Moving a refrigerator safely (preventing floor damage)
Andrew Bajorinas
Well, I did it, I bought a new fridge. My question is, how do I ensure
that the linoleum flooring is not damaged when the old one is removed
and the new one is installed?
Any ideas would be appreciated!
(Is cardboard adequate? Seems kinda week. )
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Beth R. Sanders
>Well, I did it, I bought a new fridge. My question is, how do I ensure
>that the linoleum flooring is not damaged when the old one is removed
>and the new one is installed?
>Any ideas would be appreciated!
>(Is cardboard adequate? Seems kinda week. )
Cardboard will work, so will an old blanket. Put the blanket under the
back side on the floor, scootch the 'frig up onto the blanket. Then just tip
the frig back and pull across the floor. The blanket keeps the floor from
being scratched and torn up. Works on hardwood as well as vinyl/linoleum.
patterson,george r
Andrew Bajorinas <Bajo...@Perkin-Elmer.com> wrote:
>Well, I did it, I bought a new fridge. My question is, how do I ensure
>that the linoleum flooring is not damaged when the old one is removed
>and the new one is installed?
I've always used cardboard. I've seen others use carpet placed upside
down on the floor. I've also seen people use plywood, but that can
sometimes scuff the vinyl.
The best way to do it is to use hand trucks and pick the old one up in
place. This assumes that you don't have to slide it out from the wall
to get the trucks under it. The trucks with pneumatic tires are best for
this.
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Rich Thompson
|> In article <BajoriAP.5...@Perkin-Elmer.com>,
|> Andrew Bajorinas <Bajo...@Perkin-Elmer.com> wrote:
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|> >Well, I did it, I bought a new fridge. My question is, how do I ensure
|> >that the linoleum flooring is not damaged when the old one is removed
|> >and the new one is installed?
|>
|> I've always used cardboard. I've seen others use carpet placed upside
|> down on the floor. I've also seen people use plywood, but that can
|> sometimes scuff the vinyl.
|>
|> The best way to do it is to use hand trucks and pick the old one up in
|> place. This assumes that you don't have to slide it out from the wall
|> to get the trucks under it. The trucks with pneumatic tires are best for
|> this.
Are you sure your fridge doesn't have wheels? When I
bought mine a couple of years ago, I noticed several
models had wheels that are retractable by turning a
screw.
Rich
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patterson,george r
Rich Thompson <ri...@meaddata.com> wrote:
> Are you sure your fridge doesn't have wheels? When I
> bought mine a couple of years ago, I noticed several
> models had wheels that are retractable by turning a
> screw.
Yep, mine has wheels. Roll it around on new Armstrong Solarian, though,
and it'll leave 2" wide depressed tracks in the flooring which may or
may not recover. The pamphlet that comes with the Armstrong "Go ahead
and Cut" kit warns about this sort of thing.
There's also the minor problem that the wheels are fixed and only roll
straight ahead. Turning it requires that you lift the front or back and
pivot it, putting all the weight on one or two wheels. This tends to leave
a deep depression in no-wax vinyls. Again, the depression may recover.
Finally, you can't get it through a normal door on its wheels; it's too
wide. This may not matter to the original poster, of course, but usually
a new refrigerator has to be brought in through a door.
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Andrew Rogers
>|> The best way to do it is to use hand trucks and pick the old one up in
>
> Are you sure your fridge doesn't have wheels?...
Most of 'em do... unfortunately, the weight on each wheel is still enough
to damage some vinyl flooring. The guy who installed my floor suggested
that I use 1/4" lauan plywood to protect it when moving the refrigerator.
I bought a sheet of it at a lumberyard and had them cut it into four
2'x4' pieces, and leapfrogged them when installing the refrigerator the
first time.
Andrew
M. Morrison
that he used to roll out my fridge. I tipped the fridge while he slid the
strips under one side then the other. No marks or indents.
D.S. Morrison
Citz...@aol.com
David Kosenko
(re: fridges with wheels)
:>Yep, mine has wheels. Roll it around on new Armstrong Solarian, though,
:>and it'll leave 2" wide depressed tracks in the flooring which may or
:>may not recover. The pamphlet that comes with the Armstrong "Go ahead
:>and Cut" kit warns about this sort of thing.
:>
:>There's also the minor problem that the wheels are fixed and only roll
:>straight ahead. Turning it requires that you lift the front or back and
:>pivot it, putting all the weight on one or two wheels. This tends to leave
:>a deep depression in no-wax vinyls. Again, the depression may recover.
My depressions (the ones in my vinyl flooring, I mean) have lasted over 2
years now (these were caused by moving a fridge). I have no hope that they
will ever recover. I STRONGLY suggest the use of plywood when moving
a wheeled fridge on such floors.
Do they sell Prozac for vinyl flooring ;-) ?
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Andrew Hume <9234-81373> 0112710
in the lino which is visible for weeks after it is moved back.
i think i might invest in some masonite for such a purpose.
andrew hume
Chris Chubb
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>Well, I did it, I bought a new fridge. My question is, how do I ensure
>that the linoleum flooring is not damaged when the old one is removed
>and the new one is installed?
>
>Any ideas would be appreciated!
>
>(Is cardboard adequate? Seems kinda week. )
What I did was get four of the extra squares of linoleum left
over from the last time my kitchen was done (like 25 years ago!)
and cut four squares of cardboard to fit them. I then peeledthe backing from the linoleum, and stuck it to the cardboard.
Stick these under the feet, linoleum side down, and the fridge
should slide easily. If not, a little floor polish on the linoleum
makes it glide.
The cardboard is to keep the fridge feet from eating through the
upside down linoleum and to give it something to grab to.
(I even got the fridge across the wood floors and out the
front door this way!
Chris Chubb -- cch...@ida.org