How To Wrap A Couch

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

At 2:27 that dog is like, "Yo Billy Bob, watch where you's stepping, I'm trying to get some beauty rest".

[@TheLifeGiver]

Customer: How long to move my 1 bedroom apartment? Mover: It's gonna be like 8-9 hours give or take.

[@jordanricky8423]

It takes him 5 minutes and a camera

[@iamher6422]

Good stuff

[@cr500uri8]

amazing!! I WORK FOR A LOCAL MOVING COMPANY AND GET TO WORK WITH MOVERS LIKE THESE ALL DAY IS PRETTY EMBARRASSING AND UNBELIEVABLE I AM NOT TRYING TO HATE BUT ALL YOU NEED IT TO DO WAS THESE 3 LITTLE STEPS 1. ALWAYS LEAVE THE CUSHIONS ON THE SOFAS, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SINGLE WRAP THEM... 2. PLASTIC WRAP THE SOFA SINCE IS REGULAR OLD FABRIC NOT WORTH MUCH BUT IF IT WAS LEATHER OR MOLE HAIR THEN YEAH PAD THAT SHIT UP NICE WITH 4 PIECES OF TAPE MAYBE 5 INCHES LONG JUST TO HOLD THE PAD AND THEN PLASTIC WRAP..... AND TO FINISHED IT UP STEP NUMERO 3... SET A PAD DOWN ON THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK BEFORE U BRING THE SOFA!!! AND ALSO FEET AGAINST THE WALL AND THAT IS IT PRETTY FUCKING SIMPLE... IT TOOK ME LONGER TO WRITE THESE BULL-CRAP THEN TO PREP THAT DAMN WORTHLESS SOFA HAHAHA NOT LEARNING KIDDD!!!..... REAL PROS ARE QUICK NO MATTER WHAT DRAPE THE SHIT AND GO YOU WOULD BE AMAZED THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY MOVE FULL HOUSES WITHOUT USING TAPE OR PADS JUST DRAPE THE ITEMS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD BE GOLDEN.....

[@JerryGWest]

Shrink wrap the top, flip it upside down, fold the skirts back so they don't get wrinkled, shrink them into place, find the frame bars on the sofa bottom and set up two packed dish packs to set the sofa on. This will allow you to pad and shrink wrap the sofa, especially the bottom edges, without stooping or standing the sofa on end.

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

+Jerry G. West I have been on exactly zero moves where the customer used dish packs.

[@JerryGWest]

+sdafasdfasdfsda You need better salespeople or better customers then. Shippers will use donut boxes if someone doesn't steer them towards dish packs and mirror packs.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

@@sdafasdfasdfsda military moves Almost 100%

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Good

[@meib7014]

my favorite part of this video is the dog

[@andrewarsenault1906]

A little excessive. But, #1. make sure to flip the bottom skirt up! That keeps it clean and avoids wrinkles. #2. When using pads always put the lighter colored side to the furniture. HOWEVER- if someone else is going unload the truck you are loading- some movers reverse the pad on fragile pieces in the load...small, fragile leg tables and the like. That makes the unload crew aware to be especially gentle with those items. I'm surprised you NYC guys don't use a 6.0 or a piece of twin matt carton to "tray" one end of the sofa since it's probably going to have to stand on end in elevator and in the truck as well. It looks like you guys do a good job. Take Care!

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Very well said.

[@mbrown8985]

This method certainly wins the award for best music !! Anyone remember the Diggable Planet's version from the 90's?

[@proremovalistsbrisbane9485]

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[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Ouch Wish I knew why he did it exactly the way he did it. For us the easiest, most economical, less time consuming, and most aesthetically pleasing way to wrap a couch is to first place two blankets on the floor under the couch Ray's Auto Parts and use a mover's rubber band to fasten the blanket to the couch temporarily, next cover the couch with three blankets top down overlapping the blankets that came up from the floor fasten the top blankets to the bottom blankets at the connection point with a rubber band then use another rubber band to go around the back rest of the couch lengthwise; then use 3 smaller rubber bands to stategucally fasten the thre top blankets crosswise. Now use the cellophane to go around the foot of the couch, then make the couch vertical and go around the rest of the couch. The above method should not be used where you are fearful of color or soil transfer from the blankets to the couch.

