Laundry Room Transformation
OEM pedestals are 1/3 the price, but are poorly engineered, untrustworthy, and WILL fail. Behold this awesome riser solution from Optima Brands. The pedestal is wonderful!! From start to finish the entire ordering and delivery process went smoothly and I never felt in the dark. I planned for and expected a long construction and delivery time, but got lucky and received the unit a week after ordering. Whoo-hoo!!!<br /><br />Here are a few ideas that helped me with installation of the 250lb washer and 130lb dryer onto the pedestal and into it's final resting place.<br />Felt Protectors: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JH4J6FL<br />Shoulder Dolly Moving Straps: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00022749Q<br />Hire 2 "heavy lifters" from Task Rabbit, I needed this!<br />Pry Bar Set: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YQFNMZM<br /><br />Move the empty pedestal to the center of the laundry room. Place furniture sliders under each leg of the pedestal. Also place two more sliders on top towards the front of the pedestal situated where the washer will eventually land. Next, use the lifting straps with two people that have strong backs (heavy lifters). Hoist the washer high enough to clear the pedestal. You want the back feet of the washer to land on the two topside sliders. This makes it less difficult to slide the washer into place once on the pedestal. Once in place, slightly tilt the washer to remove the two topside sliders. Repeat for the dryer. Next move and align the pedestal and equipment closer to the final destination so that equipment hoses, power cords, and whatever can be connected. Next, push it all closer to the wall. The floor sliders should make moving the fully loaded assembly trouble free.  Finally, to remove the floor sliders, use an 18" pry bar to gently lift up at each leg of the pedestal to push out the supporting slider.  Incase the pedestal is nicked/dented/scratched somewhere along the way, it comes with a paint touch-up kit to remedy the issue.
Rating: 5 stars