Hollowine
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Joined: 7/25/2008 From: Hood River, OR Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Hollowine I've done something like this before to protect a floor; Consider getting two pieces of wood that either closely match or are same as your flooring (oak, hickory, whatever) that are about 1/2" to 3/4" thick, and as wide as your fridge. Get Flat Blade or Forstner drill bit (slightly bigger diameter than the bottom of the feet) and drill two holes 1/16" to 1/8" deep in the top of the wood strip, exactly the distance apart of the left-front & right-front leveling feet. Do the same for the rear piece of wood. Move the fridge into position and remove packing. Rock it back and slide the front board under the front feet, and the rock it forward and slide the rear board under the back feet. They should sit in the indents enough to not slide out easily, but not so much you are prohibited from using to level. You should then be able to slide back into the opening, as long as the added wood pieces don't raise it too high for your opening. The wood will distribute the load and protect the underlying floor, and if you finish the wood with a similar stain it should barely be noticeable. I personally wouldn't lacquer or finish the boards, just stain them, because sometimes lacquer on lacquer friction can potentially cause sticking. Wondering if I could have these wood boards made with felt covering the entirety of the bottom of both of them to make sliding the fridge any easier. Also wondering - so these would be boards that are, say, 3/4" thick, 32" wide (as the fridge is), and maybe 3" deep? Or maybe match the depth of the existing boards, I don't know... In the end, there would be one strip under the front of the fridge and another on the back. Maybe it would make more sense to buy boards that run the depth of the fridge instead of the width? Any opinion on that? I suppose it might look odd to have a gap underneath the front middle of the fridge... I think it's personal preference whether you have the boards front-back or side-side. I see no issue using felt, but make sure it is a natural felt (cotton) instead of a synthetic. You will create friction in sliding and don't want the synthetic starting to melt if the friction is at that level.
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