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Tue 18 Mar, 2014 11:42 am
I have a 35 inch (NONFLAT or CRT TV) megabehemoth of an RCA television like a glacial era boulder deposited in the middle of my living room. Would like to get rid of that antiquated nonHD godzilla of a beast and replace it with my Sony HD flat TV set.
Other then a stick of dynamite or some conveniently placed C4 explosive or dismantalling it with a sledgehammer, how would you proceed with getting it out of a 3rd floor walkup apartment. (And no. Throwing out of the window - which it won't fit through in the first place isn't a viable option.)
@tsarstepan,
how'd you get it up there in the first place?
@Region Philbis,
I didn't. It's my flatmate's TV. He says he'll help me get rid of the TV s0 I can put up my own but I'm trying to find a way to get it out and not get either of us injured in the process. I really don't understand how it first fit through any of the living room doors let alone the narrow apartment hallway that leads to the stairs and outside.
@tsarstepan,
If I was to look at cheap labor at Craigslist (and yes I am a bit scared at the process of hiring someone from that source), is there a category I can look at for help provided or is it best if I write my own posting for help wanted?
How much should I charge a couple of handymen to do the job? I'll also look at moving companies if they're not too expensive.
@tsarstepan,
Just tweeted 1-800-GOT-JUNK (and will call them after work). Has anyone used them for their removal service?
@tsarstepan,
I haven't used them but I hear they're really expensive.
Does the building have a super? He might know the best way to go about getting it out of there.
It seems to me that you've got something heavy to move . . . i don't see what you have to complain about.
(hehehe . . . i crack me up)
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote: how would you proceed with getting it out of a 3rd floor walkup apartment.
Hire some guys to dump it.
Or Habitat for Humanity. They might or might not accept it and also pick it up - they pick up my stuff and haven't said no so far except for clothing, and they pick up by truck. It's true I give them a fair batch of stuff at a time - books, bedding, rugs, and some pottery and cookware I can part with... once a '30's cabinet with a metal top that had some chips and dents but was sort of a neat piece of furniture, albeit needing a new latch. (I bought it at a so called antique store for little.) At least in Abq, they're a phone call away to find out; they may not pick up your goods for a few weeks, being busy.
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
It seems to me that you've got something heavy to move . . . i don't see what you have to complain about.
(hehehe . . . i crack me up)
It ain't heavy. It's my roommate's electronics.
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:
tsarstepan wrote: how would you proceed with getting it out of a 3rd floor walkup apartment.
Hire some guys to dump it.
I'm probably going to do that.
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:
OmSigDAVID wrote:
tsarstepan wrote: how would you proceed with getting it out of a 3rd floor walkup apartment.
Hire some guys to dump it.
I'm probably going to do that.
Good luck with it.
I 'd invite u to go back to the lasanya restaurant,
but I 'm too far away for that.
David
@boomerang,
boomerang wrote:
I haven't used them but I hear they're really expensive.
Does the building have a super? He might know the best way to go about getting it out of there.
According to my roommate, our landlord is looking for a reason to raise the rent (whatever that means in terms of when the lease is up for renewal). I'll still use that route if the other routes aren't working.
@tsarstepan,
hire a mover. Beats getting a hernia.
@tsarstepan,
Quote:It's my flatmate's TV
ok... how did
he get it up there in the first place?
@Region Philbis,
I'll get around to asking but I'm afraid to ask.
@tsarstepan,
i once helped my plumber buddy carry a washing machine down a winding flight of stairs to the basement.
for some reason i took the front, and somehow managed to walk down backwards without dropping it or losing my footing.
we laughed about it, and it wasn't until later that i realized how lucky we were to accomplish the task without one or both of us getting seriously hurt...
@Region Philbis,
Don't try that while bringing a refrigerator down the twisty staircase of 3rd floor Allston/Brighton apartment (circa 1900 construction). I almost caused my flat-mate to have a crushed pelvis as he got pinned to a wall.
@tsarstepan,
Lemme check with one of my co-workers. She and her sister-in-law moved some appliances using some neat straps.
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