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The existing proposals have serious cons:

  • The hoist requires much more space thatthan is implied in the answer by crip659, and it probably won't reach high enough to clear the cabinet anyway. It's also heavy and cumbersome itself.

  • The pulley on the ceiling proposed by Traveler requires a large anchor, itself requiring large fasteners and associated holes, and it risks cracking up drywall with such a heavy concentrated load. At best it'll require substantial ceiling repair.

You need a dunnage approach, such as is used by house movers.

  1. Procure a lever-and-fulcrum device and some stackable blocking. This can be as simple as a 1x8 board and some scrap lumber or concrete blocks.

  2. Position the lever under the front of the unit. Position the fulcrum block under the lever, with the lever at a reasonable angle.

  3. Have a helper pull forward on the top rear of the unit as you lever up the front, keeping the unit level and off the walls. Slide "dunnage" under the unit to maintain the lift. A third person would be helpful here.

  4. Set the unit on the dunnage.

  5. Reset the lever with a taller fulcrum.

  6. Repeat the process to lift the unit in stages, adding dunnage with each stage.

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The existing proposals have serious cons:

  • The hoist requires much more space that is implied in the answer by crip659, and it probably won't reach high enough to clear the cabinet anyway. It's also heavy and cumbersome itself.

  • The pulley on the ceiling proposed by Traveler requires a large anchor, itself requiring large fasteners and associated holes, and it risks cracking up drywall with such a heavy concentrated load. At best it'll require substantial ceiling repair.

You need a dunnage approach, such as is used by house movers.

  1. Procure a lever-and-fulcrum device and some stackable blocking. This can be as simple as a 1x8 board and some scrap lumber or concrete blocks.

  2. Position the lever under the front of the unit. Position the fulcrum block under the lever, with the lever at a reasonable angle.

  3. Have a helper pull forward on the top rear of the unit as you lever up the front, keeping the unit level and off the walls. Slide "dunnage" under the unit to maintain the lift. A third person would be helpful here.

  4. Set the unit on the dunnage.

  5. Reset the lever with a taller fulcrum.

  6. Repeat the process to lift the unit in stages, adding dunnage with each stage.

enter image description here

image source

The existing proposals have serious cons:

  • The hoist requires much more space than is implied in the answer by crip659, and it probably won't reach high enough to clear the cabinet anyway. It's also heavy and cumbersome itself.

  • The pulley on the ceiling proposed by Traveler requires a large anchor, itself requiring large fasteners and associated holes, and it risks cracking up drywall with such a heavy concentrated load. At best it'll require substantial ceiling repair.

You need a dunnage approach, such as is used by house movers.

  1. Procure a lever-and-fulcrum device and some stackable blocking. This can be as simple as a 1x8 board and some scrap lumber or concrete blocks.

  2. Position the lever under the front of the unit. Position the fulcrum block under the lever, with the lever at a reasonable angle.

  3. Have a helper pull forward on the top rear of the unit as you lever up the front, keeping the unit level and off the walls. Slide "dunnage" under the unit to maintain the lift. A third person would be helpful here.

  4. Set the unit on the dunnage.

  5. Reset the lever with a taller fulcrum.

  6. Repeat the process to lift the unit in stages, adding dunnage with each stage.

enter image description here

image source

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isherwood
  • 148.9k
  • 8
  • 179
  • 439

The existing proposals have serious cons:

  • The hoist requires much more space that is implied in the answer by crip659, and it probably won't reach high enough to clear the cabinet anyway. It's also heavy and cumbersome itself.

  • The pulley on the ceiling proposed by Traveler requires a large anchor, itself requiring large fasteners and associated holes, and it risks cracking up drywall with such a heavy concentrated load. At best it'll require substantial ceiling repair.

You need a dunnage approach, such as is used by house movers.

  1. Procure a lever-and-fulcrum device and some stackable blocking. This can be as simple as a 1x8 board and some scrap lumber or concrete blocks.

  2. Position the lever under the front of the unit. Position the fulcrum block under the lever, with the lever at a reasonable angle.

  3. Have a helper pull forward on the top rear of the unit as you lever up the front, keeping the unit level and off the walls. Slide "dunnage" under the unit to maintain the lift. A third person would be helpful here.

  4. Set the unit on the dunnage.

  5. Reset the lever with a taller fulcrum.

  6. Repeat the process to lift the unit in stages, adding dunnage with each stage.

enter image description here

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