Use of Furniture lift: Why, When and How to Use it?

The furniture lift is often essential for moving upstairs, saving time and energy. But its use is also an opportunity to reduce the risk of damaging heavy and bulky furniture by avoiding going through places too narrow and difficult to access. However, a furniture lift has a cost and is not used automatically during a move. So in which cases should we use a furniture lift? What are the advantages?

1 - Furniture lift: What is it?

Usually characteristic of cities, it is not uncommon to come across this rather imposing tool allowing high volume furniture during relocation to be brought up and down through the window.

• This is the furniture lift, a natural outdoor freight elevator, made with the aim of transporting furniture from the floor to the bottom for easy loading into the truck.
• It must be said that this machine does not generally go unnoticed and offers a surprising spectacle at first glance.
• It is characterized by a kind of metal ladder on which a platform goes up and down. It is on this that will be positioned the various furniture and bulky or heavy objects that will take place from the room in which they are located before descending safely to the floor. Furniture lifts can accommodate any reclaimed custom made furniture, whether large household appliances or living room or dining room furniture such as a cupboard.
• The furniture lift is positioned on the ground or directly on the moving vehicle and is generally used in buildings that do not have sufficient space in the common areas to pass the furniture without risking damage.

2 - The use cases of a furniture lift

There are many advantages to using a furniture lifter when moving, yet it is not used automatically.

• The use of a furniture lift requires an additional cost to be taken into account. Therefore, it may be included in the moving estimate, and detail may then be requested from the professional movers.
• Time-saving is one of its main advantages since the furniture is directly descended from the room to the truck via a ramp.
• The carrying distance is considerably reduced, as is the need for personnel. However, without a furniture lift, more moving staff will have to be brought down to get the wood made items for repairing to the moving truck, and the time will be extended.
• Fatigue will therefore be spared, not only staff but also a lot of time. But this will also impact the budget since the staff present during the move involves a more expensive estimate, while a furniture lift will be much more economical.
• It should be used primarily in buildings that do not have sufficient access to transport the furniture through the common areas.
• The furniture lift will provide ideal service, considerably reducing the risk of damage during transport.
• On the other hand, its use will not necessarily be a winning operation in terms of cost on smaller volumes. Therefore, should use it only if it is impossible to transport the furniture by another means.

3 - What is the cost of a furniture lift for a move?

If the mover you have chosen takes care of everything, the price of the furniture lift will then be directly integrated into the estimate, and you will not have to worry about it at all.

• You can ask for the breakdown of moving services to ensure that the prices charged correspond to those of the market.
• If you choose to take care of it yourself, it is essential to know that most of the time, renting a furniture lift is done on a half-day basis. Therefore, its cost is calculated on this basis, and prices vary quite drastically, ranging from AED 100 to AED 400 for a half-day rental.
• Contacting several providers is therefore essential to ensure that you benefit from the best possible rate.
• On the other hand, some companies charge by the time of use, which can be much more profitable, especially in specific service, for example, if you only have one bulky piece of furniture to move.

At Expert Mover, according to your needs, we take care of all the formalities related to renting the furniture lift for a turnkey move.

The fully transparent prices allow you to know precisely each service and its actual cost.

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