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How to clear an upstairs room before a baby arrives

To clear an upstairs office before a baby arrives, protect the files, empty the cabinets and arrange a crew that can safely carry the desks and cabinets down the stairs. Measure doorways and stair turns before scheduling. If you arrange the indoor move separately, Dropcurb can collect accepted items once they are outside and accessible; check available dates during booking.

Answer sources: Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope

Plan the move before the pickup

Protect documents and other belongings you are keeping, empty every cabinet, and measure the desks, stair turns and doorways. Arrange helpers, suitable moving equipment and the route downstairs before collection. If a filing cabinet has removable drawers, follow its model instructions and use a helper rather than forcing the mechanism.

For a filing cabinet, check its drawer-removal procedure before trying to reduce the moving weight.

Sources: U-Haul large-furniture preparation; HON lateral filing-cabinet drawer instructions; Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope.

Stage the items for collection

After the indoor move, place the accepted items in an outdoor location that is accessible for pickup. Confirm any permission needed for that staging location. Keep the items ready outside before the pickup date, and check the booking flow for available dates.

Sources: Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope.

Where Dropcurb fits

Dropcurb fits accepted unwanted desks and filing cabinets after they have been moved outside and made accessible. Standard and heavy desks, plus standard freestanding cabinets, should be matched to the current item definitions; empty cabinet drawers and shelves before pickup. If you need someone to carry the items down the stairs, arrange that labor separately or use a service that includes indoor carrying.

Sources: Dropcurb current pricing and standard pickup scope.

Current Dropcurb prices

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ItemPickup of oneEach additional
Standard desk$79$29
Heavy desk$109$52
Standard cabinet$79$29

For accepted items outside and accessible. Your pickup uses the highest first-item price, plus the additional-item price for each remaining item. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Prices are before applicable sales tax; see your total before payment.

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