How to Properly Wrap Furniture: Chairs, Couches & Bedroom Furniture

One of the most difficult aspects of moving is when you have to move heavy furniture. First, these items are usually too heavy to lift for one person. Second, they are usually very valuable items. This means you want to pack them with care. They must arrive at your new location in good condition, as they were in the old location.

To ensure the secure moving of your furniture, you need to be aware of the actionable tips to wrap the furniture. Items such as chairs, couches, and bedroom furniture are your most valuable pieces of furniture. Thus, you don’t want them getting damaged, scratched, or lost.

Before you start, ensure you have some essential packing tools. These include;

• Moving blankets
• Packing tape
• Tie-down rope
• Plastic stretch wraps
• Moving boxes
• Furniture moving straps
• Furniture dolly and sliders
• Extra hand(s)

Once you have these items handy, you may proceed with packing, wrapping, and moving. You must know that handling each piece of furniture requires specific tips. You must consider wrapping based on the material and the form.

Wrapping Chairs

You should secure your chairs by wrapping them with furniture blankets. This would prevent scratches and the possibility of breaking. In some cases, some chairs have detachable pieces. If this is your case, then you can disassemble them as much as you can. This way, you can place the smaller parts in moving boxes to keep them secure. But, if the chairs are single-unit furniture that you can’t disassemble, then wrap them in blankets or plastic stretch wraps.

Wrapping Couches

When it comes to your beautiful couches, you need to protect the outer decorative layers. Do this by taking them off and storing them in a separate place. Also, protect the cushions from dust, dirt, or tears, by wrapping them in plastic stretch wraps.

Afterwards, you should disassemble couches that are detachable, and wrap the different parts  Then wrap the mainframe of the couch should in moving blankets (for leather couches). Plastic stretch wraps should be for upholstered couches. Move the heavy frames with ease with furniture dolly or furniture sliders. By placing your furniture atop the dolly or the sliders, you can move your couch. If you don’t have sliders or a dolly, then ensure you have extra hands for the heavy lifting.

Wrapping Bedroom Furniture

Before moving your bed frames and mattresses into a truck, remove all beddings, pillows, and decorative materials and keep them. With the mattress, it is unadvisable to fold large-size mattresses, such as king-size or queen-size mattresses. This would de-shape them, and might even take up more space than you’ve envisaged. Rather, wrap your mattresses by storing them in mattress bags, and carry them vertically with the help of another person. In the moving truck, mattresses should be laid flat.

Also, if your box springs or bed frames can come apart, then do so. Ensure that you pay attention to how the pieces come apart so that you can reassemble them well and with ease. Then you have to wrap the bed frames in moving blankets or stretch wraps. Beds with single-unit frames, shelves, or drawers would be bulky. But with the help of extra hands and furniture sliders or dollies, you can wrap them and move them into a truck.

Move Your Belongings with Ease Today!

Finally, you must know that packing and moving to a new place need not overwhelm you. With the help of Gilbert Moving and Storage, you can have the tedious task taken out of your hands. You only have to request the services of our experts who are trained to securely pack and unpack all your belongings into a moving truck.

We offer our services in local residential and commercial moves. We operate within the Apache Junction, Gold Canyon, Queen Creek, Sun Lakes, Fountain Hills, San Tan Valley, Ahwatukee Foothills Village, and Paradise Valley areas/