Automated home 2.0 – #02 The Checklists We used to step house

Although there’s no tech here (next time we’ll be checking out what tech is good enough to take to the new build) hopefully these are functional lists for any individual planning a house move.

We’re managing the entire new build project so far using a Google Sheets multi-tab spreadsheet and the step was no different. Here’s what we had in that tab…

Month before Move

Get in touch with removal company

Finish clearing the loft

Start packing (source cardboard boxes, get bubble wrap & brown tape)

Arrange Electrician to remove EV charger from Garage & inform OLEV

Cancel sky TV (BT, Virgin etc)

Remove ring Doorbell

Remove all Z-Wave, Hue, HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, global Cache, Xantech modules etc

Label switches & Node Zero items for new owners

Arrange with Council for collection of old mattresses & appliances (Tumble Drier)

Remove all CCTV Cameras

Label all keys & Garage Door remotes etc for new owners

Talk to insurance company about moving house contents insurance to new address

Inform BT of step date

Gather manuals into a file for new owners

Create handover paper for new owners, including…

Operating the heating system

Operating Range, washing maker & dish Washer

Print off CAT5 cabling documents

Contact details for various system engineers

Heating Oil / Gas supplier

Solar System grant details

Satellite dish & Cables

Broadband / WiFi / Phone

Data Network details

Order MoonPig welcome card

Week of Move

Arrange for window cleaner to do final clean

Remove hose pipe reel from back door

Remove NAS & Plex Server

Remove Draytek Router & replace with BT’s unit

Remove Unifi WiFi Sytem

Remove Smappee energy monitor & Clamps

Final cut of Grass, remove robot mowers and charging docks.

Post crucial to estate agent ready for completion date

Final deep clean

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Day of Move

Meter readings for electric Import / Export / Solar ROCs / Gas etc

Transfer Solar System ROCs to new owners

Phone rates / Council tax and inform of move

Inform power company about change to wayleave arrangement

Change app logins over to new owner for heating / solar etc

Leave Out welcome card, Flowers, Prosecco etc

Contact detailsto pass to new Owners

Window Cleaner

Aga service Engineer

Boiler Engineer

Septic tank emptying Service

Honeywell evohome Installer

Source for Logs for wood burner

Heating Oil

Hedge Cutting

Notify change of Address

We’re still thinking of new stuff to add to our new address notification list, but here’s the most up to date one we’re working on…

Start royal mail Redirect Service

Email friends & Relatives

Banks

Building Society

Card Companies

Pensions

Solicitors

Car lease Company

Shares & Bonds

Schools

Medical Insurers

Car Insurers

House Insurers

Doctor

Dentist

Opticians

Employers

Inland Revenue

Social Security

Magazine Subscriptions

Gym

Mobile Phone

Electoral Roll

Driving License

DVLA – car

Sky / BT / Virgin / Netflix

Loyalty Cards

eBay

Amazon

PayPal

We hope you find these lists useful. have you any ideas or tricks to help smooth out the moving progress? let us know in the comments below.

Remember to check out our Instagram to follow the project, read the rest of the Automated home 2.0 blog articles and find the links to all the products we’ve used in our self-build.

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