Whether you’re moving across town or across the country, here are some tips and tricks to ensure a seamless transition.
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Make Your New Home A More Sustainable One
Every year, nearly 40 million Americans pack up their belongings and move into a new home in search of a better quality of life. Most people are aiming to be closer to work, family or better schooling options to suit their growing needs.
WM is here to get rid of the stress and help make moving a better, more convenient process for everyone. Here's a quick checklist to get you started on your moving journey:
- Decide what to throw out, sell or donate
- Take inventory of what you’ll be bringing with you
- Set a move-in date
- Contact movers
- Notify utility companies
- Start packing
- Change your address
How to Change Your Address
Don't miss out on any important messages! There are two ways to change your address with the post office.
- Visit your local post office and request a Mover's Guide.
- Visit the US Postal Service website.
Note that changing your address involves a very small fee to ensure that noboy is trying to change your address fraudulently.
Renting a Dumpster for Your Move
Planning to get rid of lots of stuff before your big move? Renting a dumpster will help make your life a lot easier. No need to worry about dragging garbage bag after garbage bag to the curb. Dumpsters are available in many different sizes to suit your needs and when you’re done, we can come pick it up. Renting a dumpster can also be helpful if you’ll be doing renovations in your new home before moving in.
Large Trash Pickup
Efficient disposal services for furniture, appliances, mattresses, and more.
The Bagster® Bag
The Bagster® bag folds up small, but can hold up to 3,300 pounds of debris with easy collection services.
Drop Off Locations
Find the nearest trash or recycling drop off location in your area.
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Bagster® Dumpster in a Bag®
Use the Bagster® bag before, during and after your move.
About Bagster®
One Bagster® bag can hold up to 3,300 pounds and is the perfect cleanup solution for many projects, including:
- Renovations/Remodeling
- Roofing
- Organizing a Garage or Attic
- Concrete and Stonework
- Landscaping*
- And much more
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
Buy
Buy the Bagster® bag at your local home improvement retailer or online.
Fill
It's simple to setup and strong enough to hold up to 3,300 pounds of debris and waste.
Gone®
Schedule your collection online or by phone, and it's gone!
Frequently Asked Questions
Some do. If you hire full-service movers, they can take a lot of the work that goes into moving off of your shoulders by handling packing, disassembling furniture, and transporting all your belongings. They can even unpack for you and supply all the necessary packing materials.
The earlier, the better. This is particularly true if you’ll be moving a longer distance or during the summer when moving services are in high demand. Typically, 8-12 weeks in advance is a good timeframe.
The best thing you can do is contact your moving company and ask if there is anything you can do to help. For example, if you aren’t working with full-service movers, it may be advisable for you to make sure everything is packed up, clearly marked, and ready to go when they arrive. If you have kids and pets, it’s best to make sure they won’t be in the way of the movers. Or you may simply be asked to make sure your driveway is clear. It all depends on the agreement you have with your movers.
If you would like to tip your movers, it’s often recommended to tip each mover based on the number of hours they’ve worked rather than the percentage of your final moving bill. Recommendations vary from $4-$5 per hour per worker for a satisfactory job to $6-$8 per hour for each worker for a job exceptionally well done.
You sure can! If you don’t mind doing the packing yourself, hiring movers to load and unload trucks for you can be a great way to save some money while making sure your belongings make it safely to your new home.
People often end up with many things they want to get rid of during the process of moving. If you’re anticipating having a lot of things to get rid of during your move, the sooner you contact a waste removal company, the better.
In most cases, yes. Assuming you aren’t buying a home in as-is condition, like a foreclosed home, it’s generally expected that the seller of a house will leave the home in broom-swept condition — garage included.
A good place to start is by thinking of your lesser-used items. This can include things like out-of season clothing, items being kept in storage, and any items you keep around the house as spares, like extra blankets and linens. Also, think of things that don’t serve a practical purpose, like knicknacks on bookshelves and pictures hanging on your walls.
Generally speaking, it’s good to give utility companies a few week’s notice. If a utility requires someone to come out and install something, the extra notice will ensure that everything will be up and running when you need it to be.