How much does furniture weigh?

Question

I'm getting ready to do a DITY move with the military and I have to estimate how much all of my furniture weighs and I was hoping that someone might know of a website where I can get a list of average weights for pieces of furniture.

I do know that we will get up to 8000lbs, since my husband is an E-4. But I don't want to say 8000lbs and be wrong. I would rather be under than over, since they will take money back or not give you any more money when you move if you are over. I had that happen to me before.

Answer 1

http://www.imoveinternational.com/inventory.php

is pretty good

Answer 2

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How much does furniture weigh?
I'm getting ready to do a DITY move with the military and I have to estimate how much all of my furniture weighs and I was hoping that someone might know of a website where I can get a list of average weights for pieces of furniture.

Answer 3

Estimate about 1000 lbs per room

Answer 4

I am a military wife, I know your pain! They give each rank a specific amount of weight that you can't go over. Call the travel office and find out what your limit is. I would give them that number for the estimate. If you are not comfortable doing that, ask them how you can accurately estimate it. They do this every day and will be able to help you. If you don't know how to find your travel office, go online to the official website of the base you are traveling to and look it up on the directory. When it comes to weight limits they always give you way more weight than what you most likely have. It is better to overestimate, than underestimate. I did one DITY move. It was such a pain in the behind that I never did another one. Good luck!

Answer 5

When we moved we didnt deal with that, my husband just went through the base to have an approved moving company do it for us. They packed it all up and let the military know the weight and cost. The Army set limits on how much they will pay for so if your stuff is more in weight you get charged what the extra cost is, but most likeley it is not unless you have A LOT of furniture that is really expensive heavy stuff. Like a solid mahogany bedroom set in each bedroom. To be honest the do it yourself move is not worth the stress. If you have the moving company do it for you they also have to cover the cost of anything they damage in the move. I will never do it myself if we ever have to PCS again.

Answer 6

Your best bet is to see the PPS on base. An E-1 no dependents get 1500 lbs., with dependents 5,000 lbs.
And O-1 no dependents 10,000lbs.-12,000lbs & with dependents 14,000 lbs-17,000 lbs
Talk to PPS & then claim high - you do get displacement money, travel money & extra days to get there. My son & his family gave away the furniture they did not like & bought new when they got to Ft. Drum. They came out okay - he is a Leuitentent.
Good luck with move. Check usmilitary.gov for tips on move.

Answer 7

Moving companies estimate that each room is about 1000 pounds so if ou have three bedrooms, living room dinning room, laundry room and garage youll have aprox 6000. Thats just an estimate. If you are doing a DITY move youll have to weight your truck before and after is loaded and thats what you will take to transportation office and thats what they use in order to pay you for doing the move yourself.

Answer 8

We're about to go through this the first time too and I totally forgot that this is going to be an issue! Don't know the answer for you so I'm no help but good luck with your move!

Answer 9

That's wrong

Answer 10

http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p27_162.pdf
try this link. On page 491 of this publication, you can find a standard table of weights.

Answer 11

I wish to ask the same question as the previous person.