One of the most common form of tipping is by giving cash. Just how much do you tip your movers? Well if you were tipping one of the waitresses at a restaurant it would be very easy for you to calculate how much they should receive at the end of the day but when it comes to tipping movers it can be a little tricky when trying to figure out what their good service is worth. Experts would tell you that the hours spent moving is a good way to gauge tipping payments. For instance, it is only fitting to pay out nothing short of $40 per mover if they have not only spent half the day moving your items but if they also overcome moving obstacles such as moving heavy items up and down the stairs or through narrow hallways.

Whatever amount you decide to pay, you should make sure that you pay each mover for their services and not to the moving company’s head as you want to keep it personalized and let the movers know firsthand that you appreciated their services. In addition, if money isn’t so easy to part with during your move, then you can always tip them in other ways. Perhaps you may have just enough money and coupons left over to get them lunch or dinner from one of those take-out restaurants. Or perhaps you can provide them with several bottled water to keep them cool during the summer move. The latter would be something that they would truly appreciate. There are some who have chosen to tip their movers by offering them good and unwanted items from their home that they cannot take with them during the move. Perhaps you can try this tipping method as well. You never know if one of the movers may be looking for a used sofa bed or kitchen table.

Before you start moving the furniture you would need to have an Allen wrench, pliers, large pieces of cardboard that are around 11” W x 36” L, two moving blankets and an extra pair of hands or two, depending on how large the futon is.

One of the first things that you have to do when moving a futon is to remove its covering. The purpose of removing the covering is to protect it from getting soiled or damaged during the moving process. Once you unzip the covers you should put it away safely in a plastic bag or maybe you can get one of the futon bags that are sold at the department stores for less than 15 dollars.

Using your Allen wrench, start taking the futon apart by loosening the arm bolts. You should have four bolts in your hand after removing them from the futon. Along with the bolts are barrel nuts which house the bolts. They should also be placed in a labeled sandwich bag and in a safe place.

The next step would be to remove the futon’s seat and back decks while it is in a flat position. The decks are usually disassembled in two halves so your next move is to remove both decks from the transmission clips which hold them together. After removing the clips you should also place them in a labeled sandwich bag for reassembling. The arms of the futon are attached to the stretcher and this is what you would be moving next.

You can do by removing the bolts that connect the arm to the stretch by holding the arm in a vertical position while the stretcher is in a horizontal position. Once detached from the stretchers, lay the arms with the insides facing each other and then you can begin to tightly tape them together making sure that the front and back legs are also touching each other. When you have completed this task, you can wrap the arms in the blanket.

For the stretches you can tape them at the top and bottom and place them on the front edge of the decks. Now take the cardboard pieces and after creasing them lengthways to form a U shape, tape them to the slated decks. The decks should be in an upright position as the tape should be adhered to the lower slate of the deck.

You can’t move a slate pool table in one piece; the first step is taking apart the pool table. In order to complete this process efficiently, you need to have a staple puller and a flat head screwdriver. First, you need to remove the staples from the pockets. Then, unscrew the bolts from the railings. There should be 3 bolts in each rail. Once the bolts are off, you should be able to remove the rails easily.

Once the railings are removed, carefully flip the table over because the pockets can break down. When the table is flipped, you can easily remove the pockets.

The next step is to remove the felt off the top of the pool table. Most felts are either glued or stapled to the top. Start removing the felt slowly and gently and set it to the side when you are completely done.
Average pool table has 3 slates, the final step is to remove those slates from the frame of the table. The slates are screwed to the frame on each corner. The screws are covered by beeswax in order to have a flat surface. Remove the beeswax, so you can use a screwdriver or power drill and caution when removing these screws.

Even though the pool table has been taken apart, it still weighs around 800-1,000 lbs. Make sure you have a truck that can handle that much weight.

If this is something that you can’t handle yourself, there are many professional moving companies that specialize in pool tables. The average charge for this type of service is $300-500.