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Repairs for damages caused during moving and on-site repairs covered by insurance

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This has been the most requested repair to date.
This time we will introduce how to repair damage caused by moving. March is the month when moving trucks are running around town as people move to new jobs, start school, and start new lives. During the hectic loading and unloading of furniture during a move, damage to furniture is a common problem. Most of the damage is handled by the repair department of each moving company, but some of the damaged furniture are valuable items such as antiques, which is a headache for moving companies.
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--BEFORE This vintage Scandinavian sideboard has a chipped corner on the left rear corner about 1 cm thick. The problem is that this type of vintage or antique furniture cannot be repaired by the moving company, and the repair method may not be appropriate.


Even the strongest movers have a tough time moving large furniture such as chests of drawers and cabinets, and as I wrote in a previous article , while a crane may be used for lower floors, most of the time it is done by hand.
Furthermore, antique and classic furniture is as bulky and heavy as it looks. While most furniture can be easily removed with bolts and screws, antique furniture requires knowledge and experience even to dismantle parts. It would be disastrous if you accidentally break a screw or damage an unexpected place. They are professionals in moving, but not furniture. They are practically amateurs when it comes to antique furniture, so we recommend that you check carefully before asking them to help you.
--As some of you may already know, moving insurance is of course applied to moving. This decision is to be discussed between the moving company and the customer, but the more expensive the item, the more likely it is that restoration companies like us who are familiar with antique furniture will be called in.

After inspecting the site, Listry can make on-site repairs if there is a risk of the item needing to be removed. In this case, the damage can be repaired in one day, so you can avoid any mental stress even while you are in the middle of moving.
We have restored hundreds of antique furniture items to date, but when a sudden accident like this occurs, both the movers and the customers require us to do a job that is absolutely correct and without mistakes, so the pressure is immense.
Furthermore, when it comes to on-site repairs, the work is often done on-site, in front of the customer, so there is even less room for error.
--AFTER During this on-site repair, the damaged areas were repaired with wood putty, then colored with shellac varnish and pigment, and the wood grain was drawn.The work was completed in approximately three hours, including drying.














