China Man Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I am planning to buy a sofa , some recliners for the living room. I don't want to buy a set then find out it wont fit through the front door. It needs to get through 2 doors and both doors are 80cm wide with the door off the hinges. Anyone in furniture trade or delivery trade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 surely we need the size of the sofa's too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 I mean is 80cm door width standard? I am looking to buy but need to know with 80cm gap what size sofa am I looking at? I know you can angle some kind of sofa to get it through a 80cm gap but is there a rule or guide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 to be honest mate, your only going to find out one way for sure but, as long as you have enough room for manoeuvrability you should be fine, maybe even without taking the doors off. may be an idea to recline the and lay them on their side, that way they are as flat as possible, if that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 If they don't fit, it'll be the window coming out. Or you could do what my mate did, wrestle a sofa for half an hour trying to get it through the front door and living room door. Only then for me to tell him why didn't you just bring it through the patio doors..........numpty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 If they don't fit, it'll be the window coming out. Or you could do what my mate did, wrestle a sofa for half an hour trying to get it through the front door and living room door. Only then for me to tell him why didn't you just bring it through the patio doors..........numpty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 I live in a terrace house so no wide back door here Windows are all bonded into the wall so getting them out could be a problem. I guess I will just have to find out if the sofa can be dismantled or at leas the measurement with the legs taken off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Rendar Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has a lot of helpful advice on getting a sofa through a hallway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 If they don't fit, it'll be the window coming out. Or you could do what my mate did, wrestle a sofa for half an hour trying to get it through the front door and living room door. Only then for me to tell him why didn't you just bring it through the patio doors..........numpty. Without my patio doors my mattress, sofa, chairs, washing machine, fridge/freezer etc would all be in the communal hallway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I presume you didn't have one of these when you were a baby then? http://www.oompa.com/mas_assets/full/PL53520.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazla Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'm in the furniture business, have been for 14 years. 80cm is enough room to fit a large sofa through. I used to deliver the furniture we made when i first started and we managed even with a smaller opening than that. worst case scenario is you just take you door off. Go and buy it mate and stop worrying;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 cheers dazla I been to a few sofa place today, DFS, Land of Leather and a few others. I wanted a 3 seat and a two seat with reclining. Tested a few and the mechanical recline sofa just doesn't do for me, I am 6"1 and 85kg and it doesn't lean back enough I like the electric recline and found a set for 999 pounds. They told me that you can detach the back off a recline sofa so may give that a go:) ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency has a lot of helpful advice on getting a sofa through a hallway... Ahhh Douglas, we miss you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 well I've just bought a new sofa, and no idea if it'll fit through the doors or not. My theory is, that the sofa we have now got in here without "too" much difficulty, so I can only assume the new one will too....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I have always managed stand it up on its side then put the bit where you sit nearest the frame without the door on then pivot it round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 My hallway is not much bigger than the door frame. Its going to be a chellenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I certainly hope yours fits, however put trust in the delivery chaps, they do it day in day out so they're the experts... Sadly when my Dad replaced his sofa, he offered his old one to me, apparently the delivery people take the old stuff wherever you want, and as it was a gorgeous 3 seater cocoa leather one, I really wanted it, but as I live in a 1st floor flat, they couldn't even get it in the door downstairs (The door wasn't the issue, it was where the stairs were placed), needless to say I was gutted, I knew how much he paid for it... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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