Packing and Moving of Furniture – Guide to Make Process Easy

When you decide to shift your home from one place to another, it is certain that you have furniture to move along with other household belongings. Packing and moving of furniture is one of the most challenging tasks involved while you relocated into a new home. There are chances of furniture getting damaged if you do not take proper precaution while moving. But you can the process of furniture moving easy and smooth with proper planning. You should start preparing before the actual day of relocation so that you have ample time to take proper steps to minimize scratches and damages. You will have enough time for disassembling parts of furniture and gathering required packing & padding supplies.

 

Required steps before moving

 

• Decide how you will pack and move the furniture pieces. This will help you how many packing materials you will require.

 

• Apply a fine finish on your wooden furniture pieces. This will help you to protect the furniture from scratches.

 

• Take snaps of your furniture pieces before you pack them. This will help you when furniture might get broken and the snaps will supply as proof for insurance claims.

 

• Disassemble the furniture pieces such as bed frames, shelves in cupboards, dining table legs, etc. Keep screws, bolts, pegs and other hardware properly so that you cannot face any problem while reassembling furniture at new home. There is low chance of damage while furniture is transported in pieces.

 

Packing the furniture pieces

 

• First of all, get required packing supplies such as furniture blankets, sofa covers, stretch warps, protection bags, packaging tape, bubble wrap, padding supplies, grooved cardboard, crumpled paper, towels, foaming peanuts, torn blankets, etc.

 

• Wrap the furniture pieces using good quality wrapping material. When you used bubble wrap to pack the furniture piece, secure both the ends with the bubble wrap using heavy duty packaging tape to each other, not to the furniture. Afterward cover the furniture pieces in pads.

 

• Make fine wrapping to protect the legs of beds, chairs and tables. Use furniture blankets to protect headboards, dressers and chests.  Secure them with heavy-duty packaging tape. Use protection bags to keep mattresses, pillows, and cushions clean.

 

• Wrap frames, mirrors and other fragile items using bubble wraps and secure them with tape. Pack them into corrugated boxes.

 

Moving the furniture pieces

There are certain equipments available in the market for moving furniture from one place to another. You can hire moving equipments from professional Movers and Packers Pune. Important equipments you may need are furniture slider, moving pads, dolly, shoulder straps, loading equipments, etc. Before loading the furniture pieces onto the moving truck, make the surface of the truck cushioned.

 

 

Smiriti is an expert writer primarily focusing on relocation and transportation related topics. She has written many articles for Packers and Movers Pune, relocation services in Pune and Packers Movers Pune. Currently she is rendering her services to professional moving company.