Go Mini’s Professional Moving Tip #4 – Moving furniture with doors or drawers
Professional Moving Tips for the Do-It-Yourself-er
By Jim Carey – Go Mini’s of NY, NJ & CT
Serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Bergen, Fairfield and Litchfield
WARNING! When moving an item with drawers or doors, it’s when you are carrying the item when an accident is most likely. If professional movers can make this mistake, so can you.
“Oh #$%@!” The expressions that come out of people’s mouths when moving furniture are sometimes priceless. But, in all seriousness, the reasons for such expressions are because they are handling heirlooms and/or items of high monetary value. Moving something that has drawers or doors seems to be easy enough to handle, but can often be the source of unnecessary mistakes and damage during a move.
WHY DO WE LET THIS HAPPEN?
It is not hard to prevent, but it happens anyway. Why? Because many of us find ourselves working hard, working fast and becoming less careful as the move goes on. Seeing your house empty-out makes for a feeling of progress. Instead of pausing and making sure the piece is safe to move, we grab it and go – and with a partner on the other end if the piece is big.
Then you start negotiating turns, stairs or uneven ground outside. A little turn here, a little tilt there and all of a sudden a finely finished drawer falls to the ground or a door on a hutch top swings open. Then you say mo8&!@ &*cO2#!
WHAT TO DO - Secure the drawers or doors prior to picking up the piece. You can use several materials. A professional mover actually has very large rubber bands to fit around furniture. You probably don’t. You can use string, but be careful to not damage a finely finished surface. You should have a cloth or paper pad between the string and furniture if it has a fine finish.
You can use plastic stretch wrap too. If you are storing the furniture, moisture may condense on plastic and damage a fine finish, so always use a a cloth or paper pad to protect the furniture from direct contact with the plastic if it will be stored. You can get stretch wrap from most Go Mini’s locations.
Remember to secure loose shelves too. You may best off if you take them out before moving a piece of furniture. In summary, remember to check every piece of furniture before moving. If you have friends helping you, you would be wise to do this before they arrive
Our fourth in a series of professional moving tips for the do-it-yourself mover. If you have rented a portable storage container from Go Mini’s or anyone else, you are going to want to know how to best take care of your personal belongings. Refer to this blog as often as necessary to find do-it yourself moving tips. These are tips the pros would use too.
Go Mini’s of NY, NJ & CT is an authorized exclusive dealer for Go Mini’s Portable Storage Containers in the Metropolitan New York area serving the counties of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster NY, Bergen NJ, Fairfield and Litchfield, CT. Call us at 866-Go Mini’s to help you move or store today.
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