[@handydandy9019]

What''s with the ignorant comments on this post. I think it took so long because they were just DEMONSTRATING how to properly wrap a sofa. Strongly doubt this was actually done at a customer's home with a person filming it; it was probably done in one of the company's movers home as they were just Demonstrating for Exposure as well as just giving you this free tutorial in kindness. Granted, the amount of tape used was overkill; however, this is the proper way to wrap a sofa to prevent damages especially on Tapered or Upholstered sofas. The only thing we would add is placing paper pads on the bottom of the sofa to protect the thin screen from being poked through. Many customers would rather see their furniture arrive as it left before seeing it arrive with a huge beer and dirt stain due to letting their "friends and family" moving it.

[@json3275]

The illustration of the video was to focus on ultimately protecting the furniture by wrapping the couch. Obviously, he may have done in in a slower time as an illustration. As any professional mover knows that on a moving job common sense is not that common! Thanks for sharing!

[@nicklund2221]

He still did it wrong

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

@@nicklund2221 there's no single way to wrap a couch, there are multiple ways to wrap couches for different purposes. Nevertheless, what did you feel was wrong about it?

[@nicklund2221]

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt #1 couch skirt needs to be flipped up before shrink wrap.#2 never use tape on pads especially that much for one sofa.

[@ready4anyting]

Is there a video on how did you pack the dog for moving?

[@iamher6422]

Most customers, may not understand what entails in a moving job, but there’s more to just picking up stuff and packing it into a truck. We’ve had customers tell us, “don’t worry about it, just load it as is”, only to turn around and sue us for property damage. Careful packaging doesn’t just protects customers goods, but it also protects us and show how trustworthy a moving company can be, as well. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@My2Sense-c7y]

Damn you did nothing but tell truth about that . I have witnessed that myself as a mover and believe me I know

[@eazyevan1]

No need for the couch to be up on it's side and carelessly walk away, BANG grandma goes flying through the kitchen. This has been brought to you by 3M Inovations!

[@Gagomovers]

Great job guys, Do you provide your service in London?

[@TheCoolBasse]

I live in Denmark, and so much going to use this xD

[@Manzaa183]

Is this necessary ? I have to move the 1st of July and that looks like a pain in this ass. Edit: it's a real question, not sarcasm.

[@iamher6422]

Moriz Haskelberg if you want your stuff protected, yes! I’ve been in the moving business since 04 and I know for a fact that it doesn’t take much for furniture to tear up during a move. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@JWill951]

I'm moving in a couple of months and although this does look like a pain in the ass, I think it's necessary

[@iamher6422]

Yes, very necessary! As a customer, you may not understand what entails in a moving job, but there’s more to just picking up stuff and packing into a truck. We’ve had customers tell us, “don’t worry about it, just load it as is”, only to turn around and sue us for property damaged. Careful packaging doesn’t just protects customers goods, but it also protects us and show how trustworthy a moving company can be. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

No it is not necessary there are many situations in which that level of care is absolutely unnecessary however in most cases it is advised particularly for professional moving companies. When the furniture was initially created and sent to a distributor, wholesaler, and retailer it was always in a box there was no cellophane, no blanket, no tape -- in some cases there may have been some plastic but it was likely still in a box. If you're moving and you have to pack up a truck the real estate is limited inside the truck so chances are you're going to have to go up and so things are going to go on top of something else, the more that happens the greater the probability of damage so you want to protect things with blankets, plastic, and or cardboard, you don't necessarily have to do it inside the home you can do it inside the truck however if you have to handle the furniture a lot or if you have to put things in storage it's always better to individually wrapped things.

[@MrFinRaZeR]

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt i've never packed a couch that excessively an i've worked for 3 years now. Depending on the customer and job description simple shrinkwrap would have been enough, real professionals don't need 5 minutes to pack a couch just to prevent it hitting against walls. On normal movings we just use shrinkwrap and blankets in our truck only since our trucks have paddings on interior walls. The only reason i would pack a couch like that would be for foreign movings (Finland > France/Germany etc.) We use bubblewrap instead of blankets for those.

[@lynnmartin3176]

Dude did a nice job, sure. But... stretch is a finish wrap. Put blankets, little tape to hold them and then the stretch and boom you're done. 2-3 minutes of work for a professional worth his shit.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

He put the stretch on first as a protector of the couch from the blanket (dirty, ink, or fiber transfer) .

