Narrow hall or side gate: a washer's way into a YO51 kitchen

Washers and fridge freezers are heavy and awkward rather than long, so the carry decides the job. In a centre cottage the van stands on a side street, the appliance comes along the pavement on a sack truck, and the hall is measured against its depth first. A semi with a side gate to the kitchen door keeps a dripping washer off the lounge carpet. On the new estates the van may stop short of the plot while contractors are on site.

With a new washer in the gap, two connections are made: the cold supply hose onto the tap and the drain hose into the waste, provided both are standard fittings. Gas, hard-wired ovens and dishwashers belong to a qualified fitter. With 1.7m of headroom in the load space, a tall fridge freezer has to be checked before you book, so give its height. Whatever is being replaced remains yours; North Yorkshire Council's bulky waste collection accepts fridges, freezers and washers.

Readying a Boroughbridge kitchen for the delivery

Note the width of every door between the van and the kitchen, not only the front one
Pull the old machine out and disconnect it before the van arrives
Clear the end of the worktop where the new one slides in
Drain a second-hand washer and fit its transit bolts if they are still about
Give the fridge freezer's height in centimetres when you book

YO51 kitchens an appliance is wheeled into

Fishergate and Horsefairolder houses where the hall width matters more than the weight
Hereford Way and Battle Closesemis off Wetherby Road with drives close to the door
Stagecoach Drive and Highwayman Roadnew kitchens on Aldborough Gate, with site traffic still about
Kirby Viewnewer houses in Milby, a short run over the bridge
Arrows Terracehouses off Roecliffe Lane on the west side of town

Appliance runs into Boroughbridge

Harrogate → Boroughbridgean appliance from a Harrogate shop, along the A59 and A6055
Ripon → Boroughbridgethe A61, B6265 and A168 south for a private sale, about 8 miles
Bradford → Boroughbridge32 miles by the A658, A59 and A1(M), 50 to 65 minutes

Hall widths, steps and hoses: pricing a YO51 appliance drop

How bulky the machine is, how far it is wheeled from the van, the number of steps on the way and whether a washer is connected at the end give one fixed figure for a Boroughbridge drop. See how we quote for the full breakdown.