Why Put Furniture in Storage During a Restumping?

Having a home restumped is a vital part of keeping its framework in good repair and avoiding future cracks, water leaks and other such damage. However, restumping is often an involved and cumbersome process even for smaller homes, and you might consider putting your home's furniture in storage while restumping contractors are onsite. If you're having your home restumped anytime soon, note why you want to put away as much furniture as possible and especially fragile, antique and other such delicate pieces.

Accidental Damage

Even the best contractor cannot guarantee that accidents won't happen during a restumping process, including cracked and broken floorboards. Contractors might also need to go through a home's floorboards, potentially causing them to sag or shift.

If a floor should crack or buckle or the home itself shift unexpectedly while being restumped, your furniture might slide, fall or otherwise suffer damage. Note that it doesn't take much of an impact to damage furniture pieces and especially top-heavy items, old and weak pieces or those with hinged doors or glass fronts. Avoid this risk of damage by putting furniture in storage before restumping begins.

Dust and Dirt

During a restumping or any such outside renovation and repair work, contractors often produce and kick up a lot of dirt, dust, and other such bothersome debris. All that residue then settles inside your home and on your furniture, knickknacks and other items.

You might try to cover your items with drop cloths and tarps, but note that dirt and debris can become airborne from under the house, making their way under those cloths as well! Dust, sand, silt and other airborne residues also work their way into the pits and pores of wood, upholstery and other surfaces and are difficult to remove. To keep cleanup to a minimum and help avoid this mess, put your furniture in storage during a restumping.

Out of the Way

Your restumping contractors might need to access floorboards inside the home, including those under your furniture. While such contractors do their best to move furniture safely and gently, you might want to avoid the risk of damage and have professional furniture movers take your items to a storage facility.

Note that when contractors need to move furniture out of the way of floorboards, it slows down their work. To avoid any delays in having your home's restumping finished as expected, have your furniture moved to a storage facility before the process begins.