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Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

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wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

If you stand astride it, with the bath partially upside-down,
resting on one lip, you can just about pick it up and move it,
but it's a strain. If you want to get it downstairs in one
piece, you can, with care, but you will need a helper, unless
you get technical - the stairs ought to be protected by
something, e.g. carpet, and take great care that it doesn't
shoot away out of control (an emergency rope around a newel or
something, belayed by a third man, is OK).

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"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...
wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in
one piece.

If you stand astride it, with the bath partially upside-down,
resting on one lip, you can just about pick it up and move it,
but it's a strain. If you want to get it downstairs in one
piece, you can, with care, but you will need a helper, unless
you get technical - the stairs ought to be protected by
something, e.g. carpet, and take great care that it doesn't
shoot away out of control (an emergency rope around a newel or
something, belayed by a third man, is OK).

Hehe, rings back memories when we had to take a Orange Cast Iron bath
downstairs after we moved into a old Victorian house.

Yep, they are heavy, we thought we had it under control, but it did get away
from us on the stairs. Took huge chunks and nearly went through the wall at
the bottom.

It did split in two at this stage and made the final push out of the door a
lot easier..

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"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in
one piece.

If you wish to get rid of it, then an easier method ( unless you're selling
it on for
reclamation ) is to take a club hammer or sledge hammer and whack hard with
that. Wear ear defenders and goggles, and make sure the floor won't be
damaged. Cast iron is brittle and will fracture after a few thwacks, then
you can
carry it out in lumps.

Andy.

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In article ,
says...
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

Once you have it upside down you can move it on rollers (a few bits of
old broom handle) and it will slide easily down carpeted stairs - too
easily if you're not careful :-)

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:42:35 +0100, Chris Bacon wrote:

and take great care that it doesn't
shoot away out of control (an emergency rope around a newel or something,
belayed by a third man, is OK).

This is very good advice - take it from me that being at the bottom of the
stairs when one of these finally stops using you as a buffer is not much
fun!

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wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

Two people can manage - normal people as well, they don't need to be
thick necked rugby types. If you can get three and a hefty lump of
rope all the better.

Please note - for normal types it is exhausting. You will not believe
how much you sweat for such a seemingly small amount of work. Also
plan and measure the route downstairs. Otherwise you'll get stuck
half-way, not be able to go back up, both start shaking like Elvis,
make a stupid comment about the fact that your helper looks like a dog
trying to **** razor blades, he will have a giggling fit and drop the
thing, taking huge chunks out of the plaster and nearly breaking your
toes. It will then take you a further half hour to extract the now
wedged bath from it's precarious resting place without causing further
damage or hernias.

Well that's one possibility that I've plucked out of thin air and
didn't actually happen of course, oh no sir not me...

--
Steve F

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"PhilÅ" wrote in message
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"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...
wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in
one piece.

If you stand astride it, with the bath partially upside-down,
resting on one lip, you can just about pick it up and move it,
but it's a strain. If you want to get it downstairs in one
piece, you can, with care, but you will need a helper, unless
you get technical - the stairs ought to be protected by
something, e.g. carpet, and take great care that it doesn't
shoot away out of control (an emergency rope around a newel or
something, belayed by a third man, is OK).

Hehe, rings back memories when we had to take a Orange Cast Iron bath
downstairs after we moved into a old Victorian house.

Yep, they are heavy, we thought we had it under control, but it did get
away from us on the stairs. Took huge chunks and nearly went through the
wall at the bottom.

It did split in two at this stage and made the final push out of the door
a lot easier..

You could do what I did when I needed help getting a piano downstairs -
Go down the local on a Saturday dinner time, wait while the game of darts
finishes, then shout out "Drinks all round guv'nor!". When the place goes
deathly quiet and everyone looks round in amazement say "I bet none of you
guys can lift a cast iron bath". Works a treat. :o)

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:59:43 GMT, "wounded horse"
wrote:

Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

Break it up in-situ. With a decent sized clubhammer it should break
easily.

Whack it near the rim until it cracks-keep whacking and chase the
crack until it breaks into bits. It's sort of like breaking a really
tough bit of toffee.

Wear goggles, ear defenders, overalls and gloves-the enamel splinters
go everywhere and are VERY sharp.

sponix

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"Peter Taylor" wrote:

You could do what I did when I needed help getting a piano downstairs -
Go down the local on a Saturday dinner time, wait while the game of darts
finishes, then shout out "Drinks all round guv'nor!". When the place goes
deathly quiet and everyone looks round in amazement say "I bet none of you
guys can lift a cast iron bath". Works a treat. :o)

OK so they lifted your cast iron bath but how did that help get your
piano downstairs?

