Best Practices to Move Heavy Furniture

Whether moving heavyweight furniture from your self-storage unit or a house, safe transportation may be a complicated job. Heavy lifting may increase the risk of knee or back injuries and damage your possessions. Injuries from erroneously lifted heavy furniture may affect your whole life. In this situation, you will need Furniture Removalists Melbourne. Move on Removals can move your heavy furniture without damage and injuries. Read their moving secrets:

Use a Dolly

A dolly is essential to move heavy objects around your house. This tool is valuable and simple equipment to move heavy furniture without back injuries. Professionals come with dollies to move your furniture, so there is no need to worry about this expenditure.

Good form of Lifting

Just like exercising or playing sports, you have to practice the best form when lifting to avoid serious injuries. You have to practice controlled lifting just like professional movers. Professional movers consistently lift with their legs and gradually do it instead of lurching an object. While lifting objects, you have to keep your backbone straight instead of bending over.

Move Longer or Taller Items

Professionals have special techniques to move wardrobes, sofas and filing cabinets. As per Move on Removals, tip an item over and transfer this item at a particular angle. A person carries his/her end high, and the other individuals hold the reverse end low. It is necessary to avoid out of control swinging of items and make it comfortable while moving heavy furniture upward of stairs or incline.

Move L-Shaped Furniture

Large chairs like recliners may be difficult to move, especially moving in a space with small doors. To get through small entrances, you can flip a chair over its side and hook the rear around the entrance.      

Move on Removals come with complete equipment to move different types of heavy furniture. You should not try it alone because it is dangerous for your health.

Lifting Straps and Furniture Slides

These are essential to move heavy objects without increase stress on your backbone. With furniture slides, you can slide bulky items on the ground without damaging your floor. Smooth and hard slides are available for carpet. Padded slides can protect your hardwood flooring.

Lifting straps are essential for the protection of your back. It allows you to lift objects with forearms or shoulders. These are adjustable as per the height of a mover and size of an object. 

Your furniture may bump around during transference so Move on Removals has special supplies. These supplies protect your furniture from damage on the way. These supplies include packing paper, covers, bubble wrap and corrugated cartons. Cartons can stabilize your furniture and protect corners from chipping. Bubble wraps are necessary to absorb tremor and offer to pad to breakable furniture. Covers can add an extra protective layer to avoid scratches on the furniture. Finally, your fragile furniture needs a packing paper to get protection from breaking and shattering. 

If you are planning to move heavy appliances or furniture, contact Move on Removals. They have experienced staff and tools to move your heavy furniture quickly and safely.

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