How Can I Move My Armoire in NYC?

Though they will assuredly add elegance to any bedroom, armories can become problematic when they need to be moved due to their size and shape. Usually carved from beautiful pieces of cherry, oak or pine, these gorgeous furniture pieces can be difficult to maneuver down narrow halls and through oddly angled doorways--not to mention their excessive weight. At DrSofa.com, we can efficiently disassemble armoires so that they can be transferred to the new house in a much more convenient manner.

Structural Oddities

Many armoires are top-heavy structures. Instead of moving them as they are currently constituted, most homeowners will want to take them apart without ruining any of the component parts. In nearly all instances, bedroom furniture items can be immensely difficult to dismantle. As professionals in the field, we have access to the tools and equipment that will allow us to disassemble the armoire without causing any damage.

Ornate Carvings

Many older armoires are antique items that have been passed down from generation to generation. In fact, devices that are more than a century old will often have ornate carvings in the exterior wood. Moving the armoire without first taking it apart can harm the carvings, especially if the furniture piece must be carried up or down several flights of stairs.

Convenience

We can quickly disassemble armoires so that individuals can concentrate on other tasks. Once the furniture items have been moved to the final location, we'll reassemble them in the target bedroom so that homeowners can begin using them once again. While we are at it, if you would like we can restore your antique pieces to their original glory. 

Who Can Move My Sofa for Me?

We all love our sofas. Whether you’re watching a movie with the family, taking a nap, or letting a friend crash for the night it pays to have a great couch. But when the time comes to move into a new place, those sofas and big furniture pieces can be a huge burden, leaving you questioning, “Who can move my furniture for me?” The couch doctor answers the question of moving heavy couches and furniture by dismantling the sofa, moving the smaller pieces, and then reassembling the couch in its new home. Disassembly and reassembly works for other pieces of furniture as well, including antiques and other prized possessions. In addition, Dr. Sofa offers refinishing, resurfacing, and even pool table refelting. It isn’t hard to understand why after ten years in business, Dr. Sofa is still going strong. If you have a move coming up and need a way to get large items through a tiny space, take a look at what the Dr. Sofa can do. You won’t regret it.

Professional Furniture Disassembly & Reassembly

Dr. Sofa utilizes professional techniques to disassemble various types of beds, sofas, tables and dressers. We then have one of our experts reassemble the furniture in your new location--just like new! Our expertise makes this the most effective and time efficient way to move your furniture.

Furniture Reupholstery, Repair and Restoration

We have years of dedicated experience repairing damaged furniture and making it look like new. From torn fabrics to broken legs, scratched surfaces to cracked leathers, we can repair and restore sofas and furniture pieces of all sizes and styles.

If your furniture is damaged, if it doesn't match your new décor or if you are just downright tired of it, don't throw it out! Let us turn your furniture into something completely new. Our trained furniture surgeons will work with you to choose the new style and fabric you will treasure just as much as you did when you first purchased your pieces! Once we are done transforming it you might not even be able to recognize your own couch!

Next time you are questioning if your furniture will fit through your door frame, just call Dr. Sofa--and let us do the dirty work for you!

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Getting a big sofa in or out of a small door.

If you have decided to move yourself there are a few things that you need to know, and one of the most important is how to fit a large sofa through a small door.  It can be challenging and sometime frustrating, but with a little patience and a bit of advice (that I will give you now) even the novice can get that sofa out (or in) the door.

First you will need at least 2 tools, including a tape measure and a moving pad (or a large, heavy-duty comforter or blanket). The tape measure is to measure the sofa and also any doors that it needs to pass through. The pad is to safely and easily slide the sofa across the floor if you need to.

Keep in mind that if you are moving OUT of a house any furniture, including sofas, which are already in there, had to go through the doors.  If it got in it can get out!

Begin by measuring the doors that will need to be passed.  If they aren’t big enough one quick thing you can do is remove the door from its hinges and set it aside.  (In extreme cases you can always carefully remove the molding from the door, but this is a LOT of work and can damage the frame.)

Taking any feet off of the sofa will help too, and having a bunch of people with big muscles is a good idea. If the sofa won’t go through straight, as in 1 person on each end, then you may have to stand it on its end and slide it through (thus the need for the blanket).  Lay the blanket, folded, on the floor and place the sofa standing up on one end. With one person stabilizing the sofa another can pull the other end of the blanket slowly and safely through the door.

Remember to take your time, be careful, and use angles to your advantage.  Try several ways and don’t force anything.  If the sofa is overstuffed you can also use a blanket to cover it and carefully force it through without damaging the fabric or the door.  Good luck!