Moving Household Furniture

• Lift a chair by the seat rails and no the chair back. The seat rails are the strongest part of the chair.
• Do not lift by the crest rail.
• Lift a sofa from under the side frame. Use your legs to lift and not your back.
• Lift upholstered chairs from under the frame to avoid touching the upholstery.
• If the chairs have slip seats remove and wrap them separately to prevent them from falling to the ground and getting soiled.

• Lift the table by the apron and not by the legs or the top.
• Lifting the table by the top will loosen the screws that hold the top to the rest of the table.
• Lifting by the legs will cause stress on the legs.
• Wrap furniture padding around the table's legs to prevent chipping and breaking while moving.

• At least two people should move a case. Move if by lifting the bottom of the case.
• It is best to use a furniture-moving dolly to move a case. It is better for the people involved in moving it and for the piece.
• You can remove all the drawers of the cabinet, as it will make it easier to move.
• If the cabinet has handles, wrap them with padding to protect the surface of the piece from damage while moving.
• Remove all the detachable parts before moving it.

• As a large grandfather clock has a number of parts it is difficult to move.
• Remove pendulum and the weights from inside the clock before moving. These will damage the clock case and the mechanism itself might get damaged.
• Remove detachable parts before moving. Lock the door of the case before moving.
• For short distances, lift the clock from under the case. For longer distances move the clock in a flat position like a coffin.