My idea, get two lengths of rope, secure the rope to the bottom of the couch into the wood frame with screws. Or drill a hole right through the frame and tie in. Get two strong guys on each rope to lift the couch up, more more guys on the balcony to lift it onto the floor as it comes up.
It really isn't that hard to tie a couch up in such a way that it won't slip out of a rope. No damage/drilling necessary.
Something you may want to check that a lot of people don't realize is if the back of the couch comes off. Many couches do...just look closely at the back - they're often on rails and may either just pull off or have a small lever to release them. Makes things a lot easier.
Thanks. I guess next time ill try to remember to post the link once i find the video
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Tie it up and hoist it up. Ive gotten a couch up to a higher balcony doing it this way. Throw another rope around it and have someone on the ground guide it and keep it from swinging.
I need to get my sofa into my condo, but it won't fit into my front door. It will however fit into my balcony door which is 12 feet off the ground.
Does anyone know how I can get it up 12 feet onto the balcony. Is there a lift or pulley I can rent to do this, or do moving companies do this sort of things?
thanks for your help
A moving company likely would do it. I work for one and have done similar things inside, places where the stairs aren't suitable for walking up with them. If that's all you want them for, though, it would probably be too expensive. Besides, all we do is hoist from people on the ground to people up top or, if necessary, feed a strap under the couch to make it easier for the people up top to lift. Just get at least 4 people on it (two up and two down) and you shouldn't have a problem.
When I first read this thread, I didn't look too closely at the height and assumed it would be something higher, where you would need some sort of rope system, but 12 feet really isn't that high.
The pulley thing would work too, but you would need to be very careful that it could support the weight before you trust your couch to it. And, as I mentioned, I really don't think it's necessary.
Make sure your balcony can support the weight. Hopefully its not a wood building. Even so, dont get 10 of your buddies out on the balcony and swinging couch... could lead to problems.
Some moving companies have experts who can actually remove the back and/or arms of your sofa and re-assemble it indoors. Maybe a call to a local furniture store would help as they might know someone who offers this service. This is a pretty common problem now with furniture getting so large and single doors staying about 36 inches wide.
If you're going to tie the sofa with one rope as in this video, it's best to tie it just past the mid point. Use a sliding knot so it tightens. This way the sofa will come up still pointing vertically and it will be easier to get it to the balance point of the railing. If need be tie a half hitch farther up on it so you're assured it's raised facing up and down. If needed tie a tag line on the bottom of the sofa for guidance.
Some moving companies have experts who can actually remove the back and/or arms of your sofa and re-assemble it indoors. Maybe a call to a local furniture store would help as they might know someone who offers this service. This is a pretty common problem now with furniture getting so large and single doors staying about 36 inches wide.
As I mentioned earlier, you often don't need an expert. You just need to know to look. For the back, anyway. I haven't seen any detachable arms yet, but I also haven't had a need for them yet.
The door itself is not the problem. It's the wall imediately inside that won't allow us to angle it in. So removing door, legs, trying every angle will not help or has been done.
the uhaul/truck idea won't work because we can't get a vehicle in their. It's back off the road behind a fence/lawn/garden.
the rope idea is what I was thinking would likely be best. I think we might have to give it a go. I will videotape it if we do.
Does anyone know more about the drywall jacks? would they support the weight? it's not a huge sofa by any meens, just your bigger end ikea.
Wow, flashback. Years ago I moved into an apartment on 17th ave with my girlfriend. We had the exact same problem, couldn’t get the sofa around a corner just inside the apartment. We ended up punching a huge hole in the wall. We hung a picture there until we moved, knowing we’d need it to get the sofa back out.
