Long Distance
Think Beyond the Boxes - Furniture Relocation
Since Wheaton Van Lines, Inc., doing business as Wheaton World Wide Moving, was founded in 1945, one thing has always come first when it comed to furniture relocation, the customer. Founded by Earnest S. Wheaton more than 60 years ago, Wheaton has remained at the top of the list of moving and storage companies for quality, furniture relocation, and customer service. Wheaton is the only employee-owned van line, and our employees take great pride in ensuring that each customer we move has a positive relocation experience.
Wheaton World Wide Moving not only moves household goods, we also handle corporate relocations and international shipments, as well as, logistics and hospitality needs. Our unparalleled commitment to quality moving and storage service has come to represent the Wheaton Way, and we are proud of what that stands for.
At Wheaton, we think beyond the boxes. We do more than move your belongings...we move your life. We’ve proven time and again that trust is essential to a successful moving experience. Entrusting life’s memories to Wheaton is more than a promise of customer satisfaction – it’s a guaranteed way to put a smile on your face.
Countdown to a Successful Move
We suggest that you start the moving process at least four weeks before your scheduled move date. This will provide you with plenty of time to complete all of the details that accompany moving such as furniture relocation and boxing your belongings.
4 weeks· File a change of address form with the Post Office.
· Notify creditors, magazines and book/music clubs of your new address.
· Retrieve your family’s medical records and ask doctors and dentists to recommend a colleague in your new city.
· Decide which items can be sold, discarded or donated to charity.
· Complete your own inventory of each possession, including date purchased and estimated value to help ease furniture relocation.
· Notify the local utilities at your origin/destination to have service turned off/on as needed.
· Notify your children’s schools, your church and other organizations of your impending move.
3 weeks
· Decide which items you will be packing yourself.
· Sketch out a general floor plan of your new home to determine the placement of furnishings.
· Make a list of important names, addresses and phone numbers, and be sure to take your phone book with you.
· Notify your Wheaton Agent if anything about your move has changed (dates, etc.).
· Make arrangements to move your plants and pets.
· Contact your bank and transfer the contents of your safety deposit box.
· Check your homeowner’s policy to see if moving is covered by your insurer.
· Transfer insurance to cover fire, theft and personal property at your new home.
2 weeks
· If shipping an automobile, top off fluids like oil and antifreeze, but make plans to have the gas tank less than half-full.
· Plan your own trip to your new home and make the necessary travel arrangements for your family.
· Arrange for the proper servicing of all appliances at your origin and destination.
· Dispose of flammable items such as gasoline, matches, bleach, cleaning fluids and aerosol cans.
· Discontinue regular services like newspaper delivery, trash pick-up and lawn service.
· Finalize your plans for larger items (TV antenna, swing set, trampoline, etc.).
1 week
· Arrange for the payment of your Wheaton driver at destination. Unless your move is being billed to your employer or previous credit approval has been secured, payment by cash, certified check or money order is required before unloading.
· Transfer bank accounts so you don’t lose any interest.
· Make arrangements to disconnect/connect local phone service at your origin/destination.
· Determine which items you will be taking with you (jewelry, etc.). Pack and set them aside in a designated area.
· Use up all frozen foods or give them away.
· Drain the fuel from lawnmowers and other gas-powered equipment.
1 day before
· Pack a box of things you’ll need as soon as you arrive at your new home. Take this box with you, or have your Wheaton driver load it last and unload it first.
· This is usually the day packing is done; verify all packing services have been performed before signing for them.
· Defrost, clean and dry your refrigerator.
Moving Day
· Plan to be at your current home when our driver arrives and throughout the loading of your shipment. If you’re not able to be there, make sure the driver has the name and number of the person you’ve designated to oversee the process.
· Check the condition of your goods as they are inventoried and loaded for furniture relocation.
· Make a final tour of your home/property and verify that nothing has been overlooked.
· Sign the Bill of Lading, double-checking that your new address and phone number are correct.
· Lock all doors and windows and turn off all switches.
Moving in…
· If possible, arrive at your new home a day early to make sure utilities are connected.
· Plan the placement of major items in/around your home.
· Be on hand to pay the driver prior to the unloading of your goods following furniture relocation.
Official Mover for Steinway & Sons
There is only one company that Steinway & Sons trusts to move their pianos – Wheaton World Wide Moving. As Steinway’s official mover, Wheaton has transported the most valuable, most priceless pianos in the world on tours throughout the United States and Canada.
Professionalism, expertise, and coordination were required to move Steinway’s 500,000th commemorative Grand Piano on a year-long concert tour. We also successfully orchestrates moving the magnificent Vladimir Horowitz Piano on it’s tour of 75 cities. And Wheaton currently is moving Steinway’s new artcase piano for the millennium, “Rhapsody,” on it’s U.S. tour. Steinway and Sons trusts Wheaton to deliver a moving performance ever time. You can too.
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