r/howto • u/NoMobile8027 • 7h ago

[Solved] How do I get this off my couch

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Can’t fit a couch through my door way. It’s pissing me off.

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u/Ruth-Stewart 7h ago

The two options are probably 1) unscrew the screws that are probably up inside those holes or 2) unscrew the entire leg like a screw

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u/Nope-not-really 7h ago

you left option 3 out, break the leg off

option 4 looks like this

https://giphy.com/gifs/UrbnbuU24p1zgyDMUH

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u/LeoLaDawg 7h ago

Those holes are screw holes. Not sure what type but usually Philips or whatever the technical term is called.

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u/virgaman 7h ago

Perpendicular cross hatched torsion device.

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u/virgaman 7h ago

Alternatively, cruciform torque applicator, manual or powered.

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u/BraveReplacement2766 7h ago

Screw driver in the holes

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u/BraveReplacement2766 7h ago

If you shine a light it is probably a phillips head

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u/Liason774 7h ago

Unfortunately Philips head. Fuck Phillips.

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u/casual_creator 6h ago

When woodworking and using screws, I prefer Phillips over slotted. The screwdriver annoyingly slips out of slotted heads so easily, but using the appropriately sized screwdriver for Phillips doesn’t have that issue.

Yeah, slotted is better if the screw is stuck, but with the correct sized Phillips, stripping is greatly reduced so it’s not much of an issue.

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u/RandyHoward 6h ago

Those aren’t your only two choices

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u/r3photo 7h ago

mine has those on the bottom, but to remove the leg the whole leg twists off

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u/OhMyGoat 7h ago

Yikes. Those holes are screw holes. They have screws. You use a screwdriver to remove them. Feet come off.

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u/grollef 7h ago

Long screwdriver. Shine a light to find out if it’s flat head or Phillips

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u/FatFaceFaster 7h ago

The entire thing probably twists.

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u/twcm1991 7h ago

Use a long #2 square bit

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u/virgaman 7h ago

Long screwdriver/bit if lefty loosey righty tighty ain’t getting it done.

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u/WinterAmphibian2 6h ago

They twist off

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u/NoMobile8027 7h ago

Thanks for the advice everyone. Me and my girlfriend literally got into a fight about not being able to fit it through the door. I was so overwhelmed I couldn’t think. I appreciate it.

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u/Next_Floor4382 6h ago

You were so overwhelmed, that you didn’t think to take two screws out of two screw holes? We gotta work on your stress management.

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u/NoMobile8027 6h ago

That’s fair, lesson learned.

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u/twcm1991 7h ago

do NOT use a philips bit, it will strip.