Try to keep it straight as much as possible.
Tricks to move heavy furniture.
Avoid using a dolly with items that are higher than chest level.
Always lift with your legs and not with your back.
While it seems natural to push a heavy piece i ve actually found pulling to be more effective than pushing on certain pieces of furniture.
Lift the locking levers on both sides you may need to use long nose pliers and slide the back straight up to remove it from the recliner.
Always lift a recliner from the sides not by the back or footrest.
Place magic sliders under all the heavy pieces of furniture you get.
Tie the footrest in place so it doesn t spring open.
Still if you have to lift something try to keep the weight on your legs arms and shoulders and spare your back.
Use magic sliders magic sliders are amazing solutions for moving heavy furniture.
Place an arm on either side of a piece of furniture and with your feet a few inches away and using your arms as a brace lower your body as if you were going to sit then scooch backwards.
Bend at your knees and not at your waist.
Wear proper clothing and closed toe shoes.
To move heavy furniture on stairs you re going to have to work with a partner this isn t something you want to attempt on your own.
Use furniture sliders that are specially designed for carpeted floors.
Protect furniture and doorways.
This will make it easy for you to drag or push the furniture around.
Lift each corner or leg of the furniture piece place a slider underneath the smooth edge of the slider should be pointing towards the floor and push the heavy object in the desired direction from a lower section as opposed to from the top.
Use sliders for your furniture instead of lifting it by hand.
10 tips for easier diy when you work by yourself.
Carry the item high and low meaning the person lower on the stairs carries the item from its bottom surface and the person higher on the stairs carries the item from its top surface.