House Moving Checklist for Sri Lanka: A 4-Week Plan

By the Movers.lk team · Updated 2026-10-14

4 weeks before

• Decide your moving date and book your movers early, especially near the New Year, school holidays or month-end.
• Walk through each room and decide what to keep, sell, donate or throw away.
• Measure large furniture and the doors, stairs and lifts at your new home.
• Ask your landlord or building management about move-in rules and lift bookings.

2 weeks before

• Start packing items you rarely use: books, seasonal clothes, decorations.
• Arrange electricity, water, internet and gas transfers or new connections for the new address.
• Tell your bank, employer, children’s school and insurance company about your new address.
• Book storage if your new home will not be ready on moving day.

1 week before

• Pack room by room and label every box with the room name and contents.
• Defrost and clean the fridge 24 hours before the move.
• Keep documents, jewellery, cash and medicines with you, not in the lorry.
• Confirm the time, address and contact numbers with your movers.

Moving day

• Pack a first-night bag: clothes, toiletries, chargers, kettle, tea and snacks.
• Walk through the house with the crew supervisor before loading.
• Check every room, cupboard and the roof storage before the lorry leaves.
• At the new home, tell the crew where each piece of furniture goes.

After the move

• Unpack the kitchen and bedrooms first.
• Check furniture after re-assembly and report any problem immediately.
• Register with nearby services: clinic, pharmacy, schools and the Grama Niladhari if needed.
• Recycle or give away the empty boxes, or ask us to take them.