Furniture Disassembly and Assembly in Chattanooga, TN
A Southside loft elevator, a St. Elmo staircase with a sharp landing, a Signal Mountain bonus room under the eaves. Each one decides what has to come apart. Apex Moving Co. looks at the route, breaks pieces down only as far as needed, and rebuilds them at the new address.
The Doorway Is Rarely What Stops a Piece
Most furniture clears the front door. The trouble shows up later, at the turn halfway up the stairs, in the elevator cab that is a few inches too shallow, or under a sloped ceiling where a tall armoire can't stand up. Forcing it scrapes drywall, cracks veneer and bends rails that were straight that morning.
So we look at the whole path before a single screw comes out. Sometimes taking off four legs is enough. Sometimes a wardrobe comes down to panels. Either way, every part gets padded and wrapped, and the piece goes back together in the room where it belongs.
What We Break Down and Rebuild
Armoires and Wardrobes
Crown moldings, doors and shelves come off so tall cabinets can lie down for the stairwell or the truck.
Glass and Stone Tabletops
Tops lifted off their bases and wrapped and padded, apart from the frame.
Bunk Beds and Trundles
Ladders, guard rails and slats separated, then rebuilt for the kids' room.
Modular and Sleeper Sofas
Sections unhooked, wrapped and padded, and hooked back together in the new living room.
Entertainment Centers
Bridges, side towers and glass doors taken apart and put back together at the new place.
Home Office Desks
Desk returns, keyboard trays and overhead cabinets removed and set back up in your new layout.
Moving an instrument or a heavy safe? See specialty item moving.
Where Disassembly Fits Into Your Move
Antiques and fine pieces handled with extra wrapping and slow, careful setup.
Elevator reservations, loading docks and narrow hallways planned ahead.
We box the contents of drawers and shelves before the furniture comes apart.
Washers, dryers and refrigerators moved, put in place and hooked up.
Our Four Step Teardown and Rebuild
1) Walk the route with photos.
Snap the big pieces plus the stairs, hallways and elevator at both homes. We quote most local jobs from those pictures, billed hourly with a two-hour minimum.
2) Take apart only what we must.
Legs, doors, mirrors or full panels, depending on the tightest spot along the way.
3) Pad each part.
Every part is wrapped and padded before it goes on the truck.
4) Put it back together.
Each piece is rebuilt in the room where it belongs at the new address.
Why Chattanooga Trusts Us With the Screwdriver
We plan the path first.
Looking at turns and elevator size first tells us how far a piece needs to come apart.
Every part padded.
Shelves, rails and glass are wrapped and padded like every other item.
Rebuilt at the new address.
Taking apart and putting back together is part of the service, not an extra trip.
The Perfectionists of Moving.
That name is why small parts like shelf pins and cam bolts matter to us.
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Taking Furniture Apart Across Chattanooga
Downtown and Southside condo buildings usually require a reserved elevator time and a protected loading area, and their elevator cabs set the limit on what rides up whole. Tall headboards and long sofas often need to lose their legs or split into sections to fit. In the North Shore and St. Elmo, many older houses have steep front steps and tight stair landings, so wardrobes and dressers with hutches regularly come down in parts.
Homes on Signal Mountain and Lookout Mountain bring winding roads and sloped driveways, and we plan the carry around them. UTC student apartments are full of flat-pack bookcases and desks that hold up only when taken down gently. Highland Park, Red Bank and East Brainerd houses each have their own quirks, and we plan around what we see.
Furniture Disassembly and Assembly Questions
How do you know which pieces need to come apart?
We compare your photos of the furniture with the narrowest spots on the route, such as elevator doors, stair turns and low ceilings. If it fits whole, it moves whole.
My condo building has elevator rules. Can you work within them?
Yes. Tell us your reserved window and any loading dock rules, and we will plan the move around them.
Do you remove mirrors from dressers?
Yes. Dresser mirrors come off, get wrapped on their own and go back on at the new home.
What if the manufacturer's instructions are long gone?
That is normal. Taking furniture apart and putting it back together is the service, instructions or not.
Can I have you rebuild only a few pieces and handle the rest myself?
Sure. Let us know which items you want us to handle, and we will quote the time for those. For full packing help, see packing and unpacking.
Bring Your Furniture Through in One Piece
Send us photos of the pieces and the tight spots, and we will plan the teardown. Call (423) 712-9452 or request a free quote.
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