The Best Ways to Protect Your Furniture During a Move

When moving home one of the biggest things to take care of is packing, and you want to pack your things properly so that they don’t get damaged during the move. That includes furniture too. It is important to protect your furniture during a move. Because the last thing you want is to damage or even destroy your valuable pieces of furniture. Repairing or replacing it would be an additional expense, which is also a problem. So here is some advice from our experienced furniture movers Los Angeles offers on how to protect your furniture properly.

Get quality moving supplies so that you can protect your furniture during a move

It is important to get quality moving supplies so that you can protect your furniture in the best way possible. You can pack and protect the furniture yourself. Or you can also let the Rockstar Pro Movers CA take care of preparing the furniture and packing it for the move. We have a lot of experience and know how to protect your furniture well during a move. If you are going to take care of it yourself, make sure that you get all the necessary supplies:

• Bubble wrap
• Sofa and mattress covers
• Old blankets

Clean your furniture before packing it for the move

A very important and often overlooked thing to do is to clean your furniture. It is important to do this because dust, dirt, and similar things can cause scratches on your furniture while it’s being moved. So make sure that you thoroughly wipe all the furniture with a microfibre cloth. And then remove all the knobs and handles on the furniture, because they are the first thing to break off when the furniture is being moved. This is one of the best ways to protect your furniture during a move. So make sure that you take care of it before apartment movers Los Angeles come to move your furniture to your new home.

The next thing to do is to disassemble the furniture

Once you have bought all the necessary packing supplies and cleaned the furniture you can start disassembling it. There are many benefits to disassembling furniture before moving it. First of all, it is easier to move it that way, since it will be in smaller pieces. Packing it would be easier and it’s a great way to protect your furniture during a move because it’s going to be in smaller pieces. Make sure that you refer to the manual on how to disassemble the furniture properly. And use sealable plastic bags to keep all the screws in one place and don’t lose them. If you don’t have time for this then you can let packing services Los Angeles take care of it all for you. Keep in mind that is an option too.

Use this opportunity to declutter

When talking about decluttering most people think about smaller things, like getting rid of clothes you don’t like anymore. But it would also be beneficial to evaluate all your furniture and figure out what you can do without. There might be some pieces of furniture that don’t fit in your new home or are simply too old and damaged. You can use this opportunity to get rid of that furniture, and this will also give you more space in your new home. This will also save you money on the move. Especially if you are moving cross country and are letting cross country moving companies Los Angeles take care of the move. Leaving some furniture behind will save you a lot of money.

Use specialized moving equipment to protect your furniture during a move

A lot of moving-related injuries occur because people underestimate how heavy something is. And a good way to avoid injuries or damage to the furniture is to use moving equipment. A dolly can be very useful for moving heavy things like refrigerators, heavy chairs, and pool tables. Rent a dolly from your local Home Depot. You should also get things like moving straps and a skid board, they will be very useful too. Just as it is important to protect your furniture during the move, it is important to protect yourself too. And using moving equipment will help you safely move heavy things which you otherwise might try to move yourself and risk injuries. But keep in mind that it’s best to hire professionals to move things like a piano. You should hire piano movers Los Angeles to take care of it. They will move it safely without damaging it.

Ask for help

While moving equipment is going to help with some heavy furniture. Some of it might not be suitable for moving equipment. And you shouldn’t be moving heavy furniture by yourself. Both because of the risk of injury, and of damaging the furniture and floors. So ask for some help from friends and family to move your heavy furniture. This is a good way to protect your back while moving. Because the last thing you need is to move into your new home with injuries. Especially considering the fact that you have to unpack and settle in your new home too. And that also takes time and a lot of work.

Don’t forget to use furniture gliders and towels when moving furniture

This is a good way to protect your furniture during the move, and your floors too. So make sure that you place gliders or towels under the legs of the furniture. This way you are going to protect your floors from being scratched by furniture. Even if you are planning to lift all the furniture, it is inevitable for it to slide a little bit sometimes. So make sure that you protect the furniture this way too.