in summer. Ship
at your own risk.
• Tools - Drain fuel from power tools. Pack tools in small, strong cartons.
• Plan on carrying jewelry, currency, important papers, and furs with you
in the car, or have them sent by registered mail.
• Take plants in your car.
• Allow our skilled packers to prepare paintings, mirrors, china, and other
fragile items for packing.
Customer Responsibilities
• At origin, the inventory procedure must be accomplished by the driver
and the customer. The customer, or representative, must be present during completion
of the inventory and sign off as each individual sheet is completed.
• Powell Relocation Group will not accept perishable articles, including
houseplants.
• Any item that is permanently affixed to a wall or ceiling that is to
be transported must be removed by the customer, unless authorization has been
obtained for
this service to be performed by a third party specialist.
• Due to the method of construction and fragile nature of materials, furniture
assembled using particle board material, for example bookcases, entertainment
centers, computer desks, and other pieces used in kitchens, dens, offices,
or other rooms are the responsibility of the owner to disassemble and reassemble.
• If a car is being moved, the gas tank must be no more than one-quarter
full.
• Lawn mowers and other gasoline engines must be emptied of gas. Also,
the customer must wash out gas cans that are being transported to avoid fumes.
• Trash cans must be cleaned by the customer. Barbecue grills that use
coals must be cleaned by the customer no later than the day before the packers
arrive.
• The customer must remove items from crawl spaces and from attics without
floors.
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