On 19/07/10 11:46, geraldthehamster wrote:
OK chaps...

I hve a cast iron bath to move from an outhouse, to a first floor
bathroom. Having carried it once from trailer to outhouse, with a
neighbour's help, I'm aware of how unbelieveably heavy it is.

It needs to go up a flight of stairs with 3 winders at the bottom. The
stairs are newly fitted, and have newel bottoms but no balustrade.
They are stained and varnished and need not to be dinged or chipped.

There is nothing available upstairs to attach a block and tackle
to ;-)

Other than brute force, can anyone suggest techniques for getting it
up there without damage to stairs, bath or workforce?

Is there any area of open vertical space next to the stairs? A picture
would be useful.

When I've moved a cast iron bath up some stairs, we slid it on the base
on some scaffolding planks - the legs had been removed. It's difficult
getting a grip if there are no taps - it may be helpful to rig up a
arrangement with ropes.

They can be picked up and spun on the sloping end with care but you need
2-3 strong people to handle them in a controlled fashion.

How about arranging a temporary wall anchor using a piece of wood and
some wall fixings or are you trying to avoid damaging plaster? Then you
could use ratchet straps to take the load.