New carpets

A few years ago we found a local removal firm who stored our bedroom furniture for a short period, to enable painting and vinyl being fitted.

Jaxjacky

*OP is from March*

I thought it sounded familiar 😁

Yes, our carpet fitters moved the bedroom furniture (and back) for an extra £30.
Very efficient they were too.

Our local carpet shop moved the heavy furniture for me, no extra costs. Small things obviously I moved and anything on low shelves that might get knocked.

Georgegirl1, do you know if Age Concern take any responsibility for the people they name? I was told they do not vet them, simply check they are a registered business.

Most reputable carpet fitters will move furniture for an extra charge. They will also spread the job across a few days if necessary to allow beds etc to be moved around.

Need new flooring in my bedroom.
Having been putting it off due to thought of emptying wardrobes and moving a heavy double bed by myself.

But reading through the posts here today and how carpet fitters and companies will help..Has really made my day.

Thank You Gransnetters
😻
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Ask at the carpet shop. Some are very helpful.

We used TAPI in two large bedrooms and they moved two large items in each room free of charge and the rest at a reasonable additional fee.

(No, I don’t work for/have shares in them 😁).

OP is from March

Our local independent carpet shop will move stuff for you, but I'd always flag it up in advance so they can factor in extra time and extra manpower

We’re having new carpets fitted on Monday by a local firm. They are happy to store the carpet free for 3 months so you can have it fitted in stages. We’re slowly redecorating the whole house so they’ve fitted the carpets when rooms are ready. They are happy to move furniture. Perhaps you could find a local firm and go in to discuss the process as others have suggested? That’s what we did and they’ve been kind and accommodating.

Have a declutterfirst.

kittylester

Tge shop we use for new carpets will move heavy furniture as part of the job. We move what we can but they are happy to do the rest.

This was our experience too. It’s worth asking Glenfinnan.

I have always taken it for granted that the carpet fitters expect to move the furniture.

I am doing the same at present replacing lounge and hall/stairs. I had put it off for ages as was worried about all the furniture. Was very pleased when we started looking that several local shops actually will supply fitters who can move the furniture obviously for additional cost and we are doing the replacement in two stages so hall etc will be done and then the lounge as another job

The carpet fitters I use always move the furniture themselves, they simply asl if any very heavy furniture could be emptied first.

We use a local carpet firm who not only send a representative to our house with their carpet samples, their quotes include removing and putting back the furniture.

I let them know what type of carpet and colour I want.

Try Age Concern. They might have a handy man service.

Most reputable carpet shops will know fitters who can move things around and stagger the fitting over a few days.

Is there a small local firm near you? I’d pop in and explain your situation - I’m sure they will be used to this.

You need to make them aware that there will be furniture to move Glenfinnan, most will for an additional cost but not all.

We've just had a new lounge carpet and when placing the order we're asked if we needed furniture moving - for which there would have been an additional charge
Incidentally we found a local independent supplier was cheaper and more helpful than Tapi.

Yes, we were just talking about this today.

When we had our new bedroom carpet fitted, the carpet fitters moved all the furniture out of the room then back again for a small extra cost.
They were very efficient.

Tge shop we use for new carpets will move heavy furniture as part of the job. We move what we can but they are happy to do the rest.