Do You Move Furniture for Window Replacement?
There is a bed under the bedroom window and a hutch full of dishes under the dining room one.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
Do you move furniture for window replacement? Yes, the big pieces: we slide a couch, bed or dresser back a few feet from the window, cover it, and put it back when the window is trimmed. You clear the small things, lamps, plants, pictures and anything on the sill, before we arrive. JMB Builders installs across the Twin Cities metro, priced per window. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Big pieces slid back and covered by us
- Small and breakable things cleared by you
- Pianos, aquariums, loaded cabinets stay; we work around them
We need about three feet of floor in front of each window to work. Most furniture is in that space on at least one window in the house. The split is simple: you clear anything small, breakable or personal, and we move the furniture that takes two people. A couch gets pulled back and covered. A bed is slid away from the wall or the mattress leaned up. A dresser comes forward a few feet. When the window is done it all goes back.
A few things do not move. A piano, a loaded china cabinet, an aquarium, a large TV on a wall mount, a desk full of computer gear: we work around those, with a drop cloth over them and the window pulled from outside where the style allows. If one of those is tight against the window, tell us when you book and we plan that room for the end of the day so there is no rush.
Blinds, curtains and rods come down before the window comes out. We take them down if you prefer and set them aside, but we do not rehang blinds that will not fit the new frame; see our page on screens, blinds and sensors for how that goes.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Lamps, plants, pictures, sill decorations and anything breakable moved out of the window area
- Blinds and curtains down, or a note that you want us to take them down
- A heads-up about anything heavy or fragile that cannot move: piano, aquarium, loaded cabinet
What JMB supplies
- Couches, beds, dressers and tables slid back from the window and covered
- Drop cloths over anything that stays, and the floor in front of each window
- Furniture put back after the window is trimmed and the floor vacuumed
- Install with sill pan, flashing, foam and sealant, trimmed inside and out
- Photos of the finished windows in your job folder
How it is priced: per window
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Moving furniture is part of the install and is not a separate charge
- Window style, size and install method
- Insert vs. full frame, and any sill or framing repair
- Rooms where the window must be set from outside because something inside cannot move
- Number of windows, which sets how many rooms are worked in a day
Tell us which rooms have something that cannot move. We plan those windows last in the day, or set them from outside.
How long it takes
Moving and replacing furniture adds a few minutes per room. One window takes about half a day; a house runs several windows a day.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Do You Move Furniture for Window Replacement?: questions, answered
How far from the window does furniture need to be?
About three feet. That gives room to pull the old sash and frame, set the new window from inside when the style calls for it, and nail the trim. Anything already farther back can stay where it is; we cover it.
Will you move a bed away from the window?
Yes. A bed on a frame is slid away from the wall a few feet and covered with a sheet. A heavy bed or one with drawers under it may have the mattress leaned up instead. It goes back before we leave the room. Strip the bedding if you would rather it not get dusty.
What about a piano, aquarium or china cabinet?
They stay put. We do not move pianos, filled aquariums, loaded cabinets or anything that could be damaged by sliding. They get covered, and the window is pulled and set from outside where the style allows, or we work over them with care. Tell us when you book so we plan that room.
Do you move the furniture back?
Yes. When the window is trimmed and the floor is vacuumed, everything we moved goes back where it was. If you want something left out for painting or cleaning, say so.
What if I cannot move furniture myself?
Then leave it, and tell us. We move the furniture; what we ask you to clear is the small stuff, and if that is hard too, we will box it onto a table out of the way when we arrive. It adds a few minutes and nothing to the price.
Do you take down curtains and blinds?
If you like. Blinds, curtains and rods have to be off the wall before the window comes out. We take them down and set them aside if you have not; we do not throw them away. Whether they go back up depends on whether they fit the new window, which we check at the measure.
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