Are you planning to move yourself? With these furniture moving tips along with proper planning, tools and equipment, you can prevent damages or scratches while moving furniture.
Here Are Our Some Helping Tips To Move Your Furniture Safely On Moving Day
1. Clear out loose items
Before you move any piece of furniture, be sure to clear out any loose items that would prevent you from moving your furniture safely. Make sure children and pets are in the safe distance away from you.
2. Prep Furniture for Packing
Before you pack anything, take the time to thoroughly clean and dust your furniture. Dust and other debris can scratch hard surfaces during the moving process
3. Disassemble what you can
We highly recommend disassembling furniture pieces such as bed frames, tables, desks and sofas. Go easy with the drill when dismantling and reassembling. You don’t want to risk stripping the screws.
4. Place screws, nuts and bolts inside labelled zip top bags
When taking furniture apart, remember to save the screws, nuts and bolts that hold everything together. Place the small parts in zip top bags as you begin to disassemble furniture parts. Be sure to label the bags.
5. Wrap furniture with moving blankets or shrink wrap
Moving blankets are thick and will protect the furniture from getting scratched. You can use shrink wrap on top of furniture pads for extra layer of protection.
6. Keep furniture light
Take the legs off sofas and remove drawers from dressers, night stands or chests to make your furniture lighter and more manoeuvrable. You can also keep your stuff in the drawers to make unpacking easier. Wrap the drawers with shrink wrap to keep items intact.
7. Rachet Straps
Rachet Straps will keep the furniture in place and prevent it from falling or breaking when driving the moving truck to its destination. The moving truck or container should also come with a ramp to make loading and unloading heavy items an easy process.
If you are considering movers to assist you with your upcoming move and would like to budget for it, call us today and our professional moving consultants can provide you a free estimate.
