I’m moving houses and need advice on how best to move my BGE. We had this bbq area built and had them drop the BGE in its place without thinking about getting it out. Any advice or tips would be welcome.
by KobeInDaGreenroom
6 Comments
ShadowDV
Take off the bands, remove the top, pull out the internals, should be light enough for a two-man lift.
Or use a concrete saw.
Impressive-Welder-35
Ask the movers to pack it up for you
UrbanDuck
I recently moved my egg to a table. I build and used tie down straps and some pvc pipe for handles to lift it based on a video I found online. If I were to move that I would take the bands off and move it piece by piece.
If I was the buyer of that house I would have worked with my realtor to negotiate keeping the egg. That’s a great set up.
tkhelm
Depends on how far you have to move it.
I’ve taken the bands off and moved all the pieces separately. A bit of a pain but safe. The base, which is the biggest piece, is easily movable by two people.
For short, relatively flat runs to the vehicle and then to the new location, I’ve also just moved it as-is with a hand truck. The appliance ones that have a ratchet strap are best. The bottom lip of the hand truck isn’t big enough, so the trick is to find a square piece of plywood a bit bigger than the BGE base, put the BGE on that and wedge the hand truck underneath. Just be sure to pull the strap tight enough but not too tight. A trusted friend or relative as a spotter is a must, too. You’ll need that person to help lift it out of your table anyway.
chiefpanecki
Don’t
Bachness_monster
Advice moving?? Bro just add it to the sale price. Reclaim your equity + a little for work to be done and rebuild
6 Comments
Take off the bands, remove the top, pull out the internals, should be light enough for a two-man lift.
Or use a concrete saw.
Ask the movers to pack it up for you
I recently moved my egg to a table. I build and used tie down straps and some pvc pipe for handles to lift it based on a video I found online. If I were to move that I would take the bands off and move it piece by piece.
If I was the buyer of that house I would have worked with my realtor to negotiate keeping the egg. That’s a great set up.
Depends on how far you have to move it.
I’ve taken the bands off and moved all the pieces separately. A bit of a pain but safe. The base, which is the biggest piece, is easily movable by two people.
For short, relatively flat runs to the vehicle and then to the new location, I’ve also just moved it as-is with a hand truck. The appliance ones that have a ratchet strap are best. The bottom lip of the hand truck isn’t big enough, so the trick is to find a square piece of plywood a bit bigger than the BGE base, put the BGE on that and wedge the hand truck underneath. Just be sure to pull the strap tight enough but not too tight. A trusted friend or relative as a spotter is a must, too. You’ll need that person to help lift it out of your table anyway.
Don’t
Advice moving?? Bro just add it to the sale price. Reclaim your equity + a little for work to be done and rebuild