Singapore Moving Home & Furniture - Building Protection
In Singapore when you moved in or out of a block of flats - and most of Singapore consists of high rise blocks, precautions were taken to prevent damage to the building. Several times a year you got into the lift and it looked like a padded cell.
Public Floors' Protection
Incoming and outgoing tenants had to inform the management, book the dates and times, and pay for the installation of protection. Runners were laid on the floor from the parking area to the building, over to the lift, inside the lift, down the corridor to the unit doorway.
Lift Protection
Inside the lift, all four walls and the ceiling were protected with padding, attached to hooks inside the lift which you would not normally notice. (An alternative in areas without hooks is a heavy duty removable tape.) Windows with see-through covering allowed you to use the lift buttons and emergency buttons.
Doorways were also protected.
In my opinion removal companies should have three things
1 A trained supervisor in charge of the moving staff.
2 Insurance against damage.
3 Equipment to protect doorways, walls, and floors . Tools for removing and re-fixing doors to allow access for large items.
4 Advance survey of photos or videos of the building, parking access, and sizes of large items to be brought in or taken out.
5 Notification of building porter or manager to get parking space cordoned off for large vehicles.
Holland and The Netherlands - Upper Floor Access
In Holland large items like pianos are hoisted to upper floors outside the building and through a large window at the top.
Search the web and you will find videos of companies in the USA showing you what to do and what you can buy from them. From the UK you can find websites of items to buy.
My Experiences
Moving an American style large double door fridge freezer in and out can be a problem.
One set of movers went off in a huff.
1 They could not park near enough as visitors had occupied all the spaces near the entrance.
2 They were daunted by the nine steps into the building. Which we had notified the sellers of the fridge, but the moving contractor's staff maintained that they had not been informed.
3 They said there was a danger of damage to the kitchen door and door jamb.
Surely that is their job, to be prepared to allow time to install protection of the doorway, to carry it with them, to have tools to remove the fridge door to make it smaller and lighter. To have tools to remove the kitchen door to make more space.
What might the landlord or householder need or do?
1 Buy and put down waterproof floor runners.
2 Install or ask the porter or caretaker of the building to put up temporary No parking portable bollards.
3 Have protection for the walls and doorways. Buy it. If all else fails, keep a supply of
a) bubble wrap,
b) wine bottle covers,
c) thick bath towels - old ones
d) cardboard boxes such as Amazon delivery boxes and furniture moving boxes
Websites on Door Jamb Protection For Moving
UK Products To Protect Homes When Moving
https://www.trioplus.co.uk/protect-doors-frames/ram-board-door-jamb/
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