Moving household furniture safely requires careful preparation and execution. All obstacles should be removed to protect the furniture. Furniture should be lifted at its sturdiest points. When moving seating, lift chairs by the seat rails and not the back. For sofas, lift from under the side frames using your legs, not back. For upholstered chairs, lift from under the frame to avoid touching the upholstery. Tables should be lifted by the apron, not the legs or top, to prevent damage or parts coming loose.

1. MovingHouseholdFurniture
MovingHouseholdFurniture
Movinghouseholdfurniturerequirescautiouspreparationandexecuting. Allobstacles in thepathoughtto be
movedoutso as toprotectthefurniture. Thefurnitureoughtto be elevated at thepointit'sthefirmest.
Therearecertainmattersto be calledbackwhenyou'removingparticulararticles of furnituresuch as seatingfurniture,
tables, casefurnitureandclocks. Here arethethingsthatyou had betterrememberwhilemovingthesepieces:
SeatingFurniture
Lift a chairbytheseatrailsandnothechairback. Theseatrailsarethefirmestpiece of thechair.
Don't lift bythecrestrail.
Lift a sofa fromunderthesideframe. Applyyourlegsto lift and not yourback.
Lift upholsteredchairsfromundertheframetokeepofftouchingtheupholstery.
Ifthechairshave slip seatsremoveandenclosethem on an
individualbasistokeepthemawayfromfallingtothegroundandgettingsoiled.
Tables
Lift thetablebytheapronand not bythelegsorthe top.
Lifting thetablebythe top willtease apart thescrews holding the top tothe rest of thetable.
Lifting bythelegswillcausestress on thelegs.
Wrap furniturepaddingaroundthetable'slegstopreventchippingandbreakingwhilemoving.