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What to put underneath appliances/furniture to move it without scratching hardwood?

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I'd really appreciate some advice about what to put under appliances, furnitures, etc to move them without scratching hardwood floors. We are refinishing and adding hardwood floors in the house next month and we will be moving around a lot of furniture and appliances, and I worry about scratches. :cheer:
 

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They make these things that I call "sliders" for moving furniture. I will look to see if I can find some for you.

elaine
 

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That was easy --- they are called sliders on Amazon as well.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1...ords=furniture+sliders&ie=UTF8&qid=1389063488

Basically you lift up a corner of the piece to be moved and stick the slider underneath and continue on each corner or leg until each one is on a slider and then you can simply slide the furniture without scratching the floor. They are so slick that it makes moving furniture relatively easy.

I used to sale furniture and this is what we used for moving sofas around the store.

elaine
 

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We put felt pads on the legs of our chairs in the kitchen with wood floors. Here's a slider kit example.
 

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Cotton cloths. Old towels. I don't recommend carpet samples because the (usually) nylon fiber is actually tougher than the floor finish. Just make sure that if you are going to scoot heavy stuff on a fresh finish- even on old towels/rags, make sure the floor is clean, dragging grit under the cushioning is as bad as scooting furniture without any cushioning at all.

Or as mentioned above, the custom made sliders if you are going to leave them on. Old cloths are cheaper.

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If you are refinishing hardwood, the coating doesn't really get properly hardened for 2-3 weeks. I wouldn't slide anything on the wood even if it is on slippery pads.

Here's what the big kids do. Get a roll of "construction grade Kraft paper" then roll it out over the area of interest. For an appliance, lay down a piece of Masonite on top of the paper. Then slide the appliance onto the Masonite. If you have two pieces of Masonite, start out on piece #1, slide the item across that piece then onto adjacent piece #2. Pick up piece #1 and place it ahead of piece #2 and continue moving the item to the desired destination.

The Masonite is slippery but very durable and is only 1/8" thick so it doesn't hinder moving a heavy appliance onto the surface.
 

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We use a product called "Moving Men" - probably the same as the sliders - it's just a plastic disk with a slight curve to it. They really make it easy to slide heavy furniture across the floor!
 

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Thanks for all the advice, I am forwarding this to my husband so he can read it too!
 

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just go to Lowes or home depot, they have a few options. I found them after the fact. an still see those scratches.
 

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I've used the plastic sliders. They work great. I think we got them at Home Depot or Ace Hardware.
 
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