The total cost of moving from your home to a new place can be extremely high. Therefore, you should consider performing some of the removal tasks to reduce the expenses. In ideal circumstances, you can hire a vehicle and carry out all the moving work without professional assistance. This will cut your costs quite significantly. However, this is not always a viable solution, particularly if you have a large house. Alternatively, you can hire expert removalists but decline full service moving services. This will allow you to minimise the expenses that would be associated with preparing and packing your items. Regardless of your choice, here are some useful tips on preparing and removing your furniture.

Disassemble the Furniture

Most pieces of residential furniture are bulky and difficult to remove. Moreover, these large items are difficult to organise into a moving vehicle because they will occupy a lot of space. Therefore, your most critical task when removing furniture is to disassemble the pieces into smaller modules. Most bulky furniture such as beds, armoires and long sofas are designed for easy dismantling. Remove any parts which can be separated, including legs, headboards, frames, drawers and other similar pieces. Unfortunately, some furniture will require more effort for disassembly. In simple terms, you might require special tools to disassemble items joined together with bolts and nuts. If the pertinent parts must be removed, store these joinery pieces in labelled plastic bags.

Wrap Valuable Pieces

If your furniture has incorporated delicate materials such as glass in the design, you will need to protect the pertinent piece extensively to prevent damage during removal and transportation. It is also prudent to protect expensive pieces of furniture which can easily sustain damage. For example, leather and antique wood surfaces are prone to damage from scratches. Ideally, you should use moving blankets, pads or similar material to protect the furniture. If you must wrap leather or wooden furniture in plastic bags or bubble wrap, ensure that you have first covered the surface with a sheet or cloth to prevent moisture accumulation and damage.

Remove and Load with Care

Finally, you should remove the furniture from your house and load it into the moving truck. Generally, it is not advisable to perform this work alone because there is risk of injury. However, if the pieces are well disassembled, you can move most of the items using a utility or furniture dolly. Make sure that the pieces are properly secured to the equipment and take extra care when moving along ramps.