When you are moving house any preparation work you can do will potentially remove the threat of damage to your furniture. Handles are something that can cause issues. These maybe on chests of drawers, bedside cabinets, wardrobe doors or dressing tables.
For two minutes work with a screwdriver it is an easy task to remove all the handles. These can either all be put together in one bag and placed in one of the drawers or you can take the handles and screw them back in the wrong way round
What are the advantages of doing this ?
There are two main reasons for going to this trouble. Firstly it prevents handles from getting damaged. This can be a real pain especially if you cannot match them up and have to replace all of the handles with new ones. Secondly by not having protruding handles it stops them from catching, scratching and damaging other items of furniture which maybe loaded against them on your removal van.