Moving a stone slab up stairs

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Always wondered what it was, we had one exactly as Mango describes at the last house I rented in Sheffield. What's this about blood boilers? My friend said she had a safe in her basement, I had a look and it was clearly some kind of old wood burner.

As for moving the slab, I'd stand it on it's end, walk it to the stairs and lump it up one step at a time by myself, two people would just get in each other's way I think. Only problem is if you slip it'll crush you, so make sure H&S isn't watching.

Quite interesting.

A bloody offal nuisance: the persistence of private slaughter-houses in nineteenth-century London on JSTOR

IAN MACLACHLAN, A bloody offal nuisance: the persistence of private slaughter-houses in nineteenth-century London, Urban History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (August 2007), pp. 227-254

www.jstor.org

 

[James1979]

Quite interesting.

A bloody offal nuisance: the persistence of private slaughter-houses in nineteenth-century London on JSTOR

IAN MACLACHLAN, A bloody offal nuisance: the persistence of private slaughter-houses in nineteenth-century London, Urban History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (August 2007), pp. 227-254

www.jstor.org

It is actually. I had a house with no blood letting or some such in the deeds and wondered what it was about.

 

[mangocrazy]

Haven't read the deeds so wouldn't know about any restrictive covenants, but I'd have thought that this table would have been more of a storage place for cheese, cold meats etc rather than a butcher's table. I'm not sure of the date the house was built but I'd hazard a guess at the very late 1800s so, if what Kayos says is true, by that time people had largely stopped chopping up dead animals in their cellars.

The cellar also had a coal chute at the front, so there was a bit of conflict of applications in any case.

 

[Nomad]

Option 1 : 2 big lads carry an end each, job done.

Option 2 : I often use 2" rachet straps as slings (in a continious loop) over my shoulder when carrying bulky / heavy objects, the weight is on your spine and your hands are free to stabilise the load. 2 not-so-big lads with a strap each over their shoulder and under the slab. If one lad is stronger, put him nearer the middle to take more of the weight. Similar to ...

 

[waddycall]

If you get more than one person to do it make sure they don’t get competitive and rush it. You’d be better off doing it slowly and surely yourself with blocks, levers, planks etc. Getting more than one bloke on a lift can be dangerous.

 

[badabec]

Leave it where it is and buy a table. It is bound to snap in two. Or snap one of the helpers in two.

 

[mangocrazy]

Leave it where it is and buy a table. It is bound to snap in two. Or snap one of the helpers in two.

Besides wanting it moved outside to use there, I also want the space freed up. So one way or another, it's going. If it snaps in two, so be it.

Damaging another human is not in the plan. Which is why I asked for suggestions.

 

[Bornfree]

It's a shame your not closer to Salisbury, iam sure there are a few locals still about who know about moving stone.

 

[Maker]

Leave it where it is and buy a table. It is bound to snap in two. Or snap one of the helpers in two.

If it hasn't snapped balancing on two brick piers for 100 years, it'll probably survive standing in the garden as a potting table.

 

[CornishPete]

Have you thought of building a cable operated winching system? Or a remote controlled motorised lifting device? Or a titanium framed robot cyborg? Or if that's overthinking what about getting a few mates to help lift it?!

 

[brightspark]

Have you thought of building a cable operated winching system? Or a remote controlled motorised lifting device? Or a titanium framed robot cyborg? Or if that's overthinking what about getting a few mates to help lift it?!

and dont forget a job method and risk assessment and go on a lifting course if you were nicking it it would be out in 5 minutes flat . i managed to get a large thick paving slab up a ladder and capped the chimney off on my own in younger days

 

[northwest]

You do wonder what the point of bodybuilding is then, other than vanity...

I too have often wondered WHY?

 

[northwest]

You need my mate Kane for this, he is a bloody monster.

 

[sg66]

You need my mate Kane for this, he is a bloody monster.

Ahhh but is he Able

 

[gordon stephenson]

Put it on edge with a strap around each end, gives you something decent to grip, Two people should manage,

 

[gaz1]

Butcher’s cellar discovered under Dodworth shop

A TRADITIONAL butcher’s cellar has been discovered underneath a Dodworth shop where renovation works are taking place.Th... Local News News Barnsley South Yorkshire

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you also have to remember the larder

Larder - Wikipedia

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[gaz1]

personnaly id cut it into 2 long lengths and carry it up

 

[winchman]

Put it on Ebay 99p buyer to remove

 

[mangocrazy]

personnaly id cut it into 2 long lengths and carry it up

I really quite like it in its current format. It's still going to be a table top so one piece good, two pieces nowhere near as good.

 

[mangocrazy]

Put it on Ebay 99p buyer to remove

I'm not interested in selling it, just moving it.