Just before you move, you should go through the following checklist and ensure you’ve taken care of everything on it.

1. Have you arranged new utilities for your new house?
2. Have you taken final meter readings and phoned them in – or will phone them in on the first day the utilities are open?
3. Have you informed your bank, mobile phone and any other companies who regularly bill you at your old address of your new address?
4. Do you regularly contract a gardener, milk delivery, maid service or other third party service that you need to cancel?
5. Have you arranged a mail redirect?
6. Have you turned off the gas, water and electricity, if asked?
7. Have you stopped all utilities, and informed any tax or local authorities of your move so that they can adjust your final bill and have it forwarded to your house?
8. Is everything packed, removed, binned or accounted for?
9. If you are leaving furniture, have you checked that there’s nothing in, underneath, behind or on top of it?
10. Have you fulfilled any items that will ensure the return of your deposit (if you had one?)
11. Is everything packed and clearly marked?
12. Have you paid, or do you have the means to pay for your new house, if required?
13. Have you clearly explained, or marked out any repairs required within your old house?
14. Have you left any manuals that you don’t need, for appliances or items you’re leaving behind?
15. Have you transferred things like your driver’s license, visa, passport or work permit to your new address?

Once you’ve ensured you’ve taken care of everything, you can move on to your new house knowing that you’re able to continue your life without fear of disruption, identity theft or needing to contact the new occupants of the house with your problems. You’ll also be able to relax and enjoy the move itself.

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When home buyers finally decide to purchase a new home, one of the first things they consider remodeling tends to be the bathroom. Bathroom remodeling isn’t always the easiest thing to do, especially if you are so unlucky as to find a colony of mold living in what is supposed to be one of the most comforting and relaxing areas of your home. Most people, however, wouldn’t know what to do if they found a mold colony in any part of their home, much less their beloved bathroom, even though this is one of the more likely places to find it.

The reason that the bathroom is one of the most common places to find infestations of mold is because there is a constant pattern of heat and humidity in this space. While some kinds of mold pose no threat to human beings, other kinds of mold can be hazardous to our health and can even render our homes uninhabitable. Black mold is found in many bathrooms and basements and it is very toxic. It has been known to cause rashes, fevers, flu-like symptoms and other health complications. If you discover what you think is black mold (and it truly does appear to be black), it’s best to call in a professional to get rid of it.

While it’s expensive to have the mold in your home removed, you will definitely want to put this on your to-do list. It can and will move to other parts of your home if it’s left unchecked. After the mold is removed successfully and you continue with your bathroom remodeling project, you’ll want to take steps to prevent the re-growth of mold in the future.

Install a bathroom fan while you’re remodeling if you don’t already have one. This is one of the best things that you can do to prevent mold from sneaking back into your quiet space. Bathroom fans get rid of the majority of the moisture that mold needs to grow and survive. Even if you’re not remodeling right now and your bathroom has no visible signs of mold, don’t bet on mold not invading there in the future, if you don’t have a fan in the bathroom, you should get one.

After showering or bathing, the shower curtain should be shaken off in the tub to direct as much water as possible toward the drain. Water that collects on the walls surrounding the tub should also be wiped either dry or down toward the drain with a squeegee. You want all the surfaces in your bathroom to dry out as quickly as possible.

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