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Title: There are two ways.....
Post by: STEMO on 26 June 2018, 12:50:58
....to move a fridge freezer across vinyl flooring, in order to paint the walls behind.
1) Carefully remove everything from within and, using your sack barrow, wheel it well out of the way, giving yourself plenty of room to work. Or...
2) Leave everything in there and manhandle the bastard out with a series of grunts and farts, tearing a great big tongue out of the vinyl flooring and sending the glass ornament which your wife thoughtlessly placed on top of it bouncing along the kitchen floor.

Guess which method I used.
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: henryd on 26 June 2018, 12:55:13
method 2 obviously ,where's ya been,everyone couple of folk were worried about you :y
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: STEMO on 26 June 2018, 13:04:04
Just busy, thank you, Enery. It's that time of year when I have to get off my backside and do some work around the house. With it being an oldish house, nothing is simple. Went to replace a ceiling light in the bathroom this morning. Took the old one down.......no earth  :(
So off to change the one I got for a double insulated one. Hey ho.
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Andy B on 26 June 2018, 13:13:29
there is a 3rd way  ::) ......
wind up the feet at the front of the fridge/freezer & wheel it forward on the wheels that the manufacture thoughtfully fitted at point of manufacture  ::) ::)
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 26 June 2018, 13:25:10
method 2 obviously ,where's ya been,everyone couple of folk were worried about you :y

As many as that?....... :o :o :o
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 26 June 2018, 13:42:49
there is a 3rd way  ::) ......
wind up the feet at the front of the fridge/freezer & wheel it forward on the wheels that the manufacture thoughtfully fitted at point of manufacture  ::) ::)

He is a scouser. They are not noted for being sensible and responsible. :)
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: dave the builder on 26 June 2018, 13:58:04

He is a scouser.
He probably stole the wheels off it long ago and sold them  ;D

Just stick said "tongue " back with trim adhesive
steal a carpet sample from floors to go and use as a mat to cover it  :y
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: omegod on 26 June 2018, 14:11:06
My pal is a washing machine engineer, he sprays any form of cleaner on the floor in front of the machine and it simply slides forward with ease
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: BazaJT on 26 June 2018, 18:52:27
I have some what I term as roller skates-can't recall their proper name.These are extendable to fit varying depth appliances and a little lever to lock/unlock the wheels.Makes moving fridges/freezers/washing machines easy peasy :y
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Steve B on 26 June 2018, 19:16:25
Tilt back on the two rear wheels and slide two scrap bits of laminate under,so they touch rear wheels..let down...tilt onto two front wheels and glide it over the laminate.  :y
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 26 June 2018, 19:49:35
Funny... cause I never thought Scoucers had any problem removing anything...... just saying!!!!!
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: ronnyd on 26 June 2018, 23:28:53
Roll mine out on a cut down broom handle. :D
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: STEMO on 27 June 2018, 19:23:44
Brilliant advice fellas, thanks. Now if only I'd have asked before I............ :-\
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 27 June 2018, 19:25:29
Did the glass tat survive?  ???
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: STEMO on 27 June 2018, 19:54:50
Did the glass tat survive?  ???
No....but she hasn't missed it yet.  :-X
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 27 June 2018, 20:10:00
Did the glass tat survive?  ???
No....but she hasn't missed it yet.  :-X

Oh dear. It's bound to be a family heirloom.  :)
Title: Re: There are two ways.....
Post by: Rods2 on 27 June 2018, 22:24:46
Puzzled, why move the fridge when nobody can see the old paint behind it? That would have saved hours, no evidence to hide glass to sweep up and dump at the bottom of the bin, so you could have finished in time and watched back-to-back World Cup matches. :y