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Looking to swap our woodstove out for a pellet stove.

Trying to figure out how to get this woodstove moved. The walls are made of soapstone, so the stove Waze somewhere well north of 500 pounds. Sitting on four legs so it’s not really easy to use an appliance dolly.

Ideas?

I have to get this thing moved out of the office through the kitchen and living room and out the front door.

Pallet jack?

I was gonna say that.

Yup. Grab a bunch of those 1/2 pallets as a spacer

If you have a hard floor surface or can throw plywood down over carpet you could get it onto a piece of plywood and roll it on dowels across the floor.

Straight shot with no stairs?

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The one in my old house weighed in at over 400 lbs. Two of us hauled it in using two 2x4's. We slid two of them beneath the stove upright, similar to a floor joist, then figuring for what we needed as a handle, we cut off the excess... probably ended up around six foot each. We then each got an end, and using the "joists", lifted it and carried it in. Since the joists were no wider than the stove, we walked right through the 32" doorway, though barely.

...hard to explain, but picture two guys hauling the Ark of the Covenant into the house.

Admittedly, we moved in short increments with many breaks. Also, aside from one porch step, we never had to climb stairs.

Piano dolly (s).

Basic 4 wheel flat dolly similar to a harbor freight one for $11. Throw plywood on top. Once you get it on there it's easy sailing unless you have stairs.

If you have French doors, a skid steer with forks.

If it were me, it would be with much help, and, or much difficulty.

The stone bricks lining the walls of mine were removable. Helps some..

Floor jack and furniture moving pads. Use the floor jack to carry most of the weight and the pads to stabilize the legs. I’ve also used a motorcycle jack if will fit between the legs

I moved my safe in and out of my houses by turning a rug over and putting the wooly side against the floor the sticky side under the safe. Tilt one side of the safe and side as much as I could under it. Tilt the other side and pulled the excess out. Worked good on wood floors for one person.

LOL

Furniture slides. We moved a large gun safe pretty easily using those. Hardest part will be lifting it to get the slides under the legs

Hire some mexicans

Polygamy; more wives.

Wife and I moved a 431# gun safe a couple of weeks ago with furniture moving sliders. Alot easier than I thought it was going to be. They only cost about $20. Dave