Posted: 7/21/2016 3:25:37 PM EDT
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I have a question about moving a large 1500 lb safe. I’m sure GD will have the right answer.
It is currently in a room on carpet over concrete. We are going to put tile in this room, so I need to move the safe out. We are going to move the safe 20 into the adjacent room while the work is going on, and then move it back I have ¾ in plywood and some wooden dowels to use as rollers to move it in to the temp room. I thought these would be stronger than PVC for the rolling This temp room has tile, so I was going to put the plywood down to protect the tile. I was advised that using the golf ball method on tile could crack a tile because all the weight is on that point. Does anyone recommend any special techniques to use to move this out and back? How do you do the final position on the tile? The installers used the golf balls for final placement on the carpet. With it setting on tile, I don’t know if we can slide it a few inches or not. Update: We moved the safe with the help of 3 other guys. I ended up using the golf balls to roll it over to the room with tile. Then used the dowels on plywood to roll it in that room. The heavy pry bar and blocks of wood were needed to get it raised to get balls under. Getting it back in on the new tile and in the right place is a concern. The moving blanket or felt pads sound like a good idea. Hopefully it will slide well. It will just go up against a wall- no corner |
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The dowels should work fine. Your right, your problem is going to be getting it in place when the tile is done. If it's in corner, I have pity on you. I did that w/ my 900# one and it was a bitch. If it just has to go against a wall it shouldn't be as bad. basically just roll it off all but the last dowel.
Use big pry bars to leverage it to get the dowels in and out. Always use a piece of wood between the pry bar and the floor. Remember that the door has considerable weight. Use it to your advantage when trying to get it on an off the dowels. I'd consider putting a few strips of UHMW tape on the bottom of the safe to make it a little easier to slide with nothing under it. Your not going to be able to push so consider a 4x4 braced against another wall and a bottle jack. Last but not lest, keep a few spare tiles and grout. BTW, Polyurethane grout is awesome. |
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I just rented 2 piano dollys as they are called, for 25 bucks.
Moved it from the flatbed trailer outside, into house and into room by myself. Aprox 900lbs. Put a few thin felt sliders under it before putting back into corner makes it easier to back it into a corner. |
| A section of slick padded cloth/moving blanket to slide the safe around on...2 guys should be all that is needed, 3 would make it easy. I would avoid any steep angle tilting...just enough to get the edge a couple inches off the ground to tuck the blanket underneath. |