[@mellowmel8645]

I like that art and the rug. The wrapping job not so much

[@abn5275]

damn diz niggas really know how to milk the clock no need for all that tape 2 covers and some shrink wrap would of done the trick in about a minute or so

[@unapprovedtruth7116]

Not true, alot of people know that it is safer to shrink wrap sofas, beds, chairs, anything a person sits or sleeps on, before wrapping with a blanket. its safer, reduces spread of bacteria, and any discoloration to sensitive fabrics or leathers. it's professional.

[@unapprovedtruth7116]

I personally wouldn't want filthy blankets touching my couch without The couch first being shrink wrapped. higher moving standards. this guy is doing it right he's not "milkin da clock"

[@angelcariloa5700]

he is miking this is not standard practice...ive seen movers for Louis Vuitton and hi end upholsters that do not do this. Plastic wrap is no good as quality leather materials sweat. filthy clients blankets lol

[@angelcariloa5700]

most people have animals and pets all over the place....please + this is not good for the environment...its quite appalling by the movers to say its professional.

[@aaronblanford7338]

I've worked in the moving business for about 2 years now and I understand stretch before pads but these guys had no hustle at all.

[@faikaman4182]

I would load the whole truck before this guy's done wrapping that sofa.lol

[@philosipher83s37]

Why not use the shrink on the pads. You know tape pulls the threads out of the fabric of pads. A pad should last ten years with daily usage at least. These taped pads only last a year or two before they have loose strings , and holes. This is coming from a professional standpoint. Only problem with shrink is getting caught on door knobs, and banisters: (

[@7FigureMovingAcademy]

While the couch was wrapped well there are two problems: 1) As noted earlier in comments. It took way too long to get done. The guy didn't need to tape so much. A couple of time around works just fine. 2) What a waste of tape. And plastic. No need to use plastic wrap if you are using moving pads. Wasted time and resources. Lastly, he's slowly destroying those moving pads by using that tape on them.

[@Gen3ralGrimReaper]

7 Figure Moving Academy What if he was doing long distance? When you’re doing a long distance job it’s safe to use shrink wrap then pads. Most moving company don’t wash their pads, so people’s couches will be smelling like 20+ jobs in 1 week.

[@livingitup247]

whole house got moved by the time this fuck was done bet his partners were pissed

[@israestrada8534]

Not bad for new guys

[@TieMiShoe]

Most movers would just shrink wrap it in 1 minute and be done with it

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

If you are using top quality genuine shrink-wrap that's all you need however I don't know any movers that using that everyone is using mid-grade cellophane and that's only satisfactory in very few applications in most cases if you're doing more than a two-bedroom move and have a truck smaller than a 18 wheeler you're going to have a lot of furniture in that truck packed in one up against the other so you want to protect the furniture as much as possible even protect the furniture from dirt or ink transfer from blankets -- that's likely why he used the cellophane prior to rapping the couch with a blanket; the generously applications of tape could have been because they were in a walk-up building on the 5th floor in which a lot of handling would be done.

[@jonjohnson4068]

Dude just used like $15 in tape. Too much tape! Too much time wrapping another milk the clock trick. 2 hr move turns into a 4 due to slow ass mover

[@sebastianchavez8970]

Jon Johnson for real man these guys. Use more tape then hell man

[@bencurry4508]

Right. Skip the bullshit be careful and give me my tip for the expertise

[@lillinichols]

Hey, I think I saw that dog on a "have you seen me" poster offering a reward.... I guess it's true what they say, Duct tape money doesn't grow on trees...

[@tonyabz6147]

20 minutes just wrapping a couch. 10 minutes carrying on it towards the truck, 5 minutes struggled by the door, 5 mins loading on it on the truck. When unloading 5 minutes to unload towards the new place. 5 minutes to unwrap or more, because too much tape. Almost an hour total just for one couch. Too many ideas in wrapping, but the guy worked hard, couch looks nice and tightly wrap. Give him 8 out of 10, because he doesnt smil while on video.

[@ecortez817]

hope your not paying by hour and material cost... i would definitely of paded this sofa quicker and with less material

[@TheLifeGiver]

Use rubber bands instead of tape, way faster to put on and off

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I use rubber bands many times but there are also many times in which tape is the better application. In this video I would have used varying size rubber bands.

