Tips for Moving Furniture on Your Holiday Home
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Sometimes you are all there is. There isn't anyone else around who can help you move the furniture. Do you wait until someone happens by? Do you call a friend or relative that you've used way too many times before? Moving furniture's not an emergency, and you like to save the frantic calls to relatives until you have one of those. You can't call 911, or the police, or the city maintenance crew to help. It's up to you and only you. So what do you do when you have to move furniture alone? Here are some tips to make your task easier. Study the Problem. Study the whole situation before you take on the challenge. Few things are worse than throwing your whole effort into something to discover you liked it better the way it was before. Sometimes it helps to draw a scale drawing and map things out on grid paper. But if nothing else, at least measure the dimensions of the furniture piece you intend to move. In addition, measure any doorways or hallways through which it must pass, and measure the new place that it will call home. Unload and Disassemble. Unload what can be unloaded. Take drawers out and carry them separately. Take cushions off chairs. Be sure to check for coins when you remove the cushions. You might as well get paid for your effort. Take mirrors off, knobs off, feet off, glass tops off, and any other piece off that can be disassembled. Make the furniture lighter to move and slimmer to squeeze through narrow spaces. Keep in mind, a door comes off its hinges, giving you an extra inch or two. Tie Up Your Sofa-Bed. If you are moving a sleeper-sofa or sofa-bed, it may help to remove the mattress and make the furniture piece lighter. Once you do that, tie a strap around the sofa to hold the frame together. Without a strap, if you tip the sofa on end to move it, your bed frame is apt to open up on you in the worst of places. Use Sliders. You can get commercial sliders to put under furniture feet. This is advisable if you want to avoid scratching hard wood floors or tearing up vinyl. But you can also make your own with some rags, a throw rug, or a blanket. Simply lift the legs of your furniture piece and put them onto your slider. Then drag your furniture where you want it. It's faster and more productive than the old method of sliding furniture on a straw broom--but it's less amusing. Moving furniture to your holiday home isn’t that hard as long you organize and follow the steps mentioned above. Typically it requires a bit of patience, endurance and a little intelligence to make it all happen without hurting yourself.
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