How to Pack Furniture for Moving

One of the challenging items in the house to pack is your furniture items. But make sure that, as the scheduled moving date gets close, you are already done packing your furniture. Below is the list of steps you can consider how to pack furniture effectively. TAKE AN INVENTORY The first thing you need to do on how to pack furniture is to determine the items you have to move. You need to take an effort to make an inventory of the furniture you have and how much time you will consume in disassembling and preparing them. Although you cannot pack the beds before the days or weeks before the moving date, other furniture could be. MEASURE THE DOORWAYS AND HALLWAYS Before starting to remove your furniture out of the old home, see to it that the items will fit through your doorways, hallways, and other entry or exit points. You can consider removing the dining table legs because it might break during the move. Large pieces like couches or sofas can be quickly moved out by removing the doors. GET APPROPRIATE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Once you already determine the furniture and measure the doorways or hallways, the next thing for you to do is to look for the right equipment and tools. You need to pick the necessary tools you will need in disassembling the legs, doors, frames or table tops. DISASSEMBLE THE FURNITURE You need to prepare the pieces of pieces that will require for disassembly. This can be time-consuming that is why it is ideal to perform ahead of scheduled moving day. You have to remove the parts that are possible to be removed, including the glass tops, legs, bed frames or shelves. Put the nuts, washer, and bolts inside a reclosable plastic bag and label the container to determine which pieces they belong. SECURE THE PARTS After disassembling the furniture, you need to ensure that those parts are far from losing. You can take the bags and see to it that they are placed in the area that is free from the risk of damage and label the box "Furniture Parts". In the case that particular furniture has multiple parts, you can mark or number them. Also, you can use a sticker to be applied to the underside. The same applies to your computer or electronic cords. PROTECT THE FRAGILE FURNITURE You can use a moving blanket, bubble cushion wrap and stretch wrap to protect the furniture and then, secure them with a rope or tape. Keep in mind not to tape directly in the finished or painted surfaces. You can consider using a moving blanket to wrap around the furniture pieces so that rest assured the furniture can be free from any damage. When loading them into the moving truck, table tops, sofas, appliances, chests and dressers are the items to be loaded first. Then, followed by other things. Stack moving with the same size boxes together in a stack. Packing your furniture should not put you into any amount of stress. With the help of the appropriate ways on how to pack furniture, your task becomes more comfortable and accomplish it quickly.