How do I move some 9' solid surface granite and quartz counters?

[RaceTec]

My GF is always trying to make an extra buck and I absolutely support it but this time I am stumped. She bid on a storage unit that had a bunch of construction materials. An oven, hood, an entire tear out of kitchen cabinets, and a few slabs!

How do I move these slabs?!?!? Just over 9' x 26" and I have no clue how much they weigh or what they are worth? Help!

We want to off them as soon as possible because we can't move them. Should I go rent a trailer and make an A-frame to stand them on end? Then hire a few guys to help me lift them? I have no clue, she has reached out to a couple local counter companies to ask if they want them, but no luck so far.

 

[82daytona]

@NicPaus

 

[TeamGreene]

Lift with your legs.

 

[sintax]

I'd get a flatbed trailer, build an a-frame support, maybe carpet it, come up with a creative way to secure them solidly to the A frame I think?

but yea, buy your buds from beer

 

[SoCalDave]

One word of advise, if you move them always carry/support then on their edge, never flat. Ask me how I know...

 

[NicPaus]

I have a a frame you can borrow. There not worth much unless someone wants that color. I have about 10 on hand for years now. Paid $60 a piece for the 26x110 pieces.

 

[RaceTec]

I have a a frame you can borrow. There not worth much unless someone wants that color. I have about 10 on hand for years now. Paid $60 a piece for the 26x110 pieces.

Thanks! She had someone offer to come and pick them up for free, I just thought they might be worth something... Oh well maybe I will tell her to call that guy to come collect them? Wish I had a desert house or something that I needed to update!

 

[sintax]

One word of advise, if you move them always carry/support then on their edge, never flat. Ask me how I know...

sounds like you now own a few surfacing plates!

 

[rivermobster]

I might be interested in some of those cabinets?

 

[dread Pirate]

Two things came to me while reading this.

Would love to have new countertops.

Thanks god my wife doesn't bid on storage units!

 

[RaceTec]

I might be interested in some of those cabinets?

I think she just wants to sell them as an entire lot, I will ask her for you. It is an entire kitchen with sink and faucet... Along with a bathroom cabinet and a couple others. She will make money on this one but it is a bunch of big stuff!

 

[lbhsbz]

Take the rest of the stuff and leave them there.

 

[hallett21]

Location?

 

[ChumpChange]

They are generally easier to move after you hit them with a sledgehammer.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I wish I were closer, our cabinets suck, and the counter top was "temporary" 12 years ago...when we bought it, powder blue formica. Looks great in comparison, but not nice

 

[82daytona]

I wish I were closer, our cabinets suck, and the counter top was "temporary" 12 years ago...when we bought it, powder blue formica. Looks great in comparison, but not nice

I’ve got approximately a roll off load of remnants going to the dump soon. You’re welcome to take as much as you want.

 

[RaceTec]

Location?

Westminster, Garden Grove Blvd.

 

[RiverDave]

Just a bunch of dudes and a frame.. that’s how I moved my slabs to the Parker house years ago. Guy hand fabbed them right there on the trailer

 

[monkeyswrench]

I’ve got approximately a roll off load of remnants going to the dump soon. You’re welcome to take as much as you want.

Thank you, but I haven't been able to so much as leave the county...free time is sporadic.

On the plus side, wife has the counter covered with stuff, making strawberry jam. She's adapted for now. Someday I'd like to change it though.

 

[Dunerking]

As said keep on edge and build a A-frame on a dolly. I’d use suction cups handles if you can find someone with them.

 

[hallett21]

Westminster, Garden Grove Blvd.

If you want them gone I can come get em.

 

[RaceTec]

If you want them gone I can come get em.

When would you be available? I will check with her to see if she has found anyone yet?

 

[hallett21]

When would you be available? I will check with her to see if she has found anyone yet?

Early next week?

 

[Cole Trickle]

When would you be available? I will check with her to see if she has found anyone yet?

need any electrical work done...lol

 

[J DUNN]

I have a stone shop and I give half slabs (roughly what you have) away for free all the time. Usually to employees or friends. So, yeah, I agree, not much value.
To move them? If free guy doesn't come pick up and you HAVE to move them, always move them on edge, an a frame can go in a pickup just not many pieces at a time.
Need a dolly, try a drywall cart to keep them upright. Good Luck!

 

[RaceTec]

Ok, we had a good outcome on the counter tops! Sold them all for $100, crazy transport and loading but they are gone!
Thanks for all of your help guys, I learned a lot on this one! Now to ditch these cabinets!

 

[whiteworks]

I’d get the guy that offered to haul them off out there and give him a six pack of beer also.

If not that it’s sledgehammer and shovel into a dump trailer. If it was 3-4 full slabs you might get lucky in time but your just gonna hurt yourself and get pissed off having those things in your orbit

 

[traquer]

Damn, you'd think someone making a BBQ island or something would jump at the opportunity. Don't need perfect or "one piece" granite for many thing and still look good.

Oh well glad you got it off your hands

 

[hallett21]

I’d get the guy that offered to haul them off out there and give him a six pack of beer also.

If not that it’s sledgehammer and shovel into a dump trailer. If it was 3-4 full slabs you might get lucky in time but your just gonna hurt yourself and get pissed off having those things in your orbit

Look I tried

 

[whiteworks]

Look I tried

I’ve tried to play this game in the past and salvage materials from demo jobs, 9/10 times it sits for years and ends up at the dump. I just toss stuff now and keep moving unless it’s really unique and pricey stuff.

 

[hallett21]

I’ve tried to play this game in the past and salvage materials from demo jobs, 9/10 times it sits for years and ends up at the dump. I just toss stuff now and keep moving unless it’s really unique and pricey stuff.

Agreed


But I’m moving out a mobile sauna and need space to fill

 

[whiteworks]

Agreed


But I’m moving out a mobile sauna and need space to fill

I really tried to make a run at this commercial grade kitchen, had ideas of outfitting my shop with these blue cabinets. I tried for about two hours to surgically remove them but they were sorta built in place and not coming apart well. At that point I had to triage the demo mission to low hanging fruit as the place was getting leveled the next day, we went straight up tweaker style on it LOL. Snatched the wine racks and got a few thousand for them on market place and went straight for the big copper and stainless. It was about $5k come up after I paid my helpers. Palm Springs in July was fucking brutal, at a certain point I was smoked and about ready to die

 

[RiverDave]

Agreed


But I’m moving out a mobile sauna and need space to fill

My wife wants your sauna.. LOL

RD

 

[traquer]

That blue kitchen was in a Palm springs residence you say? I can imagine how big a flaming homo it was who put that in originally! Definitely not a woman's kitchen, and not a straight man's either lol. It'd be a nice setup in a restaurant though!

 

[whiteworks]

That blue kitchen was in a Palm springs residence you say? I can imagine how big a flaming homo it was who put that in originally! Definitely not a woman's kitchen, and not a straight man's either lol. It'd be a nice setup in a restaurant though!

The place was 20,000 sq.ft. It had three kitchens, the other two kitchens were normal residential kitchens and then it had this thing, huge walk in fridge that had a walk in freezer inside of that. It was all built in early 90’s, had a Miami vice vibe to it, for sure some designer sold them on the flavor of the week, which 20 years later was hideous The pool had a chiller for the summer, that was a useful feature. I’ll bet we left $20k worth of copper in that place, honestly I’m not sure I would do it again in the summer out there, once we cut the copper open it was 100% humidity in 115* heat.

 

[Mandelon]

Big tire rolling cart is how my fabricator does it.