Furniture Straps-Do/Did You Use Them?

[TheRealMacGyver]

Canadianmomtwo3 that is a very scary story, I'm glad no one was seriously hurt. Some good ideas from all, I think I will use a combination of them for different pieces of furniture. The stove brackets come with stoves when you buy them, but some people don't install them. My stove has a lockout that locks the door, so it isn't really too big of an issue, since we keep it locked all the time, but we still have the anti-tip bracket installed.

 

[southpawboston]

Picture frame wire is a good idea, I was thinking about getting nylon webbing and using a large screw with a fender washer on both the wall and the furniture, but the wire would allow for better tightening I think. Did you use eyebolts on both sides?

yep i screwed in eyelet screws (or eyebolts... is that what they're called?) at each end of the back of the furniture, then ran the cable across... i actually like the idea of the screw with fender washer... we just used a picture hook, which now i realize is not as secure as a screw with washer...

I usaually ancor with heavy picture wire connected to a screw in the back of the furniture to another screw in a wall stud. Or, if you can get the right placement that lines up with a stud "L" brackets work good too.

i like that idea.

 

[broken4u05]

The stand was a good one. but his aunt was not watching him. He was really cute about it though. He was saying that he broke the tv not the tv broke his leg. And you would think they would learn from that. No they tell him now to turn on/off the tv knowing he has to cilmb