Shifting to a new place opens a new chapter in every person’s life. They leave behind the past to start fresh. So, does this also have to apply to all your household items, including the couch where you must have spent some cozy moments?

While shopping for goods for the new house, you may feel excited, and it also sounds like a promising way to begin a new life. However, you should also consider multiple old items before letting them go.

It is important to consider the budget and time when deciding to move or sell a couch.

Put your couch on sale before moving interstate

Putting the couch on sale will surely earn you some extra money, and you are also going to save some space in your new house. Also, for relocating the household items, you have to pay less.

On the other hand, selling a couch has various drawbacks also.

  • Usually, it is restricted to local sales only, and the seller or buyer must transport it via a Ute or truck.
  • If you are selling a couch via online mode, you may have to invest in professional photographs, which can require, hiring professionals. Also, there is no guarantee that the couch will be sold before moving. So, you may have to spend extra bucks on storage also.

Before selling your couch, you should ask yourself, ‘do you have any time for marketing’? and the money earned after selling couch is going to cover the entire cost of marketing, couch cost, and other related expenses.

If the answer is No, you should move a couch interstate.

How to plan?

How to plan?

After considering all the options, you must have decided to transport your couch. Now, two questions arise

  1. Who will move the couch to your new location?
  2. How are you going to move the couch through doors?

To answer these questions, the best answer. is you should consider professional shifting services.

Trained professional people will ensure that the couch is securely moved to your new place. Also, the experts will ensure that the furniture is transported securely without any hassle.

The professional people will also pack the couch in durable packing material to ensure no damage during the shifting process. Now, the task is to find a reliable, professional service.

How can professional movers help in shifting the couch?

Working with professionals is not as expensive as it seems. You can get affordable and genuine service if you select a highly reputable moving service.

To enjoy their services, you must contact them and book them in advance. A one-week booking will be best to move a couch. The experts from the professional moving company will come to your home on the day of shifting.

They will examine the couch and wrap every part of the furniture in a proper packing material using bubble wrap, cardboard, etc. These experts are trained enough to pack every part properly. So, you do not have to worry about shifting.

If any breakable material is attached to the couch, they will remove it and pack it separately and thus it will not break during transit.

Now to transport the couch, they will place it in a truck and take it to your new place. These professionals also offer loading and unloading services depending on the need of the customer. However, you need to ask about these services before booking them.

How to prepare a couch for the move yourself?

How to prepare a couch for the move yourself?

If you do not want to avail professional services, you can also do it yourself. Before that, you should prepare in order to move a couch by the below steps:

  • First, you need to remove the cushions from the couch as it will be difficult to pack cushions with the couch.
  • You should also remove the legs so that you can easily move the couch from narrow doors.
  • It will be very beneficial for you to clean the couch before shifting. It will give the furniture a fresh look.
  • After that couch should be covered properly to save it from scratches, moisture, debris, and dust during the transit. It is also important as it will keep your furniture safe. You can wrap it in a dust sheet to save it from dust; after that, protect it by covering it in a blanket and wrapping a shrink tape around it.

How to find a moving truck for your couch?

Various transport companies can offer transport services to move your goods from one location to another. Some of these companies are available for 24 x 7 services and offer a very comfortable service.

The cost of these services depends on the truck size and distance traveled. However, you should always book their services in advance to move a couch without any hassle.

You can load the packed couch in the truck and take it to your new place easily as the couch is packed properly, so there will be no worry of damage.

If you feel that your couch is too heavy, you can ask the transport service to send a little help, which can support to load and unload the couch and make moving a couch hassle-free.

 

Wrap Up

The best way to move a couch is to hire a professional service partner or do the entire work yourself. If you hire a professional service partner, you can enjoy a hassle-free move.

However, when you do everything yourself, you have to arrange everything alone. This can be cost-effective, but it will be very time-consuming and hectic.

So, it will be best to choose a professional service if you are very busy, but if you have time, you can try moving a couch yourself, this can be your first experience but it will surely give you some learning.

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