The Heaviest Unboxing I’ve Ever Done

The day has finally come to sort out our kitchen corner! We are unboxing and building our brand new dining table: the Nkuku Fia large dining table (FT1010). At 2m 20cm long, 90cm wide, and weighing in at 94kg (with a total delivery package weight of 105kg), this turns out to be the ultimate heavy lifting challenge.  

I tackle unboxing this massive slab of mango wood with my son, figuring out the iron leg attachments, and flipping this 100kg beast upright to see how much crucial space we have reclaimed in the kitchen. 

The Heaviest Unboxing I’ve Ever Done



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So, the day has come. We finally sorted out this corner of the kitchen. It means I'm going to flash forward. I can't see what you're seeing right now. This, I'm hoping is our brand new kitchen table. [music] And it looks incredible. Except I don't know that it looks incredible because I haven't built it yet. So, let's unbox this. It is an Nkuku FT1010 FIA dining table large. So, this one is 90cm wide and 2m 20cm long. It weighs 94 kg. The whole package that we're we're hauling here is 105 kg. And oh, it it heavy. Thing is, I have no idea how we're going to get this out of the box. It is so heavy. Oh, this is the ultimate unboxing. I don't think I've ever unboxed something so heavy. So, it's a lot lighter, you know, in colour than than I thought it would be. You thought it would look like this? Well, I remember when we were in John Lewis and we saw it and I took loads of photos and video of us just sitting at it just to try and imagine what it would be like. And I even I even took a photo or a video of where how it would look from this angle. So, this is the angle now. And I had to imagine this angle was the same as the angle that we were looking at the table. But now look at it. It's just enormous. I... I don't know if there are any instructions. It's just... it's just a big block of wood, isn't it? I love the the corner edges here. That's so nice. I think the reason it weighs so much is that it has these really solid metal legs. I think the next step is to lift this over to the side. Uh, should we push it? I can't [laughter] I can't push it

There. Do you think that's enough space if I fold this open? Okay.

I mean, this could damage the floor as well as the table. Oh, well done.

It doesn't sound good, does it? I'm hoping it's the cardboard. [laughter] It doesn't sound good, does it? Yeah, it's the cardboard. Please God, it's cardboard. So, now have a look at the Nkuku legs. I should have called you Nkuku. That would have been a cool name.

"Nkuku! Put the pigeon down!" Right. So, here's one leg. Can you find for his treasure hunt? Oh, jeez. These are really heavy. Are there any like bolts or instructions or anything? Joe, if I lift it up quick, quick, quick. Look underneath. The bolts are in. Yeah. Oh, so they're making that noise on the cardboard. Punching through and going into our floor. Into our floor. Okay. Well tell you what. If we take the leg over here, maybe we could flip it upside down again. Maybe I was supposed to open it the other way up, but the box was folded this way. Upside down. How the flip are we going to flip it back up? Exactly. [music]

So, unless we've... we've not found the instructions yet. I know it's really simple, but I just need some confirmation. Underneath, we've got these bolts, and you undo them by hand. Uh, and they're lettered A, B, C, and D. And then on the legs, the really super heavy metal legs, we've got corresponding letters. So, how hard can this be? I have to go to screwfix to buy a wrench. Do you think we bent...? Look, [clears throat] the other one's really bent. Joe, I can't take this one off either. Should we lie it on its back? We're going to have to, aren't we?

You sure about the bare feet? [laughter] It is the hottest day of the year. Right. So, we got ...What? We got... Let me see. So, we're going to lay... lay it down. Fingers crossed. And a couple of them that they don't look straight. So, I'm hoping it will just go in straight first time. Yes. Here we go. And that's laid down. Yeah. Yeah. Have you used it all on the bike? Uh, yeah. I think there's an upside and a downside with these. Oh, [laughter] I've put the nuts on! I don't know. Oh my god. I've just put the nuts on before the legs. [laughter] Yeah. Put the legs on first before you put the bolts on.

You look like those men who build things in... like the hole in the ground and they're like digging with their hands.

So, now we've got both legs on. Uh, it's time to get it into its final position. This is a momentous moment. Here we go. Ready? Going to flip it that way. Yeah.

Yeah. Then we leave it. Job done. Okay. So, if we lift it that way a bit. I don't go to the gym. So, you're moving and I'm not. Yeah. Thanks. Ah, it's the circle of life. Ready? One, two, three, go. Sorry, I can't. My fingers are under it. Okay. One, two, three, go.

Wow. Look at that. Oh, it's not. It's a lot higher than I thought it would be. We didn't check the height, did we? No. No. Look. Yeah. Our food will be closer to our mouths. I don't like seeing you disappear under a 100kg object. Ready?

Oh, wow. This looks so much better than our last Our last table we absolutely loved. But our last table was 1m wide and this is a crucial 10cm narrower. It does look odd though, doesn't it? I suppose we're so used to seeing the other one. Can I go now? Yeah, you can go now. Thanks for your help

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