Moving a wooden bed frame is one of the more common ways a well-built piece picks up unnecessary damage, and it's almost always avoidable with a slightly different approach than the instinctive one most people default to.
Disassemble, Don't Drag
A frame designed for interlocking joinery, like The Poka Bed, is meant to be taken apart for moves, not dragged across a room in one piece. Dragging an assembled frame stresses joints it wasn't built to handle sideways, since the whole structure is engineered to bear weight vertically, downward from the mattress, not horizontally across a floor. Even a short drag across a smooth floor can loosen a joint that was previously perfectly tight.
Protect the Corners and Edges
Corners and edges take the brunt of impact during moves, doorframes, stairwells, and lift entrances are the most common places for a dent or scratch to happen. Wrapping corners in moving blankets or bubble wrap, and having a second person guide the frame through tight turns, prevents the majority of transport damage that otherwise happens in seconds.
Reassembly Considerations
Once at the new location, reassemble on a flat, debris-free floor before setting the mattress on top, small stones or grit trapped under a leg during reassembly can create pressure points that eventually mar the finish. Keep original hardware or joinery pieces together in a labelled bag during the move so nothing goes missing between locations.
The Honest Verdict
Disassembly takes extra time upfront, often thirty minutes to an hour depending on the frame, but it prevents the joint stress and surface damage that dragging or awkward carrying almost always causes. For a piece meant to last a decade or more, that extra hour is a small price for avoiding avoidable damage.
