the naked prophet
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The wife and I are getting a safe (850 lb model) and suddenly she freaks out about not being able to move it in. I mean, we've already ordered it and committed to pay for it.
So the new questions she brought up are this:
Can our floor support an 850 lb safe? I know people with 900 lb safes on their second floors, and ours will be on a first floor (only floor) with wooden floor joists and a crawl space underneath. Is this ridiculously heavy for a wood-joisted floor, or is this not a concern? I hadn't seriously thought about it before, because I know lots of people just plop these down in their houses (and bolt them to the walls, etc).
Second, how many people does it take to move in a safe? There is only one step up into the house (from front driveway up to house interior) and it's maybe 4 inches. Assuming I had a refrigerator dolly for leverage, and used 2 inch wood dowels for rollers (the recommended method based on other peoples advice), would four average-sized guys be enough (two college guys, me, and my 50s dad - all in decent health)?
Third, is it particularly dangerous? Men in my family have a history of hernia, and all of us have had at least one operation to bring back one of "the boys" that got lost. With only four guys, all of whom have had an operation for this, would we be likely to injure ourselves again? Just pushing a safe on rollers, and lifting it up one 4 inch step?
Have any of you found it necessary to hire movers, and if so what did it cost?
So the new questions she brought up are this:
Can our floor support an 850 lb safe? I know people with 900 lb safes on their second floors, and ours will be on a first floor (only floor) with wooden floor joists and a crawl space underneath. Is this ridiculously heavy for a wood-joisted floor, or is this not a concern? I hadn't seriously thought about it before, because I know lots of people just plop these down in their houses (and bolt them to the walls, etc).
Second, how many people does it take to move in a safe? There is only one step up into the house (from front driveway up to house interior) and it's maybe 4 inches. Assuming I had a refrigerator dolly for leverage, and used 2 inch wood dowels for rollers (the recommended method based on other peoples advice), would four average-sized guys be enough (two college guys, me, and my 50s dad - all in decent health)?
Third, is it particularly dangerous? Men in my family have a history of hernia, and all of us have had at least one operation to bring back one of "the boys" that got lost. With only four guys, all of whom have had an operation for this, would we be likely to injure ourselves again? Just pushing a safe on rollers, and lifting it up one 4 inch step?
Have any of you found it necessary to hire movers, and if so what did it cost?