Canberra removalists for homes, apartments and businesses
Questions? 0468 332 358
Canberra removalists for homes, apartments and businesses
Questions? 0468 332 358
Furniture is usually the most valuable thing in a move, not just in dollars, but the stuff that’s hardest to replace if it gets damaged. CBR Removals is one of the furniture removalists Canberra households and businesses call specifically for heavy items, antiques, and awkward pieces that a general truck-and-two-guys booking isn’t equipped for. As furniture movers Canberra locals have trusted with everything from a three-seater leather sofa to a grandmother’s china cabinet, we handle disassembly, protection, and reassembly as standard, not as an upsell tacked onto the quote.
Get a free furniture removal quote. Tell us what’s moving and where, and we’ll price it properly.
Heavy furniture is where general removalists often cut corners, and it's exactly where things go wrong. A solid timber wardrobe, a stone-top dining table, or a fully-loaded bookshelf can weigh well beyond what two people should lift without proper equipment, so our heavy furniture movers use furniture dollies, hand trucks, and lifting straps rather than relying on brute force. For genuinely oversized pieces, we bring a third crew member rather than risk an injury or a dropped item halfway down a hallway. Sofas and beds get carried on their edge through tight doorways where needed, dining tables come apart at the legs wherever the design allows, and anything with a stone or marble top is padded and strapped separately from the frame it sits on. Stairs change the calculation entirely; a heavy furniture move that's straightforward on a single level becomes a genuinely different job with two flights involved, which is why we assess access as part of every quote rather than pricing sight unseen. If you're moving something unusually heavy- a piano-adjacent item like a full home gym rig, a safe, or a stone garden feature- flag it when you book so we bring the right crew size from the start.
Antique furniture removalists treat old pieces differently to flat-pack furniture, and for good reason- timber that's a hundred years old doesn't flex or forgive the way modern furniture does. Joints that have loosened with age, veneer that can lift with rough handling, and finishes that scratch easily all need padding blankets, corner protectors, and careful lifting rather than a standard dolly-and-strap approach. We wrap antique pieces individually rather than stacking them against other furniture in transit, and for genuinely high-value items we recommend confirming coverage under your own contents insurance or arranging additional transit cover, since standard removalist liability doesn't always reflect an antique's true value. Climate matters too: timber furniture can react to sudden temperature or humidity changes, so pieces aren't left sitting in a closed truck longer than necessary.
Outdoor settings, BBQs, and pot plants get forgotten in a lot of moving plans until the truck's already full. We move outdoor dining settings, lounge furniture, umbrellas, and BBQs as part of a standard furniture removal, with weatherproof covers that still need padding around metal frames and glass tabletops to prevent scratching in transit. Heavy pot plants are treated as their own category; some need two people to lift, and soil spillage is managed with liners so it doesn't end up across the truck floor.
Beds, wardrobes, dining tables, and flat-pack units are disassembled where it makes the move safer or the item won't fit through a doorway whole. Fixings are bagged and labelled by item, so reassembly at the new address is straightforward rather than a guessing game with leftover screws. Reassembly is included in the quoted jobbed frames go back together, wardrobes are rebuilt to the original configuration, and dining tables have their legs reattached before we leave.
