AboutHarry Lipsky Expertise Moving your furniture. I would like to answer all questions dealing with the proper techniques of how to move ANY type of furniture, including difficult doorways and stairways. Also, all questions dealing with the proper packing of breakables including antiques. All general questions concerning the moving and storage industry will be answered. I cannot recommend a particular mover in a person`s neighborhood but i can explain how to obtain a company in good standing with the community. I have been in the moving and storage industry for almost four decades! I am located in Massachusetts.
Experience I have almost four decades of experience in the moving & storage industry. When I was a small boy my father introduced me into the moving business and I have been hooked ever since. At first I started out as a young laborer untill I was old enough to drive a furniture van. As time went on I drove 18-wheelers around the country moving small shipments as well as large corporate relocations. I was taught the old school methods by men that were craftsman in their field. I learned how to pack the most delicate of breakables as well as museum pieces. It was common practice to do estimates and even the actual ratings on interstate jobs. Doing commercial moves were a big part of my moving career over the years. Some of the big names that I delt with were "GE","MICROSOFT","FIDELITY INVESTMENTS" AND "AMERICAN EXPRESS". As the years went by my family retired and sold the business (not my choice). I went on to establish my own moving company which ran for 12 years before I phased out the physical moving itself. Today I have developed a consulting service where I advise future furniture buyers as well as people moving for the first time on what to expect from their upcoming adventure. Furniture buyers are advised on what size furniture will fit through their narrow doorways and tight hallways. By choosing furniture with the right dimensions will narrow down the probability of the furniture being returned back to the store. That is not a scenario people want after waiting 8-12 weeks for their new furniture. I can also help people to understand the proper procedures of a first time move in their lives. I tell them what is to be expected,how they can save money,how to choose a good mover and what is involved with getting the packing done.
pinecone wrote at 2007-09-17 15:14:12
I just used this techniique to get a Queen-sized boxspring up a narrow/short ceilinged stairwell at my girlfriends house - it worked like a charm.
My boxspring has a metal brace on the bottom that is screwed to the wood framing running the length of the boxspring - I had to remove this in order to fold the thing in half.
The boxspring unfolded with no problem and lays flat, the metal rods were easy to bend back into shape. There seem to be no ill effects from folding the boxspring in half using this method.
Buster wrote at 2008-03-06 17:18:53
As Harry makes clear about how to cut a boxsprings in half, owning boxsprings in the big city is a big problem whenever you move in or out.
A good hardwood platform bed solves this problem, quickly and forever. Where the pesky boxsprings once was, now you free up huge space, for rolling underbed storage drawers or simply your skis, snowshoes and empty suitcases.
A platform bed disassembles in 10 minutes. It comes apart into flat panels or slats that one person can move up any staircase anywhere. Result: problem solved.
But platform beds makes mattress store salespeople unhappy: they know they won't be selling you new replacement boxsprings every 5-7 years.
