The Importance Of How To Balcony Lift Furniture Properly

Furniture removals have so many variables which can make a seemingly straight forward furniture removal into a marathon. Sometimes if your removalists aren’t above the norm with experience levels you can be up the creek without a paddle.

We all know what it’s like when we are doing a move, it’s all going good and then your furniture removalist crew arrive at the new premises and tadahh none of the large and most important pieces (Lounges, Huge Office Desks, Garden Tables, Cupboards) will fit up the stairs because the architect put in a spiral staircase that would barely fit the packing boxes. You have a balcony on the first, second or third level and the only way your furniture removals team can deliver your important belongings is by bringing them up the balcony.

This is where you find if you really have bought on board an experienced Sydney furniture removalist company. The first indication is that they will put in all the remaining furniture and then they will say that is a specialist item relocation (which it is ), that they can’t do it, and they would like you to pay the balance for the work they have done and that they are going to leave your furniture at your front door and are going home.

EXPERIENCE:

That’s when you will be thinking OMG we should have called Balcony Lift Removalists Experts Sydney Domain Furniture Removals. With 15 years experience as a professional removalist Sydney Domain Furniture Removals has completed 100 specialist removalists item relocation balcony lifts. Most balcony lifts (unless the removalists are extraordinarily powerful) require preparing with a harness that is fashioned with straps and ropes so that your furniture removalists can lift your goods safely and that the straps won’t break or come undone when being lifted up your balcony.

Is also very important you make sure that the balcony railing is sturdy enough to carry the weight of the straps. Then you will need 2-4 removalists to bring your goods up the balcony safely.

On occasions when doing a balcony lift with straps is not possible then another option is hiring the services of a lifting hoist which can cost upwards of $1000 and quite often it is not possible to use a lifting hoist due to the access to the balcony.

We only do balcony lifts with lifting straps and do not provide a lifting hoist service.

SAFETY:

The higher the balcony the more important correct technique and experience is so necessary . The straps have to be positioned correctly as a safety measure so the people who are lifting your furniture up the balcony are safe.

Technique is such an important factor because when you are lifting an item that weighs between 100-250kg up a balcony it has just got to be balanced and lifted correctly. There is always a risk when doing a precision item relocation that something could happen and because of that reason they are always done at owners risk and done strictly at the customers request, and responsibility is 100% the customers.

I have happily never had any goods break when doing a balcony lift. I have though heard of so many stories when inexperienced people try and do a balcony lift and the piece of furniture ends up in pieces on the ground beside the apartment or house.

PRICE:

Depending on what your item is, and the  particular size of your move, most removals companies will charge extra for this service and could cost you anywhere from $240-$440  for a balcony lift of one piece of furniture. If you want several lounges or pieces of furniture bought up the balcony then it requires more time and the price is adjusted according to the degree of difficulty required to do your balcony lift and could cost $600-$700 for two lounges.   When you need a Balcony lift or Specialist item Relocation contact Domenic at Sydney Domain Furniture Removals in Sydney on 0414 478 686 and he will assist in any way he can.