So my wife and I were able to successfully move our new Englander 30 into our basement almost two weeks ago. Though the stove easily outweighs the both of us and then some, we brought our A games and managed to hold on to it going down a full flight of a dozen stairs.
Now that we've enjoyed the new stove for a while, it's time to talk about the elephant in the room. I'm talking about the literal elephant of a stove, Big Buck 28000 which sits 12 stairs below ground and is now perpetually in the way.
We had a tough enough time getting the 475 lb Englander down the stairs, I don't even want to know how moving a 600+ lb stove up the stairs will be like.
Also needed in the mix is some finesse. We will have a total of 3" of wiggle room going up the stairs. At the most narrow part near the top, less than 1". And I just finished re-drywalling everything a few months ago. Go figure. =(
So I really need some opinions on my options:
1) Get raw manpower and hope for the best. - My worry is that the two people on the downhill side may not be able to lift enough due to the weight/positioning, or that the top folks lose control and crush the bottom folks.
2) Rig up a come-along to ratchet it up. - Most importantly what do I tie off the come-along to?
3) Somehow bust up a plate steel stove in my house and sadly move it out piece by piece. How I'd even manage this is beyond me.
4) Turn it into an entertainment center, and forego this whole issue.
Any other ideas that I've missed?
Now that we've enjoyed the new stove for a while, it's time to talk about the elephant in the room. I'm talking about the literal elephant of a stove, Big Buck 28000 which sits 12 stairs below ground and is now perpetually in the way.
We had a tough enough time getting the 475 lb Englander down the stairs, I don't even want to know how moving a 600+ lb stove up the stairs will be like.
Also needed in the mix is some finesse. We will have a total of 3" of wiggle room going up the stairs. At the most narrow part near the top, less than 1". And I just finished re-drywalling everything a few months ago. Go figure. =(
So I really need some opinions on my options:
1) Get raw manpower and hope for the best. - My worry is that the two people on the downhill side may not be able to lift enough due to the weight/positioning, or that the top folks lose control and crush the bottom folks.
2) Rig up a come-along to ratchet it up. - Most importantly what do I tie off the come-along to?
3) Somehow bust up a plate steel stove in my house and sadly move it out piece by piece. How I'd even manage this is beyond me.
4) Turn it into an entertainment center, and forego this whole issue.
Any other ideas that I've missed?