How to easily move heavy furniture alone

During general cleaning, cosmetic repairs, or simply rearranging the apartment, you are often faced with the need to move a heavy cabinet furniture: wardrobe, sideboard, sofa... And not only to move it, but also not to scratch the floor, which is covered with linoleum, parquet, laminate, etc. Anyone who has had to deal with such a task at least once knows how difficult and painstaking it is class.

It’s good when there are enough strong working hands, but what if only a couple, and even those women? Using a time-tested simple folk method, you can deal with sofas, wardrobes and chests of drawers almost alone.

Will need

To do this, you only need a few raw medium or large potatoes, a kitchen knife, a cutting board and two wooden blocks: one long, 60-70 centimeters (the heavier the furniture, the longer the lever should be), the second short for support.
Of course, you must first remove all removable elements from the furniture being moved: drawers, shelves, dishes, if it is a cabinet.As a result, firstly, the furniture will be lighter, and secondly, the contents (especially fragile and breakable ones) are guaranteed to remain safe and sound.

Trick: How to Move Heavy Furniture Using Potatoes

The tubers should be thoroughly washed to remove sand, otherwise if it gets on the floor while moving, deep scratches may remain on the paintwork. Then the potatoes must be cut into circles approximately 15 mm thick using a kitchen knife and cutting board. It is important that the potatoes are freshly cut and moist, otherwise they will not slide on the floor under the furniture.

We lift the structure with the help of previously prepared wooden blocks, using the rule of leverage (Archimedes' law), or the strong hands of assistants, and place round potato slices under all the legs (supports) in turn.

On the one side.


Then on the other.

Moreover, the heavier the furniture, the more support points there should be with potato layers. In this case, in addition to the standard control points (usually there are four), it is necessary to create additional ones. They can temporarily become, for example, wooden blocks of suitable height and cross-section, placed under the strength elements of a cabinet or sideboard. Naturally, it is also necessary to place potato mugs under them.
Once all the preliminary work is completed, any heaviest object can be easily moved without damaging the smooth floor even with one hand. This has the effect of the starchy surface of the potato, which significantly reduces sliding friction.


When the furniture has approximately settled into its new place or has been returned to its original position, its position should be carefully checked and, if necessary, adjustments made by small movements while the potato pads are still under the supports on the floor.
Once the furniture is finally installed, the structure is raised using the Archimedes lever or the strength of the hands of assistants, the potato mugs are removed, and the floor is wiped of whitish traces of starch with a damp cloth.
The job of moving heavy and bulky furniture has been successfully completed! At the same time, we did not have to physically strain ourselves excessively and worry about the safety of our floor covering.

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