What's the best way for one man to get this double vanity wife wanted for bathroom update upstairs, it's 360lbs and why do women want to make life difficult.
What's the best way for one man to get this double vanity wife wanted for bathroom update upstairs, it's 360lbs and why do women want to mak...
This is my main obstacle
>360lbs
>upstairs
>1 guy
youre fricked if you cant take it apart and rebuild it in the space you want to.
the only thing i can think of is dragging it up on a sledge, but thats gonna frick your stairs up
pay someone to help you, and use a dolly with that thing ratchet strapped to it
Yeah I was thinking dolly plus ratchet straps. Use gloves and maybe chalk. I’ve moved arcade cabinets up stairs and on ramps an they’re probably 200-300lbs assembled. I wouldn’t have anyone help you besides spotting or be up the stairs for a switch out when you get tired. There’s no escape if they’re at the bottom. Could hit up a local moving company for a quote. They must have to deal with shit like this. You could crane it or maybe there’s a winch setup for this
even more proof that wheels should have been square instead of round
As a house painter, I've seen a lot of abominations, but whoever thought it made any sense to put a handrail with balusters instead of simple wall brackets right smack up against a wall is insanely stupid.
That's the worst abomination you've seen?
As a finish carpenter who has restored homes with a lot of dumb frick "improvements" back to the original configurations I can tell you that it's very possible that someone walled off the open side of that stairwell and the railing was there first.
>someone walled off the open side of that stairwell
probably true. I apologize to OP for his moronic stairwell and wish him a happy future with his 360 lb sink.
>That's the worst abomination you've seen?
not even close. we had one unbelievable staircase that was about 1 foot from an exterior wall that had windows down in that pocket. I painted some of it from up on the stairs, some by stretching into the pocket, and some from going outside and reaching through the window. I wish I had a photo because words don't do justice.
>360 lb sink
hey don't call his wife a sink
>As a finish carpenter who has restored homes with a lot of dumb frick "improvements"
I was on a job once where an old house needed more furnace ducts. They ran one along the floor next to a bedroom wall, and boxed it in with 2x4 framing and sheetrock, baseboard, etc. What nobody seemed to care about was the access door to the faucet in the bathroom on the other side of the wall, which was 100% buried behind all that. When that faucet goes out, instead of a $200 bill, it will be more like $2000.
Entire first floor is 3 layer brick built in 1850 plumed and wired in 1918 shits been a pain, using run less wire switches and junction boxes to light downstairs, just got the shower up and running, had to cut all old galvanized pipe and lead shit out, Tear down ceiling etc, new toilet.... was supposed to be a quick 1 day job but it's om it's 3rd, all that's left is plumb for vanity and take it upstairs, fill these holes for now and seal everything.
It's funky you fool
Rent a forklift and use an upstairs window.
Or put a sheet of MDF or ply on the stairs, the sink on a heavy dolly with a strap around it. It’s probably the cheapest but you’d still need 2 people and there’s a pretty big chance of damaging it.
You COULD try to build a hoisting frame right above where your standing in but then need straps, hoist, and to remove the fencing on top floor.
Whatever you attempt make sure nobody is underneath it while you lift/drag it up.
If you're renting equipment to move it, it may be cheaper to just call up a moving company and tell them you need to move something from one floor to the next.
Think I'm just gonna ask fire dept and pay em
Do you have any friends?
no
Can confirm the no, family members are broken and not fit, this is more of a vacation house in the middle of an old town 200-600 miles from any friends
>vacation home
>360lb vanity that his wife picked
You are aware of what is going to happen in the next decade right?
Why are you wasting time and resources?
>You are aware of what is going to happen in the next decade right?
Not much at all. Youngsters who are historically illiterate are hilarious.
Don't do it. It's a shittest. She wants to know how lardy she can get before you give up on her.
pulleys
pull 'is wot, mate?
Yeah, you're screwed.
What you could try is flipping it over onto a sheet of melamine board, anything rigid and smooth and try sliding it up. If you could lasso it and attach it to something upstairs with a come along, have your wife try to keep the slack out in case you slip.
Other than that I think your only other option is trying to flip it up the stairs.
>the double sink meme
>virtually zero fricking countertop space left over
you have already failed
but actually this tbh
call a couple of friends and let them help you out. you could probably manage to do this alone, but your back would kill you in a couple of days.
Probably wouldn't be so heavy if you didn't have fricking TWO farmhouse sinks on there lolol. What's the point? You washing dishes in there? Seems like another one of those cringe fads like excessive use of "barn" chinese roller doors. Be a man and tell your wife that you are getting a normal vanity with usable counterspace and appropriate sinks instead of mini swimming pools.
take the sink out and move them separately
Not possible, it's all glued
stanley knife
Time to work out bro
but in reality a bunch of sheets of ply over the stairs and a come along to drag it up, plus rollers
Kek she picked probably the worst sink to install in the entire world. Tell her to stop watching fixer upper. That shit is already out of style anyways.
I don't think I've ever seen a woman's vanity that wasn't filled to the brim with all sorts of junk, and she chose one that is mostly sink?
Ponder these words of wisdom from one of history's greatest mathematicians
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world
Sinks go over cabinetry, not open shelving
Mount a mirror above your toilet tank, floating shelves under the bowl, and tell ur wife to sit backwards on the closed toilet seat. That's her new vanity until you both sort out that stairwell.
what does your wife's weight have to do with the sink you're moving? do you have to move her out of the way first?
rent a stair climber get a powered one
you can install a davit out the windows
360lbs is enough to hurt you get a spotter
If you can't recruit or pay somebody, the "Electric Stair Climbing Hand Trucks Dolly Cart for Moving 441lb Capacity Heavy Duty Folding Stair Climber Cart Hand Trolley with 6 Wheels Motor Battery Powered for Furniture Family Logistics Warehouse" is your next best bet. If $1300 is too much, get a plastic wash basin, and just use the 330# sink in the garage.