:-)


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Wear goggles, ear defenders, overalls and gloves-the enamel splinters
go everywhere and are VERY sharp.

Did this last year - you do have to hit the thing bl**dy hard!

Worth covering it in old curtains/sheets.
They get ruined, but stop razor sharp enamel going everywhere.

I also put some board over the window just in case of flying cast iron
fragments.

Only mistake I made was standing a bit too close when the body finally
broke.
The end nearest me listed over and grazed my shin - a small price to pay for
ridding the house of the 1970s relic.



Phil

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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:59:43 GMT, "wounded horse"
wrote:

| Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
| Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

I, after ruining my DIY angle grinder, hired a professional Angle Grinder
and cut mine in two. I was still an absolute swine, with *two* men, to
get the halves down the stairs. Were I to do it again I would cut it into
four.

--
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The London suicide bombers killed innocent commuters.
Animal rights terrorists and activists kill innocent patients.

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In article ,
lid says...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:59:43 GMT, "wounded horse"
wrote:

| Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
| Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.

I, after ruining my DIY angle grinder, hired a professional Angle Grinder
and cut mine in two. I was still an absolute swine, with *two* men, to
get the halves down the stairs. Were I to do it again I would cut it into
four.

Easier to whack it a few times with a BIG hammer. But I think it's a
shame to break these up when people can still use them.

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TheScullster wrote:
[ breaking up old bath ]
Did this last year - you do have to hit the thing bl**dy hard!

Worth covering it in old curtains/sheets.
They get ruined, but stop razor sharp enamel going everywhere.

I also put some board over the window just in case of flying cast iron
fragments.

Only mistake I made was standing a bit too close when the body finally
broke.
The end nearest me listed over and grazed my shin - a small price to pay for
ridding the house of the 1970s relic.

This all adds up to "Why I prefer to remove CI baths in one bit".

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wounded horse wrote:

Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.


smash teh ****er like everyone else does.

Gloves, two pairs of jeans, ear defenders and a sodding great sledge hammer.

You will not believe how loud it is, how hard you have to hit it, or how
hard you CAN hit it...nor how sharp the broken bits are.

Unless you have a wife who eats steroids for breakfats, this is about
the only DIY job that is 'mans work'

i.e. all brute force and no intelligence...

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs
in one piece.
smash teh ****er like everyone else does.
Gloves, two pairs of jeans, ear defenders and a sodding great sledge
hammer.
You will not believe how loud it is, how hard you have to hit it, or how
hard you CAN hit it...nor how sharp the broken bits are.

.... or how much easier it is to get it out whole.

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:

wounded horse wrote:

Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few pounds.
Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs in one piece.


smash teh ****er like everyone else does.

Gloves, two pairs of jeans, ear defenders and a sodding great sledge hammer.

You will not believe how loud it is, how hard you have to hit it, or how
hard you CAN hit it...nor how sharp the broken bits are.

Unless you have a wife who eats steroids for breakfats, this is about
the only DIY job that is 'mans work'

i.e. all brute force and no intelligence...

I wonder how good Dribble is at the brute force bit?


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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Matt wrote:


I wonder how good Dribble is at the brute force bit?

Since it usually goes with ignorance, pretty good I imagine! g
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Did this not so long ago with the help of my Brother in law. We tied a
length of rope through the tap-holes, walked it to the top of the
stairs and manhandled it until it was lying upside down on the top few
stairs. After that it was a doddle for me to gradually lower it with
the rope while he just slowed it's progress down the stairs. Note
important point, if the rope snaps, make sure you are the one at the
top of the stairs.

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Chris Bacon wrote:

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

wounded horse wrote:

Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs
in one piece.

smash teh ****er like everyone else does.
Gloves, two pairs of jeans, ear defenders and a sodding great sledge
hammer.
You will not believe how loud it is, how hard you have to hit it, or
how hard you CAN hit it...nor how sharp the broken bits are.


... or how much easier it is to get it out whole.

...if you stairway is narrower than the bath and you are on your own...

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote
wounded horse wrote:
Anyone know what a std size cast iron tub weighs, give or take a few
pounds. Bloody heavy I know that. Don't fancy getting it downstairs
in one piece.
smash teh ****er like everyone else does.
Gloves, two pairs of jeans, ear defenders and a sodding great sledge
hammer.
You will not believe how loud it is, how hard you have to hit it, or
how hard you CAN hit it...nor how sharp the broken bits are.

... or how much easier it is to get it out whole.

..if you stairway is narrower than the bath and you are on your own...

Well, put it out of the same window that they got it in by.. or use
skyhooks.. or call Father Christmas, or the farieis.... nowk hawt
I eman?