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How to protect furniture when moving

How to safely protect furniture when moving?

It actually isn’t as hard as it may seem as long as you know how to protect furniture before moving it.

That’s why we train our movers on proper wrapping and protection techniques to safely protect furniture and other household items when moving.

How to protect furniture when moving

 

Tip:

  • Use moving blankets and plastic wrap as needed.

Especially when it comes to delicate wooden furniture, there is no such thing as “too much” protection. It’s always better to be safe than sorry–when you’re wrapping up wooden furniture, do it as thoroughly as possible and cover every square inch of exposed wood. Feel free to wrap it multiple times if you have to.


  • Do NOT wrap leather chairs/sofas or wooden furniture only in bubble wrap or plastic shrink wrap. If you want to use bubble or plastic wrap as an extra line of defense, you must always place a layer of blankets or furniture pads beneath it so that the plastic does not come in direct contact with the wood or the leather because they are organic materials, which means that they need to breathe. Smothering it in layer after layer of plastic wrap can be very damaging to the furniture’s surface.
  • Use cardboard boxes to protect furniture with glass doors

how to protect furniture for moving

And don’t forget to place the “Fragile GLASS” sticker.

  • Secure any drawers and remove all knobs and other small pieces that can come loose. Some wood furniture, especially older antique pieces, are equipped with small parts that can easily come dislodged during a move, such as drawer handles, knobs, and casters. Before wrapping the furniture, remove all of these pieces and safely pack them away in a brown envelope or a ziplock bag. If there are any drawers or cabinets on the piece, tie them shut with twine. Place some padding underneath it to prevent the coarse twine from directly coming into the contact with the wood. NEVER tape any drawers or doors shut on a piece of wood furniture. The tape will mess up the paint job.
  • Blankets and plastic wrap are the best combination when it comes to wrapping furniture correctly:

How to protect furmiture for moving

Disclaimer: The doors must also be protected with blankets so they don’t get scratched.

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