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Author Message   laura ksenak Citizen Username: Lauraaurora Post Number: 6 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 11:36 am:        i think i need someone who can take apart a dresser that i ordered that is too large to make the turn on our staircase. any ideas?   mjc Citizen Username: Mjc Post Number: 218 Registered: 10-2004 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 12:10 pm:        Ooh sounds like bad news. Would it fit through a window? Has a professional (or semipro ) mover looked at it? You might ask Ken Pettis at Furniture Medic in Maplewood whether taking it apart is actually practical. Good luck!   Sgt. Pepper Citizen Username: Jjkatz Post Number: 647 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 2:06 pm:        You may be SOL, Laura. We had that happen with a bed. Had to return it.   mim Citizen Username: Mim Post Number: 405 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 2:34 pm:        We had this problem with a number of items until I created my patented breakaway newel post. If your stairs are totally hemmed in by walls, you can't do this, but we have a newel post and banister on our half landing. I discovered that the post was fitted over a base, but figured out how to detach and lift it off. Removing it yields several extra inches of play at the turnaround. This might be easier than taking apart your dresser!   Bobkat Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 7519 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 3:06 pm:        Trying to take it apart will result in some damage and I doubt if you will be happy after you glue it back together. However, some furniture is made with removeable legs and that might do the trick. Professional movers might be able to lift it high enough to get it over the bannister. Otherwise, might it make a nice buffet in your dining room?   eliz Supporter Username: Eliz Post Number: 985 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 - 4:23 pm:        I remember reading an article about a company in NYC that specializes in taking apart furniture and putting it back together - a much needed service in a city with a lot of weird and cramped living spaces. Don't know how much you want that dresser but it might be an option (I have no idea of the name of the company but it was an article I read in the paper - NYTimes I think).