Back kitchens, yard gates and Trawden appliances
A Trawden mill terrace usually has its kitchen at the back, opening onto an enclosed yard. Carrying a washing machine through the front room and the hall is possible, but if the yard gate opens onto a back lane the van can stop there and the machine goes in a few steps. Say which way is shorter when you ask for a price. A used machine needs its transit bolts in before it travels, and the drum should be empty and dry.
On arrival, a washer goes back onto its cold supply and waste pipe if both are ordinary fittings; that is the only connecting done, so no cookers, no dishwashers, nothing on gas or wired into the mains. The van's roof is 1.7m inside, so a tall fridge freezer is checked before you book; give its model or height. The machine you are replacing remains yours, and Pendle runs a free bulky collection for it.
Readying a Trawden kitchen for a new appliance
- Check the space under the worktop against the new machine's height, width and depth
- Lock the drum of a used washing machine with its transit bolts and drain the filter
- Switch off and empty a used fridge freezer the night before so it can defrost
- If the yard gate is the way in, unbolt it and move bins and bikes off the back lane
- Arrange the council collection for the machine being replaced before the new one arrives
Trawden kitchens and how the van reaches them
- Terraces behind Skipton Roadback kitchens off enclosed yards, often closest from the back lane
- East Viewa gravel lane without a pavement, so the trolley route is checked first
- Lanehouse and Foulds Road cottagessmall kitchens through the house from the lane
- White Lee Avenueno pavement, so the van keeps the stop short while the machine goes in
- The Lachman Road closesmodern kitchens, and a drive where the trolley comes off the van
Where Trawden appliance runs come from
- Bradford → Trawden19 miles through Haworth and over the moor, 40 to 55 minutes
- Colne → Trawdenthe B6250 south past Cottontree
- Burnley → Trawdeneast on the M65, then the A6068 and the B6250, about 9 miles
What sets the price of a Trawden appliance delivery
How heavy it is, any steps into the kitchen and whether a washer needs hooking back onto its taps shape the figure, and the planned run over from Bradford sits inside one fixed price. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Appliance Delivery in Trawden: your questions
Does the driver connect the washer to the taps?
Yes: the cold water feed and the waste hose, on standard fittings only. A cooker, a dishwasher or any gas or hard-wired item is left for a qualified fitter.
Can a fridge freezer come in through the back yard?
Often that is the easier way. Measure the gate opening, check nothing is parked across the back lane, and say so in your enquiry.
Is my new fridge freezer too tall for the van?
Possibly. The van's roof is 1.7m inside, so tell us the model or its height and it is checked before you book.
Who deals with the washer it replaces?
You do: it stays in the house. Pendle's free bulky waste service takes bookings online, and some retailers collect the old one.