Clean out club, gym or school lockers.
Pickup laundry, dry cleaning, furs in cold storage, items being repaired and all items lent to friends or relatives.
Return library books, videos, CD’s, DVD’s and borrowed items from friends or relatives.
Cancel or redirect newspaper or other regular automatic deliveries.
Make sure your insurance Declaration of Value Forms are completed and returned to the appropriate party.
Start tagging items to be sent in your air, surface and storage shipments
* Remember to advise DWR immediately if you make changes (additions or deletions) after the initial survey was made.
Time to sell or give-away your plants.
When small children are involved, make sure a babysitter is arranged for the pack and load days. Save a favorite item (toy, blankie) for the trip.
Start organizing and cleaning for pack day.
Drain all gasoline and oil from lawn mowers, power tools and other items that contain flammables. Please refer to your owner’s manual for specific instructions. Remember that flammable and pressurized items are strictly prohibited. Plan to dispose of items such as bleach, aerosol cans, butane
& propane tanks, even the kid’s chemistry sets!
Take photos or video of your furniture and high-valued items for insurance purposes. Just in case, it is always good to have the original condition recorded in the event of loss or damage.
If your building has an elevator, make sure that you have the elevator reserved for the day of loading. Let Diamond Worldwide Relocation know if your building management company requires special permits or insurance documentation to be provided before the packing crew is scheduled to arrive.
Review the “DO NOT PACK” list and plan to dispose of all such items.
Prohibited items found in air or sea shipments will be removed resulting in shipment delays and possible extra costs or fines! It is your primary responsibility to remove these items from the home before pack day.
Obtain a recommendation from your automobile and homeowner’s insurance company to assist in obtaining new policies at your new home.

Corrosives
Household cleaners, acids, liquid plumber, extra car or boat batteries
Explosives
Ammunition, bullets, flares, fireworks and detonators
Flammable items
Gasoline, lighter fluid, paint, thinner, glue, kerosene, acetone (including nail polish remover), tar remover, turpentine, lacquer remover, alcohol. lamp oils, matches, fuel tablets, oily rags and charcoal
Gases
Pressurized or liquefied gases, propane tanks, oxygen, helium, household fuel, *aerosol cans, paint cleaner and butane lighters
Oxidizers
Bleach, disinfectants, organic peroxides, fertilizers, pool chemicals and chlorine in any form
Poisons
Pesticides, herbicides, fumigants and photography chemicals
Aerosols
Hairspray, shaving cream, deodorants, insecticides, cleaning products, spray starch, spray paint
Plants
Plants, flowers, bushes, soil, seeds, raw wood, straw, pine needles or other organic materials
Call your local recycling provider, fire station or Environmental Protection Agency office to learn how to properly dispose of flammable and hazardous materials.
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