Great information when packing a sofa couch for your move

When packing a sofa couch for your move you will want to make sure that all your belongings and furniture are properly secured whether you decide to move them your self or have the professional moving company in to assist you in packing a sofa/ couch. Packing a sofa/ couch is always best as they are big and bulky items that can easily be damaged or damage your other furniture and belongings inside the removal truck. So it always best when packing a sofa couch that it is done correctly.

Taking off the legs when packing a sofa/ couch

packing a sofa/ couch

Remove the legs when packing a sofa/ couch

To start with you will need to take all the legs off the sofa before we start to wrap it up, for some sofa/ couch legs you will need a alan-key to take the legs off and others you can twist off and some you can’t take off at all.

Once you have taken the legs off you will need to place them into  a plastic bag and wrap with bubble wrapping so that none of the legs go missing when it come to assembling the sofa/ couch

For that extra protection if your sofa/ couch has hard wooden bits you will need to cover these with some pieces of cardboard cut to the right size and then stick the cardboard to the wood bits with sticky tape.

                 Packing a sofa/ couch with shrink or bubble wrap

Packing a sofa/ couch with shrink wrap

Packing a sofa/ couch with shrink-wrap

If using bubble wrap or shrink-wrap you will need to stand the sofa/ couch on it side, you may need two people to assist you with this start from the top end of the sofa/couch stick down the shrink-wrap or bubble wrap at the bottom of the sofa/ couch and wrap the shrink-wrap tightly around the sofa until it is fully covered in shrink-wrap, depending on the size roll of bubble wrap and the shrink will depend on how many rolls you will need to wrap it properly. This will help protect it from the rain, clean or from getting dirty in any way when being moved. To finish it off stick down the shrink and bubble wrap with some tape.

Packing a sofa/couch using plastic protectors

Packing a sofa/ couch with plastic protectors

Packing a sofa/ couch with plastic protectors

If packing a sofa/ couch and you are using a sofa/ couch protector you may want to follow the above instructions as well as using a sofa/ couch protector, this will guarantee that your sofa/ couch will reach its new destination without any scuffs or scrapes.

When packing a sofa/ couch in sofa/ couch protectors you will need to take the protectors and tear off a plastic sheet, open the sheet and place over the sofa/ couch head rest, pull the plastic sofa/couch protector down over the sofa right down to the bottom.

Turn the sofa on to its back so that the part you lean back on to is on the floor, pull the plastic sofa protectors together at the bottom of the sofa and then tape the end of the bag together, packing a sofa/ couch using plastic sofa protectors is an easier more efficient way of packing a sofa/ couch.

Packing a sofa/ couch with removal blankets

Packing a sofa/ couch with removal blankets

Packing a sofa/ couch with removal blankets

Now you will need some removal blankets and another person to assist you if you are on your own, using the same technique place the sofa/ couch on to its side cover the side nearest to the ceiling with removal blankets, then wrap the removal blankets round the sofa/ couch taping down all the corners to stop it falling off, continue wrapping the removal blankets until the sofa is fully covered with removal blankets, if you have followed all techniques you can finish off by wrapping the sofa with some straps to hold the removal blankets to the sofa when being placed onto the removal truck or being carried over a long distance. However when packing a sofa/ couch you can choose how much protection you want your sofa to have before it is moved. When having the professionals in to assist in packing a sofa/ couch it shouldn’t take them no longer that 20-30 mins to complete with two people.

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