Moving Tips Complete Guide – Safely Moving Large Furniture and | Page 7
also need to have packing tape and packing paper for wrapping up the items you take
out of your furniture.
As you are supplying yourself with the materials that you will need for the move, take
the time to empty your furniture. Whether that is the wardrobe, drawers, cabinets,
etc. it will be lighter for you to move heavy furniture by yourself if the furniture is
empty. Besides, if there is something rattling inside it, that could break or even worse
– cause the furniture to shift around and eventually fall over. And there is no need for
anybody to get hurt to get this tough job done.
Apply the right moving technique. Don’t lift up heavy items. How to move heavy
furniture alone? Instead, slide them around. It will save you effort and energy. Pushing
yourself to lift heavy items is a risk for your health, home, and for the item itself,
especially if you don’t know what technique to use for that. Spare yourself the
potential trouble. Still, if you have to lift something, try to keep the weight on your
legs, arms and shoulders, and spare your back. Try to keep it straight as much as
possible.
Use sliders for your furniture instead of lifting it by hand. You can also wrap the legs
of your furniture and slide it, instead of lift it. If you have a carpet floor, you can use
smooth cardboard. If you have bare floors, you can use towels. Slip them underneath
the legs of your furniture – don’t lift it; just tilt it gently on its side and slide the right
material underneath.
Having in mind the weight of each piece of your furniture, try to find some friends/
colleagues/ relatives/ etc. over to help. Make sure that you have at least 1 person for
each 100 pounds of weight of the item and 1 person extra to help you in case someone
tilts the furniture, it starts slipping from his hands, etc. That is, if your heaviest piece
of furniture weights 300 pounds, get 4 people to help you.
Get the equipment for the moving men. If you have invited your friends over, ensure
that they have rugged leather work gloves and wear belts on their wastes to protect
themselves during the move. The gloves are good to protect the hands from sharp
edges and when the item moved could get slippery. The belts will support the backs
of the men.