How it works

If you are moving to your new apartment or changing the decor there is a good chance you’ll need furniture transportation. Regardless of whether it’s furniture you already posses or brand new furniture, furniture transportation is usually a challenge. Of course it depends on what kind of furniture needs transportation for example chairs and bedside tables might fit inside your car, however a bookcase or a dinner table might be problematic to ship. If you posses a van, you can transport the load on your own, but if you don’t, you will require assistance from a hauler. If you are searching for a trustworthy service that will also be affordable, try using a transport marketplace, for example Clicktrans.

Securing furniture for transportation

When you need to transport your furniture, there are rules you have to follow, when it comes to securing them for shipment. First of all, don’t forget to empty all the furniture – even if things inside are light. Some jolts and vibrations are inevitable during transportation and every extra item moving freely within your furniture might become a potential danger. Also furniture without any content will be lighter and therefore easier to load.

Dismantle what you can – if your furniture may be dismantled without damage and shipped in parts, that’s the best way to ship it. A bed in parts will also be more simple to fit inside of a van. The main downside of shipping furniture in pieces is that it takes some time and skill, as unskilfully disassembled furniture can be difficult or even impossible to reassemble in your new home. Other than that – it’s good to be very careful when shipping tiny pieces (like pins or screws). It’s safer to ship them separately, e.g. in a Ziploc bag.

There is furniture (especially antiques) that mustn’t be disassembled and have to be shipped as a whole. What’s the best way to ship them safely? Chance that you will find a cardboard big enough to fit an armchair is not high, however you can still secure your cargo for the shipping. While preparing furniture for the time of shipment bubble wrap will be essential. Wrap all the delicate parts as well as all the corners in bubble foil to prevent your load from damaging if some other load crashes into it on the road. If you cannot acquire bubble wrap, you can try using cardboard to secure the corners.

If your furniture has some particularly fragile elements (like made of glass) you must take extra care while transporting it. When you can, it’s best to transport them independently, enclosed in thick layer of cloth or bubble wrap (every glass element should be shipped like that). If it cannot be disassembled, wrap it in additional layers of bubble wrap. Don’t forget to tell the transport provider that he’s transporting fragile load.

As was mentioned above, usually you will need assistance with transporting furniture. When choosing a hauler it’s good to determine if he offers help with loading as well as unloading. Don’t forget to mention the floor they should be taken from and the floor they must be transported to – as well as if there is an elevator the haulers can use.  

If your furniture is valuable (also – of sentimental value) you should choose a transport provider that has a carrier liability insurance. Hiring him will likely cost more, but should something happen to your load on the road, you will have right to compensation.

Price of furniture shipment

Since furniture is a very wide category, a price of furniture transportation may be rather hard to predict. When estimating the cost of shipment you have to consider the route length, type of job (domestic or international), how big and how heavy the cargo is, if the load is delicate etc. A proven way to lower the price of furniture transportation is to choose a hauler who will take your furniture as a partial load – this way you can pay considerably less for the shipment, without losing the quality of the service.