Furniture Movers Near Me in Ogden, Utah

Older houses contain furniture that matches them: large, solid, and in some cases put in place before the building was finished or by people who were prepared to take a window out.

Getting those pieces out again is the most interesting single-item work there is.

Just-In-Time Moving handles it across Ogden and Weber County.

Ask how it got in

The first and most useful question, and one people rarely think to ask a seller or a previous owner.

Sometimes the answer is straightforward. Sometimes the piece was assembled in the room, which for period furniture is common and is often good news, because furniture built to come apart usually still comes apart. Wardrobes in particular were frequently made as a set of panels with a knock-down frame, precisely so they could be carried upstairs.

Occasionally the answer is that a window was removed, or the piece predates a later staircase. That is worth knowing before the day rather than during it.

What we are actually assessing

The turn, more than the width. A straight flight of almost any narrowness has a predictable geometry. A turn around a newel post, or a half-landing with a low ceiling above it, is where the maths either works or does not.

Ceiling height on the stairs is the one people never mention and it matters enormously for anything tall, because a long piece has to be tilted to negotiate a turn and the tilt needs headroom.

The doorway at both ends of the route, particularly interior doors, which in older houses are narrower than the front door.

Send photographs: the piece, the staircase, the turn, and the doorway. Measurements help and photographs help more.

Handling old furniture

Century-old glue has usually dried, so a piece can be sound standing still and loose when lifted. Old furniture is lifted from its structural base rather than by a rail, an arm or a top.

Veneer lifts, and it does not tolerate a strap in the wrong place. Doors and drawers need securing, but not with tape directly on an old finish, which can pull the surface.

Mirrors and glass in period pieces are frequently original and irreplaceable, so those come out where they can.

Say at booking that a piece is old or valuable. It changes the approach, and it is the thing most often left unsaid.

Call (435) 862-3080 or email office@movingjustintime.com.