How to move insert?

[zachhandler]

Can anyone tell me or reference me to the correct thread...How do I get a 400 pound insert into a fireplace that is flush with the floor? wooden rollers? Metal rollers that I then leave in the firplace? Or just protect the floor with plywood and push it across the floor?

Thanks!

 

[begreen]

Rollers work, just like the pyramids. But so does 4 bodies, one on each corner. Or strap it to a stout handtruck and roll it close to position. Then slide it in. I like to have a sheet of metal down on the hearth to protect it and make it easy to slide on.

 

[gzecc]

Could also put is on some towels or blanket and slide it.
When you get in front of the fireplece, put it on a few 1/8" wood dowels. It rolls nicely.

 

[oconnor]

Once the folks who got mine to the living room, they used 4 sheet metal sections as sliders to get it into position, and then a simple pry bar to lift the front of the stove a tad to get them out - worked really slick, and allowed for some fine adjustments while keeping the hearth undamaged.