Five easy ways to move heavy furniture within an apartment

Surely in your life occasionally, but situations arise when you need to move some massive piece of furniture from one place to another, for example, when moving, general cleaning or changing the layout apartments. In such cases, the question often arises: "How can you move this cabinet / sofa without making any extra efforts, and even so as not to damage the floor?"

Friend's help

In such a difficult matter, an extra pair of hands will never be superfluous, especially when working with especially large furniture, such as wardrobes or beds. Call in a roommate, best friend, or neighbor on the staircase for help, if, of course, you are on good terms with him.

Use furniture conveyor

When moving large objects around the room, a special device can help, which can facilitate the work with furniture. In many construction or online stores, it is possible to purchase a special furniture conveyor. This simple device consists of four legs with wheels attached to the corners of the object and the jack lever. By lifting the furniture with a lever, you can easily place the stands under it, and with their help, simply roll the furniture from one place to another! The device also has several weaknesses: when moving furniture over carpets, small wheels are likely to get stuck in carpet fibers, which makes it somewhat difficult to move, also any kind of thresholds or hills can become irresistible for the conveyor obstacle.

Different types of conveyors are suitable for specific types of coverage. Photo: made-box.ru

Homemade devices

If for any reason you do not have the opportunity to purchase a furniture conveyor, or in the conditions of your apartment, it will be useless, you can use the materials at hand in order to simplify yourself work. For example:

• If you need to move furniture around the room without damaging the flooring, place something under the corners of the object. sliding like felt, old slippers, rug, bedspread or plastic can lids that can be covered with paraffin for better effect. Surely it can be found in everyone's apartment.
• Unused clothing, such as old jeans, can also help you move smaller furniture. Just put your pants under a part of the item and pull it to its destination by the pants. Cheap and cheerful.

A felt stand can be made from an old one. Photo: upload.wikimedia.org

Garden trolley

A trolley of a suitable size, brought from the summer cottage in advance, can be an excellent help. When using it with especially large furniture, you may need an assistant: one edge of the object Fits under a bed or closet while your companion holds the other edge to support balance.

A manual garden or construction trolley can help you move furniture alone. Photo: moydomik.net

Household solutions

If you need to move furniture across tiles or laminate, you can cover the floor surface dishwashing liquid, shower gel or special lubricant and, being careful not to slip, simply move it. This method is most effective when moving furniture within the room, since cleaning the slippery and soapy floor throughout the apartment is a rather laborious task.