How to Make Your IKEA Furniture Survives a Move

Furniture ain’t cheap, and IKEA is the best option when it comes to furnishing a home on a budget. But what do you do when it’s time to move? Either you try and move it all together or take each piece apart. The best and most cost-efficient way is to take it apart, smaller space is taken up means a cheaper move. Will the furniture survive? Only if you follow these simple tips.

Make IKEA Furniture Survive a Move

1. Baby Steps

Start small and work your way to bigger and more expensive pieces. Have boxes and plastic bags for smaller pieces that come off the furniture. Always label everything so you know where each piece goes. Make sure to take your time, with IKEA stuff, it’s easy to break so slow down. If you do not plan to take everything, get a storage unit and place the furniture in there for the time being.

2. Instructions

If you lost your instructions, IKEA has all of them online for you so don’t stress. You can find a list of all these right here. Having these during the takedown and put together will help immensely. They also have part numbers should you break something, just replace that part.

3. Handle With Care

Arguably the part of the process where you will damage something is during the actual move. Once you have everything disassembled, if you no longer have the original boxes, place all the small things into cardboard boxes. For the larger items like legs and table tops, try to wrap them up as best as you can. Just make sure to label everything really well to avoid any confusion when unpacking.

That’s it! We hope that you and your furniture survive the move, it is definitely possible to do it despite what many people say. IKEA furniture is more durable than you think if you take the right steps.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.