PH Engineers, Architects and All Round Geniuses sought

[Stevenj214]

I had an attempted delivery of a Sofa on Thursday. The dimensions were 230x78x76cm. The sofa couldn't get to the top of the steps. The delivery guys said even if it had, it wouldn't go any further because of the slope on the roof (caused by the next set of steps).

There is an existing sofa in my flat, with dimensions of 166x95x68cm, which I presume fitted around that corner.

I am looking at an alternative from the same manufacturer of the failed delivery where the dimensions would be 154x78x76cm.

This is the turn:





Which measurements do the PH collective need to tell if it will fit?

[Stevenj214]

Thinking about it some more. If it can be stood up at the top of the stairs, it should go round easily I think?

The width up the stairs is 83cm, from railing to window is 85cm and along the corridor is over 100cm...

[pembo]

I remember having this same problem but at the time I had a lot of spare time on my hands and made a model of both the sofa and staircase on AutoCAD and made sure it fitted (only just) the delivery guys weren't keen on giving it a go at first though.

You also can't be sure what the packaging will be like, you don't want to have to take it all off and rub it along the walls so you will need to leave a safety margin for the padding.

Good luck!

[shirt]

why couldn't you get it up the stairs?

simply, what is the height of the ceiling? if it will stand up, it will go round. even if not it should still make it with a bit of jimmying.

failing that, send it by email.

[Stevenj214]

The guys who tried to deliver the sofa said there were 2 issues:

1) Getting the sofa upright at the top of the stairs (it was too tall)

2) Swinging the sofa over the rail (the pitch from the next stairs severely limits this)

The new sofa i'm looking at should stand up easily (being 76cm shorter) and should fit through the gap between the railing and window...

I think I've convinced myself it will fit... any naysayers?

[Stevenj214]

shirt said:

why couldn't you get it up the stairs?

simply, what is the height of the ceiling? if it will stand up, it will go round. even if not it should still make it with a bit of jimmying.

failing that, send it by email.

See above. It wouldn't clear the top step by about 5-10cm, then it was too big to be shuffled around the railing...

[shirt]

course it will you muppet, it's shorter than you are if it's stood on one end.

if your ceiling is more than 7.5ft [looks it] then even the larger one will go round.

[shirt]

okey dokey. guess your block was built for midgets!

short one will breeze round. ask the shop if the arms of the sofa come off, then the big one will too.

[Stevenj214]

shirt said:

course it will you muppet, it's shorter than you are if it's stood on one end.

if your ceiling is more than 7.5ft [looks it] then even the larger one will go round.

Ceiling is 250cm. The larger one did not fit.

[GarryA]

The key to getting a sofa up a flight of stairs like that is to 'pivot'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_PklVas9cA&fea...

[shirt]

ceiling allows 200mm clearance, railing to window allows 70-90mm clearance depending on sofa orientation.

shirt is confused. must be home time.

[911motorsport]

Consruct a life size model from foam or cardboard boxes.

[Engineer1]

Another option is take your windows out and pull it up through the new big hole then refit windows.

[Mobile Chicane]

Dissemble then reassemble in situ.

[sleep envy]

[Pigeon]

Ask Richard.

[speed_monkey]

PIVOT!!

Edited by speed_monkey on Friday 3rd December 17:26

[Poledriver]

Simples!

Two easy options:-
1) Crane it in through a window.
2) Move to a real house!

Can't see the problem myself.

[zollburgers]

I used to be a delivery driver for a DIY shop back in the day and I became a master of getting st into st where st just should not go.

Did you see them attempt to get it up there? Did it look impossible? Doesn't look too bad at all really.

[Dr Wolff]

Don't try and stand it upright to turn it. If you carry it tipped towards the front of the sofa, with the back of the sofa uppermost, the top of the sofa back towards the bannister and the underside of the sofa nearest the wall, then the leading arm of the sofa goes round the bannister while the back of the sofa goes over the bannister. You can then almost lift the whole thing over the bannister as you turn. This will give you a much tighter turning circle than trying to get the whole thing round the bannister or trying to stand it upright where there is limited headroom.

Ross is right, in principal.