Floor is one of the most prominent areas of your home and it is more susceptible to damage when you move in or out of the home. This is due to fact that moving involves a lot of dragging which can lead to hard scratches on the wood, tile or anything the floor is made of. The mishandling of your luggage, especially heavy furniture, can also lead to the damage to the walls of your home. in this scenario, you need to develop a strategy to move your heavy and bulky furniture if you are planning of a DIY move. Having that said, a few tips are worth mentioning in this regard.
Get help
You can safely plan for a DIY move if you have helpful friends
and family members. Therefore, you will need to ask those people for help if
you plan on moving heavy furniture. Lifting and dragging heavy furniture
without any help is a bad idea not only because it can damage the surfaces and
furniture but it can also cause injuries to several areas of your body such as
back, knees and neck. Beds, couches, coffee tables and desks are the furniture
that you would not like to move on your own due to the size and weight they
have. If it is difficult for you to get free help, you can hire moving labor
which is going to consist of professionals who are not full time movers but
they show their availability for the individual tasks in a moving process.
Disassemble
You should definitely disassemble your furniture if there is
an option available for it. For instance, it may not be possible for you to
move an entire bed to the moving truck. You will need to disassemble it into
pieces and then move it.
Clear the way
Heavy furniture pieces should be the last items to move to
the moving truck. Having that said, you need to make sure that the route to
moving truck is clear. Even the rug in the way is going to act as an obstacle.
It can slip and cause you to fall down with the item you are carrying. It could
be dangerous.
Packaging supplies
Role of packaging supplies is always very important no
matter what item of whatever the size you are moving. In case you are moving
heavy furniture, you will need to make sure that you have got the items covered
with moving blankets and other cushioning materials which can also wrap the
furniture.
Sliders and gliders
If you want to ensure maximum safety of both the items and
the floors while moving, you can use sliders and gliders. You can also rent a
dolly on which you can fit the item and drag it to the moving truck. You will
not have pull harder and the surfaces are also going to remain safe.
