Moving Tips Complete Guide – Safely Moving Large Furniture and | Page 4

Here’s a list of must-have moving equipment and tools so that you make your self-move
easier, safer, and more efficient too.
1. Moving van
Without a doubt, the most important (and
biggest!) piece of moving equipment is the
moving vehicle you will use to transport your
household items from Point A (your current
home) and Point B (your new home).
Moving only a short distance away, for
example, within the same city or to a nearby
town or city located within the same state,
can be a good an opportunity to attempt a
self-move – of course, provided that you can
also rely on your good friends for help and on
your previous experience in organizing a DIY
move.
2. Moving dolly
The importance of using a moving dolly during your house move cannot be stressed enough.
In reality, a moving dolly is a piece of essential moving equipment and the success of your DIY
move will depend on its proper use.
You may have heard that dollies are professional movers’ best friends, and there’s a good
reason for that too. Using a moving dolly will
save a lot of time,
guarantee an accident-free relocation, and
prevent personal injuries due to lifting and carrying heavy items such as furniture, appliances,
and moving boxes.
Furniture dolly
The furniture dolly – the one with the large flat base and four swivel wheels – is ideal for
moving big and awkward household items, particularly large and heavy pieces of furniture
such as couches, book cases, washing machines, and of course – pianos. Whenever moving
hard-to-move items with a furniture dolly, ALWAYS make sure you have enough helpers to
secure the item that’s been loaded onto the wheeled platform.
High-quality furniture dollies have a weight capacity of around 1,000 lbs. Rent a furniture dolly
from a local moving company or a truck rental company, or purchase one (approx. $20) from
a Home Depot store.
3. Furniture sliders
This ultimate list of moving equipment continues with furniture sliders – pieces of plastic and
hard rubber that will enable you to move really heavy pieces of furniture with incredible ease.