Protecting wood floors when moving games?

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DeLuSioNal29:
Hi all,

I will be moving my arcade games soon into my new home. But I need to do it without scratching or denting my laminated wood flooring. Most of my games have wheels, but I would use a handtruck otherwise. Does anyone one have any suggestions on how to go about moving them from the outside to my basement? Basically I'd be moving them in through the sliding doors, and about 100 feet to the carpeted stairs to the basement. The carpet should not be an issue with scratching and such, so my main issue is going from the doors to the stairs.

Any suggestions? I'm thinking a runner of some kind. Maybe a cheap carpet runner with anti-skid foam underneath? I can simply roll it up once I'm done and store it for future moves. I was also thinking of buying a piece of plush carpet and turning it upside down so the the carpet faces the wood flooring. I can then place the game on top of it and simply slide it across the floor to the stairs.

Thanks in advance!

DeLuSioNaL29

I've included pics below of the floor, along with a pic of the carpeted stairs leading to the basement where the future game room will be.

yotsuya:
Get those stick on furniture gliders and put them under your games.

http://www.amazon.com/Waxman-4703495K-Reusable-Sliders-pieces/dp/B001WAK5UW/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1435166102&sr=1-4&keywords=furniture+glides

JDFan:
Could lay down a couple of the cardboard boxes you moved other things in after they are emptied down on the floor for a bit of protection ! :cheers:

yamatetsu:
I would go with the plush carpet. If you get a bigger piece of it, you can even put the 'wheelies' on it and then pull the carpet to get them across the floor.

BadMouth:
I definitely wouldn't roll the wheels of the cabs across the laminate.

I've only moved a few cabs, but one trick I use for moving large objects on hard floors is to lay it down on an old comforter then drag the comforter.

Harbor Freight sells a "bigfoot" hand truck that is easier to get up and down stairs.
http://www.harborfreight.com/bigfoot-hand-truck-97568.html#pr-header-back-to-top-link
I helped a friend move a woodstove out of a basement with one and was impressed with it enough to buy one for myself.
Put air in the tires before moving anything heavy.

If it were me, I'd have a couple friends on hand, strap the cabs to the bigfoot handtruck one at a time, and make the trip all the way from outside to basement in one shot before unstrapping it.

Typically I'll run straps to the hand truck and lower it down from above.

EDIT: To elaborate, I'll hook both ends of a strap to the hand cart and then stand inside the loop with the strap going across my back. That way I can use my legs to hold the weight while lowering it down the stairs instead of trying to hold onto the cart hunched over.

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