6 Tips To Be Safe When Moving Furniture

One of the toughest parts of moving a house is moving the furniture. Furniture is heavy and sometimes delicate and has to be handled with extreme care. An inexperienced moving firm is likely to cause damage to your furniture. The money you spent on buying the furniture can be harmed during transit. This is something that has to be prevented at all costs. Here are 6 tips to be safe when moving furniture.

Disassemble

If your furniture can be disassembled, have it done. This would make lifting, carrying and loading it much easier. Moreover, the parts would require less space on the moving vehicles. You can imagine a big cabinet having to be carried and loaded on to the moving truck. There would be very little space for anything else. In most cases, the place you bought your furniture from will send a worker who would do the disassembly and then reassemble it when it has reached your new home. However, all furniture cannot be disassembled.

Preparation

Prepare the furniture for moving day. Remove any coverings, cushions or anything which can be removed. Make sure that each and every piece of furniture is stripped to its original state. Reduce the load on the furniture so that it becomes more mobile and easy to move. Keep in mind that you would have to offload it when you reach your new home.

New Home!

An important consideration to make is whether your old furniture can be moved into your new home. The doors might not be big enough to accommodate your furniture. Visit your new home and take measurements so that you have a fair idea if the furniture can be moved or not. Some homeowners buy new furniture for their new home so the old furniture might not require to be transported.

Lifting Technique

Smaller tables and chairs are easy to carry and move around. It’s the heavy furniture which can cause a strain on your back. There are major back problems that can be suffered such as a slip disc. Using the proper lifting technique is important. Lift the furniture placing the pressure on your knees instead of your back. This will make it much easier to lift it.

Sliders

Moving furniture on carpet or hardwood can cause damage to them. The carpet can be torn up. Instead of pushing the furniture across the surface, get sliders and put them underneath the feet of the tables, chairs and other furniture. This would make it safer to move the furniture without having to lift it.

Route

Clear the route through which the furniture is going to be moved. Remove everything possible from the hallway, stairs or any rooms the furniture has to be carried through. Also, take the pictures, paintings and other fixtures off the wall. A clear route will make it easier to carry and move the furniture because the workers won’t have to worry about any obstacles along the way.

These are 6 tips you can follow for moving furniture safely.

Checklist provided by the relocation team at Walkmove Australia, experts in office relocation.