[@wcarrato2971]

Okay its not perfect but your guys did it on the end, theres some proper packing material to pack a safe and it will look much safe and provisional but you guys did a perfect job i don't think that the sofa get any damage on the way to the new home check out our service but we are in London at www.themanvan.co.uk #themanvanlondon

[@400PV]

obviously you're milking the clock

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Only a tad, in that he may have used a bit too much tape however the cellophane under the blankets was mainly to prevent soil or color transfer from the blanket to the fabric couch so that particular moving company might be sensitive 2 potential transfer which could more easily happen in areas where it's raining or if you have long term Storage, and or if you expect to be handling the furniture for an extended period Of time like walking up or down numerous flights of stairs which in both cases I would have recommended cellophane the whole couch and using less tape.

[@deecampbro4314]

How to use 1 whole roll of tape on a couch and milk the custies bill

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Although I agree that he could have used less tape I do not agree that he was milking the bill

[@Noobex-777]

Damn dog...

[@travelmore9741]

Rubber Bands are a thing. Use them. This is bad advertising for moving companies!

[@sebastianchavez8970]

Travel More yup thats all we use at my company is bands very minimumal tape used i hate pull the tape off shit like this when im unloading a truck.

[@ioanb]

Thought is gonna be a funny one.

[@pixboi]

I highly doubt that I would ever be willing to unwrap the sofa, after wrapping it for hours and using 10 pounds of duct-tape.

[@alexalarcon6021]

Too many pads, too much tape, too much time, if they had done this for me and I seen it they would have gotten $20 bucks and down the road.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

They really should have narrated this video so that they could explain why they did all of what they did. Moving professionals could more easily appreciate why each step was taken.

[@elmerhau9136]

Jajajaja the profesional mover don't take to much time to wrap a furniture

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

He did the whole thing by himself and it may have taken 10 minutes

[@jonjohnson4068]

Dam he just frustrates me watching him wrap the couch. Get help, wrap with plastic wrap 4 minutes then move to next. Another pissed off customer wondering how her 2 hr move turned into a 4 hr move. IDIOT

[@GoldenaztekPedro]

DUMB-o is right....if that guy was to work for me he would have to bring his own tape cause shit....this is the total opposite of the right way...too much time too much waste of material.......

[@chicagoking95]

I would of kicked the dog out the way no cap

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

hey, sleeping here huh

[@DSFMT.V]

How to not wrap a couch this should be called

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Y

[@TAK3R0]

I woulda kicked that dog out the way if it was me who was wrapping lol

[@Ebbsmusic]

hye, can you show how to move my ass?

[@lillinichols]

sadly hilarious while very valid question....

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I'm guessing if you tape the crack well you won't need to move it.

[@АндрійПоляков-р7д]

я потратил бесмисленно 5 мин жизни

[@NoorNoor-yd2ke]

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[@gnrsamboy]

Don't you cavemen use bubble? I hope it's only a local move.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Bubble? Are you talkin about bubble wrap -- you have got to be kidding. There is no bubble wrap that I know of that could be used for the application in this video

[@akalikatnova4090]

Is this move that serious.....I'm moving 9 minutes away so no Proffesinal movers (that's what friends are for) althouugh a Proffessional painter would be nice oh wait that's what your own arms are for so I'm good to go

[@sjtom57]

Total waste of time and materials. If done correctly just a few pads does the job.

[@dimagera2026]

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[@toyvt8]

Man you guys can milk out a job over there. Would not even last a day here

[@aykennyto]

Mucho trabajo pAra nada.! Waste alot.!

[@MassInDaHouse1]

y so much tape

[@АндрійПоляков-р7д]

в чем блять прикол

[@kevinrogers7888]

Sorry pal thats the wrong way.. And Jesus slow down on the tape I get the fact that you obviously have no idea what you are doing but that is a ridiculous amount of tape you used

[@kevinrogers7888]

And I forgot what was the point of the shrink wrap still trying to figure that one out

[@ДжоБарбаро-л9и]

Жопа

[@MassInDaHouse1]

lol

[@vanoxxxa]

я нихуя не понял((((

[@MaxGoldrey]

бред

[@TheLulienka]

Do you realize how much trash did you just produced by using that much duct tape?!

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

That's not duct tape. His use of tape was pretty generous however if there was a inordinate amount of handling expected like walking down five flights of steps then the tape is not only to hold the blankets together but it is also a handle to use in specific areas and circumstances

[@haskiTV]

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[@ioanb]

Meow

[@Ebbsmusic]

don't waste my time

[@semecristian]

because when they move ur stuff, they dont care bout it, just throw it around, thats y. they are not carefull, so they use 10 tons of ceramwrap and whatever.. also the one that stacks things in the truck has no idea how to play TETRIS :) just kidding,

[@nicklund2221]

Garbage