For one considering moving, you are keenly aware of how hectic the process can get. The stress can be further compounded if you own a lot of bulky furniture and heavy items. For most people, the trouble of safely moving their bulky furniture and electronics is what drives them to hire professional moving companies.

 

If you are preparing for a house move, international move, or office move, you probably have a lot of both bulky and small goods to pack. While small objects can conveniently be packed into boxes and moving containers to protect them from harm, large items like household appliances and furniture are much more difficult to pack and move.

 

We at Nellions care about you and we work all around to ensure that moving heavy objects into or out of a home, apartment, storage facility or office is not any more difficult than it has to be. If you, however, don’t mind the back and joint pains on the day after your move, here are a few tips that will help you when moving bulky items.

 

 

Moving heavy and bulky items

 

1. Prepare Yourself

 

As the saying goes, preparation is the key to success. For moving, you will need to prepare the following:

• Wear appropriate footwear that will keep you sturdy and well-balanced. Ensure that the shoes have a firm grip, especially if it’s raining.
• Get comfortable clothing in which you can experience a wide range of motion. 
• Get the right materials to conduct your move

 

Above all else, your safety should be a priority throughout the moving process.

 

2. Disassembly

 

Disassembly makes bulky items easier to move, as they get lighter and smaller. Cabinets with drawers, beds, modular furniture, and other items do require disassembly to get them to fit through doorways and pathways.

 

 

Be especially careful with tracking the individual pieces and how they fit together — this will save you a lot of time and frustration at the destination.

 

If you cannot remove the drawers and shelves, tape them tight to prevent them from opening while you are carrying them – this may cause injury. In addition to this, remove furniture legs as well as any protruding handles, pulls, or knobs. 

 

Disassembling will not only make your bulky items lighter but will also reduce the number of parts that scratch floors and spoil during the move. For items that cannot be disassembled such as mattresses, it is important to ask for help when moving them rather than making it hard for yourself. 

 

3. Take pictures

 

If you are going to disassemble a lot of bulky items, we recommend taking photos first. This way, once you have moved them and started putting them together, you will have photographs to refer to. The pictures you take will act as a manual/guide making your work much easier. Every step of the process should be documented so that it is easier for you to go back and check if you are missing anything. This is a simple step that will make your moving day a successful one. 

 

4. Labelling

 

 

Proper labeling will save you a ton of time at your destination. Lugging around heavy and bulky items all day is difficult enough, why pile on the stress of having to find out which items belong where?

 

After wrapping your goods, label the box with the name of the room from which it came. If the item is fragile, indicate it clearly on the package.

 

For items such as fridges, pianos, cookers, and more that must always remain upright, indicate which side is up.

 

 

5. Get the right moving tools

 

If you are using a moving company, you do not have to worry about buying moving tools. However, if you decide to do it yourself, loading your bulky and cumbersome furniture into your rental truck is never easy no matter how many people you enlist to assist you. 

 

Fortunately, there is a variety of equipment at your local hardware shop to assist you in making things easier. The following are a few of the most common tools:

 

•  Sliders

 

It is far easier to slide your bulky furniture across the floor rather than to heave it. If you are moving furniture over a carpet, get hard plastic sliders. If you are moving the furniture over tiles or hard flooring, opt for soft padded sliders.

 

• Furniture Dolly and Utility Dolly

 

The furniture dolly and utility dolly are other important pieces of moving equipment. A utility dolly is a two-wheeled standup tool that is most appropriate for stacking heavy boxes. A furniture dolly is four-wheeled and flat. It makes transporting bulky goods that are heavy and oddly shaped easier. You should use furniture straps to secure your goods to your dolly.

 

•   Stair Rollers

 

Heavy objects can be rolled downstairs with the help of stair rollers. If you cannot properly guide the furniture down the stairs, it is advisable not to use this tool. It is preferable to use it with a group of people.

 

• Moving blankets

 

They are vital for preventing damage to your furniture. Instead of being placed under the corners of your furniture, tilt your furniture if it is safe to do so and slide one blanket under two corners then repeat on the other side with a second blanket.

 

6. Use appropriate packing materials

 

Using the right materials for your move will help the process move much faster. While quality moving supplies aren’t cheap, consider the value of the items which you are moving, and you quickly realize that they are worth the investment. You can get a variety of moving materials from the Nellions Shop.

 

 

 

7. Push more instead of pulling your bulky items

 

Pushing puts less stress on your body as compared to pulling. Therefore, push heavy furniture more before lifting it. To avoid ruining your floor, use cardboard, a blanket, or a sheet to push your furniture across the floor. In addition to this, gliders can be used to make pushing more efficient and less dangerous.

 

8. Select the Right Mover

 

When using a professional moving company, they come ready with the necessary tools and materials for your move. It will also fasten the process and alleviate a lot of stress from you.

 

When planning for your move, your mover will survey to ascertain their volumes and the complexity of moving them. They will also inform you of the cost of moving your belongings beforehand.

 

Packing and moving large and heavy objects is one of the most difficult parts of the moving process and this necessitates a great deal of prior planning. We highly recommend that you look for a reputable moving company that will ease the burden off your shoulders.