Kirkgate doorsteps, canal bridges and the Brunthwaite lanes

In the old core the front door is the whole story. Kirkgate is the main shopping street and is narrow and parked both sides, Briggate and Elliott Street are tighter still, and the cottages along them have no rear access, so a fridge freezer goes in off a busy pavement with traffic behind us. Stone doorsteps mean the machine is lifted rather than rolled over the threshold, which is a two-person job and worth saying in advance.

Out of the centre the geography takes over. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal cuts straight through the town and the road bridges over it are narrow pinch points a loaded van has to time. Above that, Brunthwaite and High Brunthwaite are reached by single-track lanes climbing towards Rombalds Moor with passing places and no turning space, so we ask where the van can turn before agreeing a slot up there.

What Silsden appliance delivery & removal usually involves

Cottages and terraces around Kirkgate, Briggate and Elliott Street have narrow frontages, steps up from the pavement and no rear access at all
The two council car parks at Bridge Street and Wesley Place are small, so town-centre jobs are planned as a short stop rather than a leisurely unload
New estate housing off Howden Road and Hawber Lane has driveways and level approaches, which makes those the quickest appliance drops in the town
Single-track lanes up to Brunthwaite and High Brunthwaite have passing places only and nowhere to turn a long-wheelbase van, so we confirm the turn before we commit
Isolate the old appliance beforehand, water off and plug out; the new one gets positioned and, if the fittings are standard, its cold feed and waste hose reconnected, never gas

Where in Silsden we work

Kirkgatethe narrow main street where kerb space and the doorstep decide the whole job
Briggate and Elliott Streetweavers cottages and through-terraces with the tightest front doors in Silsden
Howden Road and Hawber Lanerecent estate building with drives and level paths, straightforward trolley work
Brunthwaite and Swarthasingle-track lanes towards Rombalds Moor where turning space has to be checked first
Ryefield Business Park and Marrtree Business ParkBelton Road units taking commercial fridges and staffroom appliances
Steeton and Silsden stationthe mile-south rail edge of town, and the run through to the Aire Valley units

If your street isn't listed it's almost certainly still covered, Silsden and the surrounding BD20 postcodes are all inside our normal working area.

Common Silsden runs

Bradford to Silsdenfourteen miles through Shipley, Bingley and Keighley, then the A629 and A6034 in
Keighley retailer to Silsdena new machine collected and carried in, old one taken away on the same visit
Silsden to Steeton or Keighleyshort Airedale runs, often paired with a second drop the same morning

What it costs

The difference between a cottage doorstep on Briggate and a driveway off Hawber Lane is the main thing that moves a Silsden price. There's no travel surcharge for coming to Silsden from Bradford, and you get the price before we set off, not after. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Frequently asked questions: appliance delivery & removal in Silsden

Will an American fridge freezer fit through a cottage door?

Usually, once the fridge doors come off, which we do and refit inside. The doorways on Briggate and Elliott Street are narrow and there is often a stone step to lift over as well. Send us the appliance dimensions and a photo of the door and we will tell you straight whether it goes.

Can you take the old washing machine away for me?

Yes. Tell us when you book, isolate it first with the water off and the plug out, and it comes out as the new one goes in and goes to a household waste recycling centre. We only take the appliance being replaced, though, not general household rubbish or a full clearance.

My house is up at Brunthwaite. Can you get to it?

Usually, but we need to know where we can turn. The lanes up there are single-track with passing places and no space to swing a long-wheelbase van round. Tell us the nearest turning point or farm entrance when you book and we will plan the approach and the reverse before we set off.