Filing cabinets: Chances are your northern Virginia commercial office has at least a few. And sometimes, they have to be moved. Whether to a new office, or just out of the way for a chance to clean and dust, when filing cabinets have to be moved, certain precautions have to be taken.

Consider these tips for moving filing cabinets:

Moving Upright File Cabinets

File cabinets that stand upright are the easier to move; all you, or the professional commercial movers you’ve hired need is a dolly and a few straps. Use the dolly to inch the file cabinet away from the wall until you can reach around it. With one per drawer, wrap the straps around the filing cabinet to keep the drawers in place, and your files from disarray. Align the back wall of the filing cabinet with the back of the dolly; stay balanced, and get that filing cabinet into the Craig Van Lines moving truck!

Moving Lateral File Cabinets

A lateral filing cabinet is that which is wider than it is tall. Lateral file cabinets require a little more finesse and planning to move than their upright counterparts. Since they’re constructed differently, a file cabinet of this type must be emptied before it can be moved. (Ask Craig Van Lines about our commercial moving and storage services.) A lateral file cabinet that is moved full may bend or break due to the weight inside, but once emptied, it can be stood on one end and moved easily — with a dolly and straps.

Moving Smaller File Cabinets

Oh, you might be thinking: A small filing cabinet is small; it’ll be a piece of cake to move. This may be true, but it may not be. What’s in said smaller filing cabinet must be considered first. The cabinet’s contents can greatly increase its weight and bulkiness. Small filing cabinets should be moved individually (NOT stacked on top of one another) and their drawers secured with straps just like larger filing cabinets.

Moving a commercial business in northern VA?

Craig Van Lines offers a wide array of Commercial and Corporate moving services, both local and interstate. Our staff is among the best in the business and we use equipment and techniques to expedite your move and that allow us to minimize your downtime.

Included in our Commercial services is the protection of the office building, including floor and wall protection. All of your office furniture and any heavy equipment (including filing cabinets!) is shrink-wrapped and padded in place prior to moving with the goal of providing you a completely damage-free move.

Call the commercial moving experts. Call Craig Van Lines.

Fred Craig

Fred C. Craig III is the owner of Craig Van Lines, a Northern Virginia moving company his family has run for more than a century. The business began in 1918 when J.H. Craig hauled cattle, feed, and hay from Virginia’s rural farms to the markets of the DC area. As the region shifted from farmland to residential communities in the 1940s, the family started moving households after hours and on weekends, eventually building the full-service moving company Craig Van Lines is today. Fred carries on that tradition, providing the same quality and care his family has brought to this community for over 100 years.

Useful Tips for Moving File Cabinets from Northern Virginia’s Commercial Moving Experts