7 Things To Do First When You Move To A New Home

So you have sealed the deal on your new home and it’s time to leave the old one. Your bags are packed and the movers are at the door. All that is left for you to do is jump into your car and get going, right? Not quite. There are a number of factors that could easily ruin your new house experience if care is not taken. Bugs and other pests, for one, are a great example of how unseen factors could easily make you miserable in your new home, and to prevent anything of the sort, here are seven simple tips we think you should definitely follow:

#1. Fumigate

If there is one thing that is certain to ruin your new home experience it is having to share your private space with bugs and pests of any kind. No matter how much effort has gone into cleaning your home prior to your arrival, the fact is, vacant homes are a haven for bugs and even if you aren’t seeing them yet, they are more than likely to be lurking around, waiting for the perfect moment to show themselves.

To avoid this, simply make sure the entire premises is thoroughly fumigated. You might also want to find out if your new neighborhood provides a natural habitat for any particular species of pests or bugs.

#2. Spring clean

Every once in a while, you will need to take things apart in order to give your home a thorough cleaning but no matter how much rearranging and dismantling you do, you are not likely to be able to have your home as empty and bare as it will be prior to your moving in. This presents a fantastic opportunity for you to give it the kind of thorough scrub down that you may never be able to do again. So better make hay while the sun shines.

#3. Stock up on food.

One thing is certain about moving house: after all those hours of moving your things from old house to new, you and the rest of the crew (family, friends, professional movers), are going to be hungry. To avoid letting hunger dampen your mood, it is a good idea to stock up on some essential food items such as bread, prior to your arrival.

#4. Make sure all your things are together

Moving can be a nightmare in terms of tracking what went where and what may have been forgotten. To make this particular aspect of moving house easier for you, you simply need to keep an inventory of all your possessions and a floor plan of your new place, showing where everything is meant to go. This way, once the boxes are off the truck, you can easily check which items have arrived and if they have been placed in their pre-assigned positions.

#5. Unpack in a structured way

If you are going to be doing the unpacking all by yourself, then you will need to avoid making the work any more stressful or cumbersome than it needs to be. This means taking a step-by-step approach to unpacking your things and setting up your new place. The advised approach is to unpack the essentials such as clothes and toiletries first and then unpack and arrange the larger items such as tables and chairs, getting them out of the way, and lastly, unpack the smaller items. Starting in the reverse order could very easily lead to your home getting cluttered even before all your things are half unpacked.

#6. Put up your curtains

It’s so easy to forget, particularly if you’ve moved during the day, that once night falls, everyone is going to be able to see in your home and you and your family will be exposed to the eyes of the public. The last thing you want is people seeing your home in an untidy state on your first day in the neighborhood. First impressions count a lot, and besides, you might find that holding on to some semblance of privacy will help you settle in a bit better.

#7. Meet the neighbors

This one is very important since your neighbors may likely be quite instrumental to your quality of life, at least in the first few days. Hopefully, you will have nice and friendly neighbors who might pop over with cake, but even if you don’t, it’s perfectly okay to take the lead and go over to meet your new neighbors. Who knows what important piece of information you might glean from them?

Conclusion

Moving house can be an extremely stressful task but you can minimize the amount of stress you face and have to deal with by simply following these easy tips outlined here. Remember to plan your move in such a way that you give yourself enough days to settle down and get set up without having to rush through the process.