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KellyNYC
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Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
What about the toilet seats? Did you hire a cleaning crew to clean the house before you moved in or do it yourself once all your stuff was in?
Anything else I am forgetting?
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Posted 8/3/11 12:19 PM  |
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bicosi
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
I cleaned BEFORE my stuff was in.. I'm a stickler for cleaning and while I've had a cleaning lady on and off for years, I still do a better job lol (it's mental).
yes, I changed the locks as well.. I don't know who had sets of keys to the house and didn't want that in the back of my mind.
I also changed the toilet seats.. I skeeve things like that.
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| Posted 8/3/11 12:28 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
New toilet seats and new locks...those were the first things to be done.
My house was clean when I moved in...in fact, the owner was still wiping down the kitchen when we walked in.
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| Posted 8/3/11 12:38 PM |
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BeachGal
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
I didnt change the locks because we were getting new doors a few months later. If I wasnt, I would have changed them.
We werent moving in any furniture so cleaning first was easy. I did it myself.
I changed the toilet seats ASAP!
We werent keeping the rugs but if I was I would probably have wanted to get them professionally cleaned.
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| Posted 8/3/11 12:40 PM |
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DMT
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Posted by neener1211
New toilet seats and new locks...those were the first things to be done.
Me too, then I hung my American flag 
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| Posted 8/3/11 12:50 PM |
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allIwant
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
new lock and new toilet seats.
The sellers hired a cleaning crew for us but we cleaned again before we moved in. We had 2 week old babies and wanted it as clean as possible.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:01 PM |
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alli3131
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
we did the toilet seat right away. I have been there a year and a half and we havent changed the locks yet.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:09 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We changed the toilet seats immediately after we got the keys! The locks we didn't change until we were done with all the work on the house (we didn't move in right away) since we didn't have anything in the house and we were giving keys to the painter, floor guy, etc.
We cleaned EVERYTHING immediately upon possession and again after all the work was done before we moved in.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:18 PM |
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BlueDiamonds
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
we changed the toilet seats and locks right away. we cleaned after we were done with renovations and before we moved our stuff in. i didn't hire anyone, cleaned myself.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:20 PM |
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MaZz
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Posted by KellyNYC
What about the toilet seats? Did you hire a cleaning crew to clean the house before you moved in or do it yourself once all your stuff was in?
Anything else I am forgetting?
Yes, I changed the locks right away... Actually only 1... I didnt see the need for 2... We usually only lock the one we bought
No, didnt change toilet seats... Didnt see much of a need... They were in good condition...
We cleaned the house ourselves once we moved all our things in... We had no other option...
One thing you might want to do is have the rugs cleaned... whether you do it yourself or have someone come in...
ETA: I see im in the minority of the toilet seat changing! Dont I feel dirty now... lol The thought never even crossed my mind
Message edited 8/3/2011 1:27:39 PM.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:25 PM |
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karen9508
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Posted by KellyNYC
What about the toilet seats? Did you hire a cleaning crew to clean the house before you moved in or do it yourself once all your stuff was in?
Anything else I am forgetting?
We change the locks and toilet seats right away! We cleaned the place ourself but the lady we bought from left it spotless.
If you have carpet, have it cleaned before you move in.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:27 PM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
New locks and new seats here as well.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:31 PM |
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hmm8191
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Yes to changing the locks and the toliet seats. We did our own cleaning from top to bottom. It's so nasty cleaning other people's filth but it had to be done!
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:31 PM |
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Melmel821
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We changed the toilet seats and locks. Had the carpets professionally cleaned. Other than that we did the cleaning.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:46 PM |
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Charly
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We always do the locks and toilet seats immediately. We are moving in the day we are closing and the closing is in the afternoon so there's no time for a cleaning before we move in. I will clean the bathrooms and kitchen top to bottom myself while the movers are bringing in our stuff.
We are putting in new carpets and having the upstairs painted the next morning so I'm not going to bother even putting our stuff up there until the work is done. I will vaccum the hardwoods on the main level, but probably won't clean them until we are mostly unpacked since it's going to get filthy with the movers coming in and out.
We considered having someone come in and clean, but my entire house will be stored in the garage and main level until the work in the bedrooms and basement is done, so I'm not sure its worth it.
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| Posted 8/3/11 1:48 PM |
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jmf423
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
we changed the locks n front and back door and the shed, the bathroom was new so it was a new toilet seat.
i cleaned everything myself. i needed to know it was totally clean.
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| Posted 8/3/11 4:20 PM |
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smdl
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Changed keys, toilet seats and lined all the shelves with shelves liners until I stopped being skeeved.
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| Posted 8/3/11 6:42 PM |
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CAMCaps
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We did not change the locks or the toilet seats. We cleaned before we moved in.
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| Posted 8/3/11 8:36 PM |
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M514
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
we changed all the locks but not the toilet seats because everything was brand new when we moved in. i did all the cleaning the day we moved before unpacking.
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| Posted 8/3/11 9:17 PM |
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Mrs213
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
What do you fear exactly is on the toilet seats that could get on you even after cleaning it?
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| Posted 8/4/11 12:13 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Posted by MaZz
Posted by KellyNYC
What about the toilet seats? Did you hire a cleaning crew to clean the house before you moved in or do it yourself once all your stuff was in?
Anything else I am forgetting?
Yes, I changed the locks right away... Actually only 1... I didnt see the need for 2... We usually only lock the one we bought
No, didnt change toilet seats... Didnt see much of a need... They were in good condition...
We cleaned the house ourselves once we moved all our things in... We had no other option...
One thing you might want to do is have the rugs cleaned... whether you do it yourself or have someone come in...
ETA: I see im in the minority of the toilet seat changing! Dont I feel dirty now... lol The thought never even crossed my mind
We changed the locks immediately, since who knows how many people might have a copy of the old keys.
We didn't change the seats, though. I sit on a seat that is used by thousands of butts in public restrooms. As long as it's clean, I don't see the need.
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| Posted 8/4/11 7:19 AM |
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ThePs1023
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
Posted by smdl
Changed keys, toilet seats and lined all the shelves with shelves liners until I stopped being skeeved.
Yes! esp with the shelf liners! I think I was only skeeved by mine b/c they were older and she had lined them so I needed to cover her lining. (if that makes sense)
We reno'd the bathrooms and ripped up all the carpeting to the hardwood underneath. We would have replaced toilet seats had we kept the bathrooms.
We cleaned before, during, and after renovations. Had a professional come in and do the inside and a window cleaner come to do the windows and gutters.
Invest in a good pair of gloves.
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| Posted 8/4/11 8:10 AM |
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babyfever08
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We were going to redo everything in the next few months so we did a deep clean, and then few months later renovations.
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| Posted 8/4/11 9:02 AM |
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ali120206
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
We didn't change the locks right away but, we changed the toilet seats.
We cleaned ourselves before we moved in - in retrospect, we should've hired someone since the house had been vacant for a few months nad not thoroughly cleaned before that (older couple who were moved to assisted living).
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| Posted 8/4/11 9:10 AM |
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caps612
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Re: Did you change the locks when you moved to your new house (and other questions!)
changed the locks after the painter was done, right before we moved in.
I didn't find a need to change the toilet seat, I bleached them like I did the rest of the house!
Didn't hire a cleaning service, I scrubbed every inch with myself and bleached anything i could... floors were redone and every wall and molding was painted, so didn't have to clean that 
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