How to Set Your House After Shifting

Shifting to a new house can be an exciting adventure. You browse for design, texture, decor, colors, etc. However, if you fail to follow some fundamentals and randomly proceed with shifting, the whole adventure spirals into chaos and becomes more expensive.

We are here to help you with a head start in an easily organized manner. Following these tips below, you can prevent the common mistakes of relocating or shifting to a new place.

Practical planning

Like any other endeavor in life, you need a plan. By practical planning, we mean you must complete a survey about the empty spaces in your new house. Surveying the walls and ceilings is especially helpful for renting or purchasing a previously owned home.

Take a close inspection of all the damages, cracks, pipe leakage and electrical connection, etc., into account before you first move in. This plan will save you from a long list of struggles in the future. Furthermore, before you move in, such shortcomings should be fixed by the previous owner, the building owner, or realtors.

Also, make a checklist for examining the outdoors as well. Outdoors today have become multi-purpose spaces where you can have small parties or gatherings. Decorating your new outdoors properly will definitely give your house the wow factor. Here you can read about  10 amazing benefits of outdoor home decor for your new house.

Deep Cleaning

When you move into a new or previously occupied house, both cases provide new sets of challenges when it comes to cleaning. Therefore before bringing your belongings in, give the place a thorough cleaning to ensure everything is clean and sanitized. 

Cleaning before moving your furniture in allows you to eliminate any stains from difficult-to-reach areas. Plus, this ensures that your apartment smells good and makes sure everything space is clean to start.

Here are some areas for you to remember:

• Ceiling Fans and exhaust fans.
• Garbage bins
•  Dishwasher
•  Refrigerator
•  Cabinets
•  Electrical switches

Acclimate Yourself  To Your Surrounding

Dedicate some time to introduce yourself to your new neighbors. Learn and explore the where about of essential places like schools, hospitals, and parks. Such neighborhoods can be a good investment. For example, we have seen investing in Florida in recent times can be a great bang for your buck because of the constant rise in demand and friendly neighborhoods.

Taking a walk in and around your new neighborhood with your pets and loved ones will enable you to take a mental picture of the routes and shortcuts. Such actions will also enable your pets to sniff around and understand where their new home is.

Measure your furniture space

Moving your furniture around can be a demanding task. Therefore the smart way is to measure the dimensions of the space you want to place your furniture and the actual dimension of your furniture. This allows you to picture multiple sets of placement ideas instantly.

This tip also applies to those planning to get new furniture and other future additions. Furniture Cluttering and congested setup are something no one wants your new house to present. Following this guide will help you avoid such a setup.

Unbox Your Breakables, And Essentials

Always begin with the essentials. We suggest you start with the kitchen first. When it comes to the kitchen, consider storing fragile, sharp, and alcoholic items in tall kitchen cabinets before finding their final place as a precaution.

Avoid unpacking everything at once; select the boxes assigned for each room. This enables you to be organized and helps track where each item needs to be. Otherwise, you will handle items multiple times and move things around non-stop.

Change Your Locks

Everybody wants their loved ones to feel safe and secure when it comes to security. However, you must remember moving into a new house. The keys are new only to you. You are not aware of how many copies of the keys the previous owner made or how many may still be in circulation.

Therefore, you can save time and money by scheduling lock changes in advance. With advance notice, a locksmith can prepare new locks for you and cut the new locks in the workshop before replacement. Preparing locks and keys at a store is faster and often less expensive than on-site. 

Update Your Address

Make sure to update your address. It is better to create a checklist to address changes. Cancel all subscriptions you wish to discontinue. Canceling unwanted subscriptions makes it convenient to change the address. 

The next step is gathering all the information, like passwords and personal details, required to complete the change of address process. Inform your utility service provider about your moving date. Make sure you list out essential places you need to change your address, like

•   The Post office
•   Electricity, gas, and water companies
•   Your Bank
•   Cable, internet, and newspaper services
•   Your insurance company
•   Your doctor
•   Your employer

Recycle Packing Materials 

After everything is according to your liking when your things are all set, you will end up with tons of cardboard boxes. There are also cases where you might be short on storage space and need to get rid of some things.

Donating or posting online for sale is a smart way to eliminate all the piles of recycled items instead of throwing them.

Conclusion

Moving into a new house can be exciting and fun. All you need is to follow the above mention guidelines for a hassle-free process. The whole process can be overwhelming, but seek help from friends and loved ones. 

Once everything is settled, it is time for friend and family visitation and a Christmas get-together with a housewarming party. Such a party demands easy but delicious meals; for that reason, we have set aside 3 Stress-Free Dinner Ideas. These recipes are super easy to cook and delicious.