Moving a Sofa? – These 5 Steps Are Crucial

From a professional mover's perspective, a sofa can be one of the heaviest items to move. Especially if it is the dreaded sofa-bed type. this article will not focus on how to move a sofa-bed, because moving a sofa bed requires additional steps. But if you have to move a sofa, go grab a friend, a sandwich, some paper, and pencil. You will want to eat the sandwich before you start to move a heavy sofa. to do so on an empty stomach will not only make the job harder, but moving such a heavy item can cause the body to give out resulting in a headache, or muscle cramps. I suggest peanut butter (my personal favorite).

Now that you've supplied the body with enough fuel, it is time for careful detailed planning. with the pencil and paper, take measurements of the sofa's dimensions. You don't want to start moving a heavy sofa and then discover that it wont fit through the door, or that it is too wide to fit through the tight hallways of your apartment. now that you have the dimensions of the sofa, measure the width and height of any doors the sofa must pass through. If the sofa will fit without much trouble, great, this job is going to be easy. If the sofa will not pass pass through the hallways or doorways, you will need to make the sofa as narrow as possible by tilting the sofa on its front legs. The idea here is to have the back of the sofa facing upward toward the ceiling. this position will give you flexibility when going through narrow doors / hallways.

Is the couch extremely heavy? go to Wal-Mart and purchase some sliders. Sliders will allow you to push/pull the sofa without much effort. they work on hardwood floors, carpet, and most hard surfaces. Slide the sofa as far as you can until you're forced to lift it. If the sofa needs to be placed on a moving truck, she will need to be padded with moving blankets. this will go along way to keep the sofa clean and dust free. a padded sofa is also easier to grip.

If you can't slide the sofa to its destination and are forced to carry it. make sure you have a back brace on. a back brace will keep the back straight--a straight back is a happy pain free back. when lifting, it is a good idea to keep the sofa as close to the body as possible. when you and your moving partner have agreed, Lift the sofa. If the sofa is heavy, it may need to be carried a few feet and lowered, carried a few more feet and lowered. Do this until you get the sofa to its destination. to recap, the 5 crucial steps are:

1. Don't Lift a sofa on an empty stomach (Peanut Butter)
2. Detailed measurements
3. Tilt sofa to make as narrow as possible
4. Pad with blankets
5. Use sliders

Moving a Sofa? - These 5 Steps Are Crucial