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Moving tipsUpdated By Keighley House, Office and Student Removals

Five items most prone to damage in a home move

TVs, mirrors, crockery, mattresses and flat-pack are the usual casualties. Flag them before the day, not after.

Furniture wrapped before it leaves a room

1. Televisions and monitors

They are not heavy. They are easy to crack on a door frame. Leave them on the stand only if we have agreed that. Otherwise they travel upright, in a box or a screen bag, not under a box of books.

2. Mirrors and glass

Glass tabletops come off the base. Mirrors need a label and a rigid carry. A stone doorway in Haworth or Oakworth is exactly the width that catches an unwrapped frame.

3. Crockery and glasses

This is a packing failure more than a carrying failure. Plates on edge, paper between them, no empty space in the box. If you do not want to do it, book packing for the kitchen.

4. Mattresses

They mark if they are dragged, and they get dirty on a wet step. We bag or cover them. Clear the stair so we are not turning them on a pile of shoes. Tell us if a mattress has to go out of a window. That is a plan, not a surprise.

5. Flat-pack you rebuild in a hurry

The damage is often the missing screws, not the panel. Bag the fittings and tape them to the piece. Do not mix three beds in one bowl.

Tell us before the day

A house removal includes blankets and a crew that knows stairs. It still needs you to point out the fragile pieces. Flats in Keighley Town Centre add a shared wall and a tight lift. Insurance is provided. Ask us what is covered when you book.

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