What If Furniture Doesn’t Fit?

Moving is often time and money engaging, and there are always plenty of details to consider. One of them is dealing with your large furniture. You need to know if furniture will fit through the doors and windows of your homes so you can plan better your move. It is a minor detail that people tend to neglect and overlook when it comes to organizing the moving process but such a thing will cost you money and nerves. And you don’t need that for sure. So, our suggestion is to take a look at the advice that we have to give for planning what to do and the solutions if furniture will not fit through doors or windows.

How to Plan Large Furniture Relocation

It is important to know if the furniture will fit through because you will need to make a good floor plan. If your furniture will not pass through doors and windows you can dismantle it, use rigging services or buy new furniture. A floor plan will make your relocation easier and more efficient.
Take measurements. You need to know the size of your furniture first before moving it. Then take measurements of the doors, windows, halls and corridors of your current place and your new home. You have to see if the furniture will be able to leave your home before it departs for your new house or apartment. There is a particular route which your furniture will take in your old and new home and you have to plan that.

What if your couch is too big and will not pass through your doorway? You can dismantle it!
Plan the route and the method. Where will your furniture pass through? You may have to consider turning somehow a piece of furniture or moving it on an angle in order to be able to get it out/ in. Try to envision in your mind the process in details. Imagine getting your couch out of the room and down the stairs just to find out that there is not enough space to rotate it in order to get it through the front door. In order to avoid such unpleasant situations each large piece of furniture has to have its own route for the relocation day and you have to plan that. If you cannot, contact movers through the quote form and ask them to come over and check out the furniture that you have. They will know what to do to move it.
What If My Furniture Doesn’t Fit?

In case you’ve already began the moving process and/ or you have established that your furniture doesn’t fit through doors or windows, it is OK – just go to plan B. Here are some useful ideas about what you can do.

Can your furniture be dismantled? If this is a solution you are happy with, you will need to find the specialists to do it and the tools. Moving companies usually offer such services and have experts that can safely do this job. And they come with the tools that they need so you won’t have to take the time to do it. This is an easier solution and it is less expensive than the hauling services.

How would you feel in your new home? Can you imagine it? But before the move is finished, you need to work out what to do with the large furniture which you will not be taking.
It cannot be dismantled. If your furniture cannot be dismantled, you can consider getting it in through the door or windows. Taking a piece of furniture up to the second floor to get it in through an opened window though requires planning as the movers will need particular equipment to get the job done. That is why if you have taken this solution as appropriate for your move, let them know and ask for the price so you can plan your budget.
You can leave it. As a last resort, you can just get rid of such large furniture. Throw it away, sell it, donate it, or just give it away – whatever you prefer. This is an opportunity for you to get new things. Or you can just leave some things at storage for use later in time, or if you are not sure yet what to do with them. Sometimes you need an item until the moving day so it is not possible to sell it earlier, and often people don’t have another place available for such purposes besides one option – using a storage unit.
Ask for the cost. Whichever services you will be using from moving companies, you should inform yourself of the cost of it. Get a quote in order to find out what it will cost you to move your furniture, if you have to dismantle it or get it into your new home through the window.
Here they are – 3 simple tips on how to know if your furniture will fit all the way through from your current to your new home, and 3 more simple ideas on what to do if furniture won’t fit through any doors or windows. It is easy to pick a solution if you have options to choose from. When will you be moving and what do you plan to do with your large furniture? Make a comment and let us know!

Asking Friends To Help You Move – 7 Essential Tips:

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Moving could be a tiresome experience indeed, especially if this is going to be your first move, but is this all you have to really think about? What would it be if you could focus only on the positive, bright side of your move? What if you could find factors to assist your relocation in the best way possible? What if you don’t have to pay up a moving company? Well, those are all questions that could have one answer to them: asking friends to help you move. Yup, instead of going through the process of hiring moving labor, just call up your friends, and arrange for moving help that you are confident about. So, here are a few words about asking friends to help move your home – what to do and how to arrange the whole relocation experience the best way possible.

Moving With Friends’ Help


Do you need to have appliances dismantled? Think about getting the right tools or ask your friends to bring them!
Before you actually start taking action, sit down for a minute and make a plan – this is the obligatory first step to every well organized move. There are a few basic steps you need to take before actually getting down to planning a move with your friends. In the dynamic world we live in people need to know in advance when you will need them, what for and for how long.

Here are the following steps that you need in a simple easy-to-follow checklist:

Decide what you will be moving. If you are going to use friends’ help to pack and move the boxes, or even just move boxes, you will need to know how much this work is going to be. Why? Well, how else would you decide how many people you will need? An inventory sheet could be quite handy, by the way.
Do you need any special assistance? A move could sometimes come with more tasks than just packing. Do you need to plan furniture dismantling or disconnecting and reconnecting appliances (washer, dryer, etc)? In this case, you are going to need to find friends who have those skills because not everyone does.
Estimate what sort and how much work you will need from your friends to perform. That is will they be doing packing, and if yes, if how many things and what sort of things? There are items that are quick to pack like kitchen towels and sheets, while other stuff is more delicate and will take longer to be packed like china, electronics, etc. And time is essential for every move.
Plan the moving date.If you will be getting friends to help you move, they should know when you need them – meaning the exact dates. They could be at work, if it is a working day, or away, if you will be moving during the weekend or holidays. If you will be needing someone’s help, letting them know in advance is the courteous thing to do, isn't it!

Will you ask your friends to pack or carry boxes? Let them know in advance!
Distribute tasks. Assign one person to do a number of specific things. In this way you will be able to manage better the organization of the move. You can give the disconnection of appliances to one person, packing crystal, china, etc. to someone else, electronics – to a different person, etc.
Tools. Will you be needing dollies, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc? Those need to be planned as well. If you don’t have them, perhaps your friends have them and can bring them along? Let them know about it when you speak with them. If they don’t have tools you will be needing for your move, you would have to find them somewhere else.
Find friends who respond to your criteria – availability and skills, and ask them in time – at least 2-3 weeks, if possible, to assist you. Let them know how much time they will probably spend working on your move and what are the things to be done so that they could plan ahead of time to be available. Hopefully they will be available.
Yes, good friends help you move – they can help you pack, get your stuff to storage or drive it to your new home, and drive you to the airport as well, like when you are going to college or moving to university. It is good to have close people to rely on, but if for some reason they are busy and cannot assist you with your move, remember that calling movers is always an option. Either way, it costs nothing to get a quote and check out how much professional moving companies may charge you. In the meantime, we hope this checklist helps you make a better move and we wish you good luck!

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