The path to your front door.

These worksheet entries aren’t saved by the guide. Print a copy if you want to keep them. Keep passwords, access codes and sensitive personal details out of this worksheet.

A truck-to-door access worksheet for each end of your move. Fill out one copy for the home you are leaving and another for the home you are moving into. Confirm arrangements with the building, the relevant local authority and each provider involved.

This visit

Address and unit

Moving out / moving in / delivery / collection

Provider or person arriving

Date and confirmed arrival window

Household contact and phone

Building contact and phone

1. Find the unloading point

Mark the exact proposed unloading location.Ask the provider to review the approach, vehicle access and clearance.Confirm permission for any private loading or parking area.Check current public-street parking and loading requirements with the responsible local authority.Resolve any reservation, permit or signage questions before arrival.

Unloading location

Who confirmed it, and when

Approval or reservation reference, if applicable

Remaining question, responsible person and next step

2. Follow the route to the correct door

Identify the entrance that this visit should use.Note gates, steps, slopes, uneven surfaces and narrow turns.Record useful measurements and send access details to the provider.Ask the provider to assess any awkward furniture or equipment needs.Confirm who will open gates or meet the arrival.

Entrance and route description

Obstacles or measurements to discuss

Provider's confirmed plan

Keep access codes in a separate private note shared only with those who need them.

3. Check stairs and elevators

Tell the provider which floors and stair sections are involved.Confirm whether an elevator reservation is needed.Record the confirmed window and which elevator it covers.Ask about building procedures, posted limits, protection and any required documents.Ask who can approve a change if timing or access changes.

Stairs, elevator and corridor notes

Reservation details, if applicable

Building instructions and where they are saved

If the elevator is unavailable, call

4. Make a place for things to arrive

Choose an indoor receiving area that keeps doors and escape routes clear.Label destination rooms so belongings can move out of the entrance promptly.Ask building staff how doors should be managed during the visit.Agree on how packing materials will be cleared afterward.

Receiving area

Person directing belongings to rooms

Closeout tasks

The U.S. Fire Administration advises keeping doors and windows unblocked as part of home escape planning.

This visit

1. Find the unloading point

2. Follow the route to the correct door

3. Check stairs and elevators

4. Make a place for things to arrive

5. Recheck and share

A little more context.

The small-apartment move with room to breathe.

Moving with pets: plan the handoffs.

Before furniture goes through the door.