Moving interstate can be an exciting time, but getting all of your things to your new location? Much less enjoyable. One of the trickiest parts about a long-distance move across state lines is getting large and bulky items, like your furniture, there in one piece. If it’s not prepared and transported correctly by professionals, like those at Hard & Fast Removals, your furniture could be scratched, broken or even get lost on the trip over.
Luckily, there are a few things you can do to make sure your furniture survives the trip between locations. At Hard & Fast, we know a thing or two about moving long distances, and as a reputable interstate removals service, we know how to help and can make your move a stress-free experience for everyone involved. And of course, if handling an interstate move on your own sounds like too much for you to handle, you can always hire us to take care of the entire process on your behalf!
Here are six tips from our team to help you get your furniture safely to your new destination.
Tip 1: Disassemble Everything You Can
Chairs, tables, bedframes, desks… furniture never seems to come in a neat and compact shape. Dealing with legs, sliding drawers, handles, and more can make your head spin! Any of these features that poke out from your furniture is just begging to be scuffed, scratched or broken off during your move–which is why you need to disassemble your furniture before it gets anywhere near your moving van.
By breaking down your furniture, you not only make it easier to pack, but you also make it easier to wrap (more on that later). Packing a chair that has had its legs and seat taken off and bundled against the backing into a nice square shape is much easier than trying to deal with all those legs–trust us!
Disassembling your furniture also makes it easy to give all the pieces a good clean and polish, so it’s bright and fresh, ready to impress in your new home or office. Taking the time to take your furniture apart can also highlight anything that needs to be fixed or replaced, like a missing or loose screw, a detached support or a cracked leg. You’ll want to know these problems before you arrive and settle into your new home or office, not after.
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Tip 2: Bag and Label All Furniture Pieces
If you’ve decided to disassemble your furniture, it’s important that you make sure it’s as easy as possible to put it all back together. This means that you need to keep the larger parts of your items together, but more importantly, you need to keep all the fittings together too.
Small items like screws, caps, nuts, bolts and washers are all very easy to lose, plus you don’t want to mix up the fittings for one piece of furniture with another. The best way to keep it all together is to place all of the fittings into a labelled ziplock bag, which you can then wrap up with the furniture when it is being padded for transport.
If your item has a lot of complicated parts (like a bedframe or a wardrobe), it may be worth labelling the parts and where they go to make assembling it easier. Clear photographs can also help!
Tip 3: Keep Parts Together with Cling or Bubble Wrap
You can keep the pieces of your furniture together and protected by wrapping them up into one bundle. Start with industrial clingwrap that will keep all the pieces together in one tight shape. Once everything has been wrapped this way, finish with a layer or two of bubble wrap.
It’s important to use a combination of cling wrap and bubble wrap when securing the pieces of your furniture. The cling wrap will help the bubble wrap stay in place, and you won’t need to use any tape to keep it secure, which could otherwise mark your furniture. The bubble wrap will provide cushioning for your furniture from any impacts from your moving truck and the other objects you are transporting.
You can also use moving blankets to provide extra padding and protection. These durable but soft blankets can act as an extra layer that can soften the hard edges of your furniture and absorb any jostles and bumps from the journey.
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Tip 4: Get Specialist Packing for Delicate Pieces
If you have furniture that is particularly fragile, like a large musical instrument, glass cabinet or hanging light fixture, then you might need to look into some specialist packaging designed for that type of furniture.
This can include boxes with specially designed sections and compartments, protective foam or bubble wrap coverings for fragile components and fillers to pad out hollow areas in your furniture.
If you’re really unsure, many interstate removals services can help. A reputable mover, like Hard & Fast, can safely disassemble (if needed), wrap and transport your fragile furniture pieces for you, and help with unpacking and assembling once you have reached your destination.
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Tip 5: Pack the Heaviest Furniture at the Bottom
When everything has been taken apart, wrapped up and labelled, it’s time to move everything into your vehicle. When packing your furniture, you need to make sure that the heavier pieces, like dining tables and display cabinets, don’t crush lighter items like chairs and side tables.
To do this, pack your moving van so the heaviest items of furniture are at the bottom and your lighter objects are on top of them. Try to place heavy and awkward items at the front of the truck (closer to the drivers) and keep the things that are the easiest to pick up and move around at the back (where you open the back door of the truck).
Keeping the heavier things towards the middle of the vehicle will also help prevent your truck from becoming unbalanced as you drive towards your new home.
How Else Can I Make My Interstate Move More Successful?
Once you have your furniture packed away and ready to transport, what else can you do to make the long trip between states a successful one? Here are some tips from the professionals at Hard & Fast:
- Removals Storage: Sometimes, you might not have space immediately for all of your possessions when you move, but leaving them behind also isn’t an option. This is where Hard & Fast’s storage comes in. Our climate-controlled, fully secure storage facility is the perfect place to keep your things while you sort out your arrangements. Choose from small, medium or large units to suit your needs and budget!
- Packing and Unpacking Services: We’re more than just movers–the team at Hard & Fast are also talented organisers, meaning we can pack and unpack your possessions before and after the move itself. Trust us to professionally pack and unpack your furniture, electronics, kitchenware and other household goods where you need them.
- Buy Boxes: Good-quality cardboard boxes are essential for moving, as they are the best way to keep your possessions safe and tidy during a relocation. You can’t just use any old box, either–ones from commercial sales or ones you find out in the back of shops aren’t always thick and durable enough for interstate moves. Hard & Fast offers high-quality boxes for sale in a range of sizes, including port-a-robes, making it easy to find the perfect boxes for all your moving needs.
- Calculate Costs: Want to know how much hiring an interstate removals service will cost you? Use Hard & Fast’s handy calculator to see how much you might need to pay to move with us. If you’d like a more accurate cost, please get in touch and enjoy a free quote.
For more ideas on how to make your move go smoothly, please read our blog on How to Prepare for an Interstate Move.
Let an Interstate Removals Service Do All the Hard Work: Choose Hard & Fast!
Does the process of taking apart, wrapping, packing, unpacking and reassembling your furniture sound like a little too much to deal with while you organise the rest of your move? Let a professional moving service help!
If you’re looking for affordable interstate movers in Australia, you can’t go past the hardworking team at Hard & Fast. Our experienced workers can get your possessions safely across the country, whether from neighbouring states like Canberra to New South Wales or from far away locations like Victoria to Queensland.
Call us on 1300 366 624 or send us an email at info@hardandfast.com.au to get more information about how we can help you move across the country. As one of the most dependable interstate movers in Australia, we’re excited to show you all the different ways we can help you start life in a new state on the right foot!
