Relocating a house and your work place can mean a change of address but there are a multitude of boxes and furniture to carry too. Furniture movers generally either arrive at your new address in one piece, or alternatively, you will carefully strip it down so as to move bulky items through tight door frames, staircases and hallways, narrow lifts and so forth.

It is not automatically the best way to dismantle your bedroom furniture, the reason you take it to bits is to save time and damage to pieces themselves or other parts of house that you are moving, there might be furniture for example which is better to attempt to do without stripping it, for example because there is no real reason to take it to bits or it may be difficult. It often depends on furniture size, shape, and the distance that you have to move your furniture. You may have no choice but to break your wardrobe up, or it might take you less time simply to get professional removalists for the furniture. For this reason, it is often worth thinking about how I will best get large items from house A to house B.

Let Highend Movers take care of your large furniture relocation as you pack away your belongings. When you choose our furniture moving experts, you will be in the most capable and professional hands. We’ll determine the best method for transport, we’ll handle the break down and reassembly of wardrobes and all bedroom furniture, and take the utmost care of your treasured belongings, all for a stress free and secure moving experience.

When Is It Worth Disassembling Furniture?

There are some cases where dismantling furniture is the better option:

1. Large wardrobes and cupboards

A large wardrobe or cupboard will often be too wide or high to make it through doorways, hallways or up stairways. Dismantling doors, shelves and side panels allows them to be transported more easily, and will prevent damage to the furniture and your property.

2. Bed frames and storage beds

Most beds with headboards, footboards, slats and integrated storage will need to be disassembled prior to moving, to make them easier to lift, and to prevent damage to joins and hardware when in transit.

3. Dining tables

Large dining tables, whether they have detachable legs or have tops made from glass, should certainly be dismantled when being moved. Splitting the table up reduces the likelihood of the top cracking, scratching or even shattering.

4. Desks and workstations

Executive desks and multi-person L-shaped workstations and office furniture are easier to relocate, once dismantled, and they also make it easier to organise their individual components for quick reassembly.

5. Entertainment units

Televisions, cabinets and entertainment centres generally have a lot of shelving, drawers, and detachable sections that are better taken apart, to make it easier to handle them when they are lighter.

6. Modular furniture

Modular furniture is made with parts that are meant to connect and then disconnect. It is always advisable to take them apart when moving them, to reduce the risk of damage and to make the items lighter and safer for transport.

When Should Furniture Stay Fully Assembled?

Moving can present numerous challenges, but with careful consideration of what pieces can be moved without being dismembered and reconstructed, it can certainly alleviate some issues. Some furniture items are specifically designed to stay assembled and remain in one piece for easy transportation. When applicable items are not taken apart, they allow movers to save time and ensure their overall structural integrity. Some commonly transported items to consider moving fully assembled are:

1. Coffee tables

Small, easy-to-manoeuvre coffee tables that would have no trouble fitting through doorways and hallways are often the perfect pieces to pack without dismantling.

2. Nightstands

Easy to pick up and maneuver, nightstands are simple furniture items to handle and move without having to dismantle them.

3. Solid wood dining chairs

Sturdy, solid wood furniture pieces that hold their integrity are almost always ready to be carried away.

4. Compact cabinets

Small cabinets that don’t necessarily fit through doorway openings are much easier to handle and move when they are left entirely together.

5. Lightweight bookshelves

When shelves that don’t have a lot of heavy books on them are light enough to be considered a piece of furniture suitable to be moved unassembled.

6. Furniture with joined pieces

Some furniture is assembled with components that cannot be separated without permanent damage.

7. Antique or vintage furniture

Older pieces of furniture are often fragile. They must remain intact unless there is special advice from a specialist suggesting otherwise.

8. Recliners and armchairs

Typically, recliners or upholstered chairs must remain in one solid unit when moved according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Factors That Determine Whether Furniture Should Be Disassembled

It’s not always necessary to disassemble furniture in general. Whether a particular piece of furniture should be disassembled or carried alone through a door involves a number of factors. For example, experienced movers figure out whether undoing screws and knocking down shelves will make the job safer, smoother, and more convenient.