If me and my dad can get a 600lb cement tub out of a basement, you can find one guy to help you get a fricking cabinet up the stairs.
Pro Tip: take the drawers out first
I don't think her drawers will make a noticeable dent in her loading weight.
depends on how often she goes between changes
Holy shit, you followed my advice, way to go dude.
I know, I was being a smart ass
>Seriously just sit outside until some strong looking person comes by, offer them 100$ to help you.
Technically OP followed *my* advice. It was a three man operation.
Not 3, 2. Other person was young kid shadowing him work wise, probably couldn't lift 90lbs
>t. gives advice inferior to a "young kid"
If I was going to be stupid I would tip it on end and squat lift it one step at a time with the center of gravity closest to the next step. If I was smart I would rent a stair climber like post above.
Build a little frame and some skis and winch it up the stairs
This, and you could use real skis if you find a set at a thrift store. Some carpet remnants between skis and stairs protect the stair treads.
A cheap boat winch with a nylon strap is ample for pulling it up the stairs. I'd bolt the winch to some stout steel angle then pad the steel with towels where it contacts any woodwork. Anyone foolish enough not to live in a ranch design house (stairs kill old people and are the reason they stop using the second or higher storeys of their homes) needs a permanent stairwell winching solution they can use for future moves.
She'll be bored of it in a few months
go get a case of beer, call a friend. You have friends right?
I pulled a cast iron radiator up the stairs using a sled and a winch, yes, there will be some damage to the stairs, pad with used carpet, one person.
Seriously just sit outside until some strong looking person comes by, offer them 100$ to help you.
Or skis plus winch
Or go to the gym, get a life coach, work on yourself for a few years and make some friends.
Option #1 is your best bet OP. I'd stare and stranger's muscles and offer the most promising studs cash to come into your home.
Im a leaf and chances are they would help for free
Esp if OP is a looker
Get yourself some 2x4's and 4x4's and make a palate. Then you just get some ratcheting ties and pull that sucker down. You can get some rope and hoist that fricker up the stairs. Watch out for the banister as a leverage tool. Might be easier just yanking it up there. Or else just get a friend to help you get it up. I would still keep a palate on it because those legs can bend from the move.
Paid some dude painting fire hydrants across street 50 bucks to help me, this was supposed to be a half maybe 1 day project and turned into 4 and an extra 500 buckaroos
thanks for posting an update, I was curious if you'd ever get it up. Were you the bottom or top? I mean going up the stairs of course.
Top and it sucked
You did the right thing though, I wouldn't let the person helping me pull, but it does wreck your back. Ice that shit now and stretch it out in the morning.
I like my wife not fricking with my sink area, just let it be. Plus in the morning we can chat while we brush our teeth and get ready for work. Take the double sink pill anon.
The person pushing it up the stairs has to be a power bottom.
Who the frick needs two sinks in a bathroom, what's the use case?
Leaving the dishes to soak in one sink
In a bathroom??
>Paid some dude painting fire hydrants across street 50 bucks
OP a confirmed stud finder
not living alone would be the use case, anon
Come on how often does the wife need to use the sink at the exact same time
Often enough for OP to get trolled here and pay a stranger to handle his new shiny. It's not just about frequency, but also severity.
Severity? What, are they gonna wear down the sink?
Sure anon. That's the reason.
Well what the frick do you mean by "severity" then you mealy mouthed obscurantist?
You're already experiencing some, it seems
As a married person I can say all the fricking time. We both brush our teeth at the same time with a single sink. It’s a pain in the ass standing there waiting for her to get the frick outta the way.
Even in 2 people dorm a double sink is considered a major win because people tend to get up and go to bed roughly at the same time. If you’re any kind of household, you don’t want to spend time waiting for the other person to finish. Brushing teeth in kitchen is hobo tier
looks pretty good ngl
Wife did the picking out, I did all the work, had to replace rotted floor near toilet, tear down plaster ceiling underneath to cut out all old plumbing and put in new make access to jack attic for more shit, list goes on... tomorrow it gets lights, and a Bluetooth fan speaker so I can listen to 80s while I shower and try to figure out why I haven't offed myself yet.
Huge improvement. Thanks for sharing.
Remove drawers.
Rent an appliance dolly with straps and rubberized stair guides.
Drape a blanket over the dolly.
Flip the vanity onto its side with the countertop surface against the dolly.
Strap it down.
Pull it up the stairs, taking your time.
Good chance you'll break the countertops and your wife will make you sleep on the couch for the next month but you won't have to pay movers or ask a friend to spot you or help LIKE A PUSSY homosexual WHO NEEDS HELP amirite?
>why do women want to make life difficult
Can't blame your wife when it's your BIG STRONG MANLY MAN bullshit is the reason you're too prideful to hire a couple hispanics or hard dudes who either lack foresight or need money more than they think they'll need their lower backs 30 years from now to take it up your stairs.
>pull out drawers
>tape cardboard boxes (1 or 2 boxes opened up long ways) to top
>flip upside down
>pick/pull/place on stairs
>push or pull up stairs
>????
>profit
If you cant move 360lbs of furnature by yourself, you honestly have no business being married. Clearly, you cant protect or defend against shit.
>pre installed sinks and countertops
You're fricked m8. Take that crap apart.
Do you have access to at least three pulleys and rope?
Sell it and build your own out of 1/2 plywood. If she doesn't like it she can haul that moronic bullshit up the stairs herself (kek)
tilt vertical
get straps
one corner up
next corner up
use thighs
its actually pretty easy