5 DIY Tips for Moving Furniture into Your New Place

Whether you are moving to a new home, replacing your old furniture, or simply rearranging your room, moving the furniture is one of the tasks that most people dread. Carrying heavy items is not something to be taken lightly, and there is a significant risk of injury to your back if you do not do it properly. Nonetheless, if you decide to do it yourself, here are five simple and effective tips that can help you do it safely and get everything in place where it needs to be with as little difficulty as possible.

5 DIY tips for moving furniture

Moving heavy furniture is not something that most people consider to be their favourite activity, but with these 5 tips, you can do it safely and get your furniture into place as efficiently as possible. If you are moving your entire house, you also might want to check out these helpful tips for a stress-free move before you begin moving your furniture. Before we get into how to move the furniture, the most important thing to mention is to make sure that you have enough people to do the job. You should have a minimum of two or three helpers and should not try to do it alone.

1. Prepare a furniture moving plan

The first thing that you need to do is take a good look at the size of the pieces and where you need to move them. Planning your best route and techniques will help you avoid any surprises once you are in the process of moving your furniture. Always choose the easiest route avoiding stairs and using the largest doorways available. This is especially important if you must move the furniture around a curved stairway. Make sure to plan where the furniture is going, not just how it is coming out.

2. Measure doorways and hallways

Before you begin, measure your doorways and hallways to make sure that you have enough room to accommodate the furniture. If you do not, you can remove the doors, and even part of the door frames carefully to give you a few more inches on either side. Knowing this ahead of time is much better than finding it out the hard way.

3. Carry tall items high and low

If you have a tall dresser, filing cabinet, or other similar tall pieces of furniture, the best way to move it is to use two people. Tip the item backward and have one person carry the top while the other person carries the bottom. This will help prevent the item from swinging out of control. Make sure to use good communication, especially if one person must back down a stairway.

4. Disassemble where possible

Most pieces of furniture have legs that can be removed, backs that can be removed, and removable tabletops. Doing as much disassembly as possible will make the move easier. When disassembling furniture, use a plastic bag and tape it to the furniture with all of the screws and hardware that you need to reassemble it. Make sure to back out screws carefully so that you do not cross-thread them and make reassembly more difficult. The best tip is to take your time.

5. "Hook" chairs around corners

Moving a chair through a door or moving a couch through a door is one of the most tricky parts of moving, but there is a simple technique that can make it much easier. The first thing that you should do if it is a chair is to turn it on its side so that it looks like an L. The same thing works for a couch, only the L will be taller. Move the back of the chair through the doorway and then move it so that it curls around the doorframe and the seat slips through. This technique will work for most chairs and couches when going through an average door frame.

If you decide to move your furniture yourself, these five tips should help make the job easier, but as you can see, this job is not for everyone. There is always a risk of injury or damaging the piece of furniture. The best solution is to call a professional who knows how to do the job right and has the right equipment. If you’re struggling with furniture removal, there are online platforms such as Oneflare that can match you with local moving companies in your area.