1. Furniture Size and Dimensions

For bulky furniture products (doors, bookcases, entertainment units, etc. ), it is often a result of unmanageable pack size, in that they are too wide to go through doorways, hallways, stairwells, or lifts. In this case, it is worth dismantling.

2. Weight of the Furniture

Lifting heavy furniture in one piece is not practical, as the object can be too heavy for the movers to carry without risking injury, and also become too heavy to safely handle. Removing the parts that are convenient to do so will minimize the weight of the object.

3. Doorway, Hallway, and Staircase Access

Elevator entrances, tight corners, and steep staircases many times prohibit the use of larger pieces in their assembled form. It’s always a good idea to measure the access points to see if the furniture needs to be disassembled.

4. Lift or Elevator Size

For armchair and home office removals, lift measurements can be significant. If a piece of furniture is too large to fit comfortably in the lift, then you may need to take it apart.

5. Moving Distance

Moving across a state or country: Moving a long-distance involves the load shifting inside the truck. Furniture that is taken apart can be packed more tightly and will be less likely to slide around or be damaged.

How Highend Movers Handles Furniture Disassembly and Reassembly

At Highend Movers, each piece of your furniture is transported with the greatest care and expertise for a safe, seamless, and damage-free relocation. Our efficient process covers everything from a single-room move to a full home or office move. 

1. Initial Furniture Assessment

Prior to moving day, our experienced removalists visit your home or business to identify the furniture pieces that require disassembly to ensure a safe and efficient move. 

2. Careful Disassembly

Using high-quality tools and tried-and-tested techniques, our team professionally disassembles various types of furniture such as sofa, cabinet, tv unit, office desk or any other type you can think of. 

3. Labelling Parts and Hardware

All your furniture pieces are meticulously organised and labelled prior to transportation to ensure that no part goes missing. 

4. Professional Protective Wrapping

Each piece is wrapped with high-quality protective materials such as bubble wrap, blankets and padding to prevent scratch, dents, and other damages while being loaded on the trucks and during the journey. 

5. Secure Loading and Transportation

We strategise the loading process in our trucks to ensure that all your furniture parts fit safely and securely inside without unnecessary movement during transportation. 

6. Careful Unloading

Upon arriving at your new location, the team carefully unloads all your furniture parts and places each item in its rightful room, as directed by you. This allows us to move directly into the assembly stage efficiently.

7. Expert Reassembly Service

Once every component is safely inside your new home or office, our professional movers will reassemble your furniture according to the manufacturer’s recommendations and original configuration, ensuring it looks, feels, and functions just like it did before the move.

8. Final Quality Check

Before concluding the move, our team inspects all reassembled pieces to verify that they are stable, properly fitted, and secure. Any necessary adjustments will be made promptly, ensuring your total satisfaction with our furniture moving and reassembly services.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Should you dismantle your furniture before a move?

If your furniture is bulky, heavy, or large, such as a wardrobe, bed, table, and so on, and if it is difficult to navigate such furniture through confined doorways and staircase, especially into a small space, you may want it disassembled prior to transport.

2. Will Highend Movers dismantle and reassemble my furniture?

Our experienced furniture movers have the knowledge, skill, and tools to carefully disassemble any of your furniture pieces, protect and pack the necessary parts to ensure safe transit.

3. Is it safe for furniture to be disassembled during the moving process?

Most times, it will be much safer for your large furniture piece, like a cabinet, to be taken apart before moving. It helps protect against scratched surfaces, dinged edges, broken legs or frames, and wall damage that occurs while wriggling large, assembled items.

4. Will any of the screws or nuts get lost?

Our team understands the challenges when moving disassembled pieces. To ensure that not a single screw, nut, bolt, or fitting is lost or left behind, each furniture item would be individually packed with all its parts and labeled in the bag so they can be accurately reinstalled.

5. What furniture is typically not taken apart for a move?

Unless there are difficult spaces to get through, furniture items like Coffee Tables, Side Tables, Chairs, Compact Cabinets, Recliners, etc., normally will be taken with the entire structure.

6. Why choose us to help with furniture moving service?

We provide professional furniture shifting service, whether or not you will want them disassembled, with experienced personnel who know exactly how to keep every inch of furniture during transit.