How Do You Move a Wardrobe?
Moving a wardrobe well is mostly preparation. This guide sets out the sequence in order: empty it completely, remove the shelves, drawers and doors wherever you can, measure every doorway and stair turn including the diagonal clearance that catches people out, protect the floors along the route, then glide the carcass on furniture sliders with a second person steering. It explains how the method changes depending on whether you are shuffling a wardrobe along a wall to decorate, moving it to another room on the same floor or taking it downstairs into a van, and how to handle mirrored sliding panels without flexing them. Lifting technique, clear commands between two people and resting the base on each stair tread are all covered, along with the point at which dismantling a flat pack piece becomes the safer choice. It finishes with levelling, cleaning tracks, realigning hinges and wall fixing in the new position....
