Move Heavy Store Fixtures without Scratching the Floors

I received a call a few days ago from the manager of a national chain retail store in Michigan. All the wheels had broken off his four way 4 ft high fixtures for hanging clothes.

The employees had previously been dragging the heavy fixtures around the store floor when they needed to move them. That was fine on the old carpet.

Now the store is being renovated and refurbished with new carpet and tile, so the manager wants to protect the new surfaces from scratching, wear and tear. We are custom fabricating a number of 46" x 46" BigSlider™ utility movers for his needs.

Way to go KP, and be sure to share with the carpet layers to save their backs while removing the fixtures. We hope your new flooring and carpets stay looking good for a long time!

Haul Firewood to the House - Easy, every day!

A note just arrived from our very first customer who is in her 60's and still gardens actively...

"Jeri,
Thanks for sending the video. It is so cool. We're still using the originals every day to haul wood to the house this winter. I hope they will be available in the stores around here soon because I have to loan mine out all the time.
-- DS, IA"

Hey DS -

I'm so happy you liked the DIY Network Cool Tools video - that was from the National Hardware Show, and...Thanks for the positive feedback!

Until we get into retail...Just let your borrowing friends know to call me at 713 459 0660, email info@bigslider.com, or order online at BigSlider.com

I appreciate your support and letting all your friends know about us!

Jeri

Moving a Broken Dishwasher

Last week our dishwasher broke! It should not have surprised us, since I think it was probably 20 years old, but who knew?? Anyway, it was a disaster, with water running all over the floor and us unable to stop it until we finally got the water shut off outside the house. We called for help and our contractor came over (this was about 6:30 in the evening!) and helped us out. He took the dishwasher out from the cabinet and then we had to get it into the garage and out of the way.

There were two of us at that point, so I think we could have handled it, but it did not look like any fun, getting it through the kitchen and breakfast room and over the sill at the door into the garage where it would be out of the way. Then I remembered my Bigslider that I keep stored in the garage next to my washing machine! I ran out to the garage and brought it in and the job was a snap after that.

It was easy to tilt the dishwasher up to get the Bigslider under it. Then I took the handle and dragged it through the house while my contractor assisted with a little pushing from the back. We got it over the sill with no problems and into the garage where you see it on the Bigslider.

Thanks goodness for the Bigslider!! I pulled a muscle in my hip fighting the water, which really flared up a couple of days later. I can only imagine what I might have done wrestling that bulky machine without my Bigslider! I am so glad to have it and it is so convenient to store that I almost forgot it. I know I would have felt terrible if I hurt my back and then remembered this great tool after the fact!

Moving Kitchen Cabinets for Remodeling

Between Christmas and New Year's Eve a remodeling professional from Wyoming called with a desperate need for the Wider BigSlider™ utility mover. His partner had seen someone in Arizona moving a heavy appliance, and "it was so easy!" he insisted they get one for their business.

He was about to start on a remodeling project and needed the wider model right away. We shipped him the demo we'd used in the National Hardware Show, where we won Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award for Top 13 New Tools and DIY Network's Chris Grundy of Cool Tools shot us for their "On the Move" episode. That ran show ran on DIY from October through last November - thanks Cool Tools!

And, thank you GR from Jackson WY for saving your back on your remodeling project! Plus, we hope it saves you time and money.

Construction Debris Defeated by Bigslider!

Bigslider came to my assistance when I needed to remove all these materials left over from construction projects and swimming pool maintenance. This junk had collected in my garage and my back yard and was becoming an overwhelming problem. There are two heavy doors with glass insets, two broken sinks from a bathroom countertop, and old pump from the swimming pool, and a trash can full of heavy debris.

The trash can had sat outside for so long that the plastic deteriorated and came apart whenever I tried to drag it to the curb. With my handy Bigslider, I was able to manage all this alone, without the back strain that would surely resulted from having to pick this up and carry it out.

The doors were a little tricky, because they were larger than the Bigslider, but, using the pull cord looped around the corners of the base of the door, I was able to pull from the upper end and get each door out separately without lifting.

What a handy and flexible tool to have in my toolkit!

Word of Mouth: Our customers are our best advertisers!

A new customer from Louisiana found out about BigSlider
"from a friend who had ordered one and raved about it." -- AE, LA

Thank you, friend! And, we appreciate everyone who tells a friend about BigSlider - thank YOU so very much for your orders in 2009.

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Prosperous and Peaceful New Year,
From Jeri and all of us here at BigSlider

Carpet Layers are Finding Out About BigSlider

The word of mouth orders are rolling in here at BigSlider™ utility movers. Carpet layers from Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and Kansas have discovered how easy it is to move heavy furniture with our tough, friction-reducing sheet...now their customers are ordering, too!