Got a call from Katie at jersey jack a week ago, saying my hobbit had been built and was ready for delivery. $350 to leave it on a pallet in my driveway and $725 for white glove, including a flight of stairs.

Ideally, we'd like to put it on the second floor but I'm not sure it's even possible. The attached image shows the landing at the bottom of our stairs. The black square is how much room the pin would take if I removed the backbox (the movers won't know how to remove the backbox and I might not be home when they're there). The blue tape represents overhang from wood trim or stair edges. Between the blue tape at the edge of the first step and the black square is 6.5 inches.

Another data point is that I live in the northern Virginia area and there's a company around here that can rent escalera stair climbing hand trucks at 85 a day. I called escalera and the depth of the unit, not including the plate is 6.5". The plate is 4',and the frame itself is five. So, it might be possible to shimmy the toeplate under the pin but there won't be any room to tilt it back. It would have to lift it completely vertically for the first step.

If we had to, we could put the pin in the back of our living room on the first floor, but we do have a designated gameroom on the second floor. Also, if we were to pay for white glove delivery, I can't figure out if the movers could pull this off, both going up and eventually back down when it comes time to sell the house a few years down the road.

Any thoughts?

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The landing is 32"x39". I just uploaded a picture. The base of the pin without the backbox is about 25 x 24.

It sounds like maybe I should pay for the white glove and if they can't get it up the steps then just put it in the living room and call it a day.

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Did you pull out the playfield first? Sounds really heavy to carry by hand. Also, when you moved it up the steps, did you use a dolly? I think the Hobbit at 300 pounds without the backbox, wouldn't be do-able without some equipment.

This was a great idea! I had some extra cinder blocks laying around. With a piece of plywood on top, the height is just about the same as the stair step. I put some 3/4" plywood on top of the cinderbock and in front of them, protected the floor under it with some old carpet, put a sheet of very thin 1/4" plywood on top to smooth out the transition between the box and the step. Hopefully, it'll work.

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From what I've read of other people's experience with the Woz and Hobbit, I'm really wondering if I'll need to rent an Escalara...at 300 pounds, it sounds really heavy.

What's the best way to get it off the pallet onto the dolly? Also, if I bring it up to the landing, and I want to rotate it so the bottom faces the upper stairs, what's the best way to do that? The other alternative would be to pull it off the dolly at the base of the stairs, take it up sideways to the landing and then reposition the dolly on the bottom.

Do you think that would still be the case if I were to rent a motorized Escalera? You're painting a pretty scary picture.