Bed Bug Safety Tips When Renting Furniture for Home, Office, or a Party
If you need to rent furniture for an occasion, to set up an office or just to add something new to your home, make sure the furniture is ALL you are getting!
Bed bugs love to hide in furniture, and if you are renting, you can't be sure where it was before. Take some simple steps now to avoid a big problem later
Bedbug tips for renting Furniture:
- Renting furniture, whether for your home or for a party, is very tricky when it comes to bed bugs, and should be handled very carefully.
- When renting furniture, checking online for comments about the rental store is always a good first step to see if there have been previous bed bug complaints about their furniture.
- If you do rent furniture, before allowing it to leave the showroom or warehouse, check the edges and seams for bed bugs and signs of bed bugs.
- It’s always best to rent clean glass or metal surfaces, which are difficult for bed bugs to hide in.
- Try to avoid renting cots, mattresses, or other bedding.
- If you are having a party, and can leave all the rented furniture outside of your home, this works well for clean up as well as for bed bug prevention.
- Having the furniture shipped to your house? Ask the rental company how often, if at all, they spray their trucks for bed bugs.
- If bed bugs are found, immediately call the rental company to have the furniture promptly removed from your property.
More bedbug tips to protect your home:
When getting married & setting up a new home
When buying your first bed
When using a cleaning service
Bed Bug Tips for Landlords
When choosing a caterer
When renovating or redecorating
When buying an apartment/home
When returning from a trip
When living in a multi-unit house
When renting an apartment/home
When renting storage
When inviting guests
Preparing for Bed Bug Exterminator Services
