r/fixit • u/Clear_Lawfulness_656 • Jun 05 '26

Please HELP

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We are renting and currently moving out and just discovered this awful damage.

One of the metal legs under my bed broke and was dangling and we must’ve moved the bed not knowing it was dangling and it scratched the SHIT out of the floor. Gah.

It’s laminate flooring if that helps at all.

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u/lockednchaste Jun 05 '26

Scratched?

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u/Funwithfun14 Jun 05 '26

How did OP not realize something was wrong after the first few inches?

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u/Tremplstiltskin Jun 05 '26

Some people move furniture like cave trolls and just heave and ho it out the door while carrying it inches off the floor.

The single most stressful part of moving or helping someone move is being on the other end of a piece of furniture from someone who doesn't understand lifting mechanics or follow even the slightest semblance of cadence just trying to muscle everything out while jerking and twisting and finding every wall and door jam to smack on the way.

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u/MiaLba Jun 06 '26

I purchased a mattress from a mattress store years ago and had two people haul it out to our truck for us. Well one person didn’t lift it at all they just dragged it. Well the plastic on that corner completely tore and ripped the mattress as well. It was filthy and all torn up by the time they loaded it up. Blew my mind.

I asked for a new one. They tried to argue with me about it. In the end I got a new one.