Before unpacking your boxes and settling into a new home, there are a few tasks you should tackle. Taking care of chores such as interior painting before putting furniture into place saves time and frustration and helps you feel at home more quickly. As you plan a move, put these tasks on the schedule to manage before taking up residence. 

How to Ready a New Home for Moving In

1. Change the Locks 

Protect your family and your belongings by changing the locks before you move in. You have no way of knowing to whom the previous occupants gave keys. Taking care of this task before you arrive will keep your new home and family secure.

2. Clean the Appliances

People will often unplug appliances before they move out to save energy. Before you move in, plug in all appliances and give them a deep cleaning. Don’t let the previous tenant’s burnt-on grime in the oven set off the smoke alarm. Also, don’t forget to vacuum under the refrigerator as well to remove dust and debris from the coils.

3. Replace Batteries in Smoke Detectors

Test the smoke alarms and replace the batteries in all devices as well as those in any carbon monoxide detectors so you know how old batteries are and when they need to be replaced. 

4. Schedule Interior Painting

A fresh coat of paint goes a long way toward making a new residence feel like your own. It’s much easier to have rooms painted  before your belongings arrive. A professional interior painting crew can make quick work of this task because your furnishings won’t be in the way.

5. Tackle Maintenance Tasks

Take care of general maintenance tasks like changing air filters, flushing sediment from the water heater, and cleaning out the dryer vent before you move in. It will help you keep track of when these chores were done and help you assess condition issues. Using your move-in date as a starting point for scheduling annual maintenance tasks means you won't need to keep track of a bunch of different times throughout the year

To get a new home ready for your arrival, turn to the professionals at Art Evans & Sons Painting Contractors in Oxford, OH. These experienced painters have provided affordable, reliable exterior and interior painting services to homeowners for more than 70 years. For more information about their services, call (513)-523-6425, or visit their website to view a gallery of recently completed projects.