Wrapping a sofa-bed to make it suitable to move with blankets requires some experience and skill. Sofa beds, particularly sofa-beds are heavy and bulky furniture. If you don’t have any experience covering a sofa bed with blankets for moving is best left to professionals to help you on your day of the move. However it is possible to use the Quilted Sofa Cover is able to be used to move sofas, and can be can be used again to protect a sofa from long-term storage and protection from dust, dirt and pet claws, as well as fading due to sun exposure and so on. The typical sofa does not pose much of a problem, as although they’re big they are lightweight and compact, however a massive bed that weighs a lot of weight could cause difficulties when moving day comes around.
How to wrap a sofa-bed to move?
Before you begin moving your couch
Before wrapping a sofa bed (“hide-a-bed” sofa) to move, be sure the sofa will be able to pass through doors, and be taken out of the house and then moved to your new residence. Be sure to note whether your sofa was brought in one piece, or was it assembled inside. Did you see any renovations completed, which could have reduced the width of the hallway?
If you are concerned that the sofa won’t pass through the door, contact the original retailer or sofa-bed manufacturer to find out the possibility of having them come and disassemble the sofa for you, and then put it back together in the new space. This could cost you about $175.00 and is worth it.
Keep in mind this: the wrap can make about an inch or two the size of your sofa, and this could make a huge difference. Sometimes , it’s best to move the sofa as it is and wrap it up in the truck for transport. The majority of professional movers are able to move the sofa bed out of the way by turning it around its corners before transferring it through doors at the proper angle. However, that’s not always the case. Trying to push the sofa into a narrow space is the method to cause damage that can happen to the sofa or to the doors and walls of your home.
Make sure you wrap your sofa bed in wrapping
So , how do you cover the sofa bed properly like professionals do?
First, inspect your sofa-bed. Some sofas are built with solidly padded sections beneath the fabric, while in other fabrics, the material is stretched across the frame.
Note: If the sofa-bed with a hollow frame is improperly placed on its back using an unmoving dolly the frame could crack due to the weight of the sofa. Additionally, if you place something heavy onto or against one of these hollow parts the fabric could be weakened and cause damage to the sofa.
Remove the cushions from the sofa. It is important to make the furniture as easy as it can be in order to carry it up and down the staircase. Put the cushions inside an old wardrobe box or tie them the cushions together using the rope or strap facing the other.
To prevent wrinkles on to prevent wrinkles on the “Skirt” in a sofa to prevent wrinkles, lift the skirting and put a rubber band on the material. (NOTE that a extremely tight rubber bands or tape could create a mark or scratch in the velvet and naugahyde finishes.)
Then, if it’s an upholstered sofa, connect the frame of the bed to the frame of the sofa. It is possible to use any kind of moving strap, packing rope or even make a tie-up using packing tape.
Cover the sofa with a blanket that moves.
It is now time to wrap. It requires four moving blankets of standard size (72 80 inches) to completely cover a sofa.
Remove the sofa from the wall so that you can move around it. Set the first blanket down to protect the front from the ground (allow enough room to get under the top) and fold it across the back.
Set the second blanket down to protect the back. Make sure you have sufficient blanket space to completely cover the bottom of the sofa, and slightly overlap with your front one.
Then, place the blankets on both sides to ensure that it covers the sides as well as the corners of the front and back and that it is long enough to slide underneath the bottom. The moving blankets will overlap the blankets on the front and back. By this time, your sofa should be fully covered with blankets.
To fix the blankets on the sofa, apply tape or rubber bands.
Be aware that if you are wrapping your sofa in the truck for moving, or it’s possible to lay it out on a dolly for moving, rubber bands are sufficient. However, if you plan to move the sofa bed through the doorway, or move the sofa down the stairs, you will need packing tape. The bands made of rubber do not offer sufficient grip and blankets may slide away from sofas. The mover would not have a “grip” to the couch to hold it.
Moving blankets should be secured on the Sofa.
Begin to tape the blankets onto the sofas at the center (vertical) approximately equal to half the total length of the sofa. proceed to the seating area from side to. Beginning under the armrests and moving up the frame just under the seat , from one side to the next. Be sure to tie and fold the loose edges of the blanket tightly around the corners of your sofa, and secure them with tape, so that they are able to cover the sofa’s edges and corners correctly and are not hanging loose. This will help keep the four blankets in place. You should go over the tape for at least 4-5 times. This will give you a solid support to carry the sofa.
Next, wrap the tape over the armrests to hold blankets on the sides. Then proceed to the back of the sofa. In this stage, you should have the blankets secure in the long run.
Then, place the sofa on its side and spread it across at least three sections: directly above the armrests, and at the middle. For extremely long sofas, put two bands in the midsection to hold those edges that are left by the blankets. Place the extra of the blankets that move over the bottom. (There is no requirement to cover the entire bottom unless you intend to, but it’s crucial to be sure to cover all corners.) Take the legs off when they are they are removable. If the legs are not removable Wrap and tape the moving blanket over your legs to make a sofa bed. Turn the sofa over and repeat on the opposite side.
Now , your sofa-bed is covered and ready for use.
How to cover your sofa bed with an upholstery cover.
If wrapping your sofa bed in moving blankets seems like an overwhelming task, buy a quilted sofa cover. Covers for sofas with quilted designs are constructed from the same high-quality quilted moving blanket and feature three tie-ups on the bottom.
The entire process is simple: Cover the sofa with a sofa cover put it on its side. or place it on the back, and connect the tie-ups.
Tips:
1 – If you own an upholstered sofa with a light color put an outdoor sofa cover made of plastic before wrapping it with blankets for moving.
2. To make an elastic tie using packing tape, roll as many pieces of tape as you are able by stretching your arms. Then fold the to create a sticky surface. Press the tape until it adheres to itself Now you are able to tie your bed frame to secure it.
3 – If you have leather furniture, you can make use of cardboard corners to guard the corners and edges of your sofa.
4. Do not place couch on blankets. Put moving blankets on the sofa! You may have heard of a suggestion to place carpets first, and then place sofas on top of the blanket and cover it. This is inefficient as it is labor-intensive and time-consuming. (Time can be money particularly when you employ moving companies. So the best option for movers isn’t necessarily the best to you). This approach requires extra flooring space to place down blankets, whereas the sofa remains in it’s own area. It is then necessary to have a person to set the sofa onto the blanket, and also to hold the falling edges of the blanket in place as you try to apply tape.
Last and not least, the bed legs of the sofa (if left unattended) could cause holes in the blanket and cause it to fall apart when the sofa is moved by the truck moving it.
