How To Protect Your Furniture When Moving

1. Collect packing materials

It's a frequent moving misconception that you only need cardboard boxes, packing tape, and moving blankets to pack and secure your stuff. While these items may suffice, investing in a few more materials will ensure a smooth transition to a new house or storage facility. Purchase the following additional supplies for your furniture at your local hardware store or on Amazon:

• Wrapping Paper
• Covers for sofas and mattresses
• Stretch wrap made of plastic
• Plastic bags that can be sealed
• Sheets of corrugated cardboard

2. Prepare the furniture for storage

Take the time to clean and dust your furniture before you pack anything. During the moving process, dust and other particles can harm hard surfaces. Cleaning your furniture before moving ensures that you don't bring any unwanted dirt into your new house.

Remove any knobs, casters, or pulls from your furniture for a few minutes. Remove the drawers from dressers and desks and fill them with other stuff. This gives you more storage space while also allowing you to transport heavier furniture.

3. Disassemble furniture ahead of time

Completely deconstruct your furnishings whenever possible. Tables and couches should have their legs removed. Take apart the bed frames completely. Remove the pillows. Simply put, if a piece of furniture can be deconstructed securely, do so. This will make moving the furniture easier and will help avoid damage from hitting walls or door frames. It will also make packing your moving truck easier. Consider the following suggestions:

• If an owner's manual is accessible, utilise it to figure out how to disassemble furniture properly.
• Keep the screws and other hardware for each piece of furniture in sealable plastic bags. To avoid loosing any hardware, tape the bag securely to the item.
• If a piece of furniture has a lot of components, indicate where each one goes with masking tape and a marker. This will help protect your furnishings significantly.
• When dismantling and reassembling, be gentle with the drill. You don't want to damage the screws by stripping them. Lower the torque setting and use the appropriate drill bit size for the project.
• To save time on moving day, consider removing furniture the day before.

4. Understand how to properly wrap furniture

When it comes to properly moving your furniture, bubble wrap and plastic sheeting are two of the best tools at your disposal. Protect delicate wood items with bubble wrap. To preserve your upholstered objects, use plastic wrap or specially manufactured plastic sofa covers. Old blankets or packing blankets will suffice in a hurry. In between the wooden pieces, corrugated cardboard sheets are also a fantastic option. This provides additional protection and helps to avoid gouges or scratches when the furniture is being transported.

Bubble wrap is also great for protecting mirrors and glass table tops. Consider sticking a large "X" on the item with painter's tape first to make it less prone to shatter if it does break. Completely wrap the glass or mirror, paying careful attention to the corners. Place the item between two sheets of corrugated cardboard to finish.