You can use a hand truck, 4-wheel dolly or appliance dolly. If you're moving heavy furniture upstairs or down, a hand truck will be your best bet. No matter which you use, you want to make sure the item is balanced on the dolly and strapped in using any lifting straps or tie down straps.
What can I put under heavy furniture to move it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhA9sv-Iu4w
How do you move heavy furniture without a slider?
Use towels and cardboard: Try slipping something underneath your furniture's legs. Instead of lifting the piece to do this, rock your piece forward or backwards slightly to slide the material underneath the legs. The furniture will move easily across the room.
How do you move heavy furniture downstairs by yourself?
Always wrap the objects to guard them and the surroundings from dents, scratches and breakage. You can use moving blankets and bubble wrap for this. The moving straps and dollies can be used for moving heavy objects down the stairs, and you can also build stair ramps for moving furniture and other items.
How do you move heavy furniture solo?
Dollies: These provide an easy way to move heavy furniture without over-exerting yourself. Pick up either a two-wheeled hand truck or four-wheeled square platform. Place your items on the dolly's platform and use the handle to move it in the right direction.
How do you move a heavy long dresser?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It0jbsSdjx8
How do you lift heavy objects by yourself?
- Make sure your feet are firmly placed a shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your back and neck as straight as possible, do not bend over the object.
- Bend your knees and squat down to the base of the object looking straight ahead, remembering to keep your back straight.
How do you move heavy objects without equipment?
- Use the muscles in your head, not in your back. Get adjustable moving straps.
- Take the back off a recliner. Look for locking levers.
- Be a sofa magician.
- Take apart what you can.
- Break heavy things into smaller pieces.
- Remove your door stop molding.
- Ramp it up (and down)
- Carry mirrors and glass with suction cups.