The floor is cherry and the unit is heavy with small supports so weight spreading is essential.
How to protect floor from refriferaror heat.
To protect your new flooring from scratches divets and tears install rubber coasters or rubber mats beneath your appliance.
I dented or scored a rather large x right in front of the fridge.
For thicker flooring the dishwasher may have to be removed.
How to protect a hardwood floor during appliance installation.
Oven heat shields can protect your cabinets from excessive heat while keeping the refrigerator working more efficiently.
Before committing to a garage refrigerator it helps to understand the dynamics of how a fridge works without getting bogged down in the details modern fridges function by comparing the freezer temperature to the outside environment lowering the temperature as needed and blowing excess cold air from the freezer area to the fridge area.
The weight of the refrigerator can have a see saw effect on a floating floor causing the far end to rise due to the pressure exerted on the end under the refrigerator.
At all costs lift and remove.
Moving the refrigerator involves putting a full 4 x 4 ft sheet of this hardwood plywood in front of the sz and pulling the unit from the strips onto the larger piece of plywood.
I just had an armstrong bruce floor installed and when i moved the refrigerator back in place i scoffed the floor.
Plus any time you need to move a heavy appliance like a refrigerator for maintenance or replacement you run the risk of moving or tearing the floor or disrupting the joints.
Protection from refrigerator movement.
Otherwise if it has to be serviced it may not come out without causing damage to the floor itself.
The fridge is really tight in it s cubby and i had to take it in and out a couple times to get it to line up.
The scuff shield s handle can then be used if the floor is clean to move the refrigerator across the floor the refrigerator or appliance can then be loaded onto a utility dolly such as the srtm66 and strapped to the dolly using a mover s rubber band.
1 use a furniture dolly to lift the stove off the laminate flooring.
Moving refrigerator on laminate floor could be a difficult task.
Home improvement stores and major appliance retailers commonly offer home delivery and installation services using one or two.