Washers and fridge freezers into Wetherby flats and family kitchens

Flats in the Georgian and Victorian buildings around the Market Place and the High Street are reached by one staircase, often with a turn at the top. A washing machine is strapped and taken up a step at a time, and a fridge freezer that fits under the van's 1.7m roof goes up the stair the same careful way, so the narrowest point is the measurement that matters. If it will not turn, it is far better to know before you order.

Out at Micklethwaite, Deighton Bar and Linton Park View the question is the gap in the kitchen, not the route to it. Measure the space against the new machine, including the depth once the hoses are behind it. Tall and American-style fridge freezers are not moved on this service. Anything gas or hard-wired is fitted by a qualified engineer, never by us.

Getting a Wetherby kitchen ready for a new appliance

Measure the space, the doorways and any stair turn, and send those with the model number
In the older stone buildings round the Market Place, measure the street door too, as some are narrower than the stair behind them
Defrost and empty an old fridge or freezer the night before if it is moving out of the way
The machine is set in place unplugged; connecting the water and the drain is for you or a plumber
Thursday is market day and the Market Place is full, so a central drop is better early or on another day
Once it is unplugged, your old machine can go to the garage or the front of the house, where it stays yours

Wetherby addresses and what an appliance drop at each involves

High Street and Market Placeflats over the shops, one staircase and a short stop outside
Micklethwaitefamily houses on the south side of the centre, usually a drive to unload onto
Linton Park Viewlarger homes on the west side towards Linton, where the kitchen gap is the thing to measure
Hallfield and Barleyfieldssemis and terraces where the back door can be the easier way into the kitchen
Boston Spa and Thorp ArchLS23 villages a few minutes south-east, delivered the same way

Appliance runs into Wetherby

Leeds retailer → Wetherbyout along the A58 for a machine bought in the city
Harrogate → Wetherbydown the A661 through Spofforth
Bradford → WetherbyA658 to Pool, then the A659 through Harewood and the A58 at Collingham, 40 to 55 minutes

What decides the cost of an appliance delivery in LS22

The stairs and the weight of the machine set the price. A washer into a ground-floor kitchen is quick, while a heavy fridge freezer up a flight over a shop is slower work, and the fixed figure you see before the van leaves reflects that. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Appliance Delivery in Wetherby: your questions

Can you get a washing machine up to a flat above a High Street shop?

Usually. The limit is the turn in the stair rather than the weight, so measure the narrowest point and the door at the top. If it will not go, you will be told before you buy rather than on the landing.

Will you plumb in the new washing machine?

No. The machine is carried in and set where you want it, unplugged; connecting the water and the drain is a job for you or a plumber, and anything gas or hard-wired needs a qualified engineer.

Do you deliver American-style fridge freezers?

No. American-style and other tall fridge freezers are not moved to Wetherby or anywhere else. A standard model that fits under the van's 1.7m roof is fine, so send the height with the model number.

Do you deliver on Thursday market day?

Yes, but the van cannot stand in the Market Place while the market is on. For a central address we come early, or park elsewhere and carry. Out on the estates, Thursday makes no difference.

Will you take the old fridge freezer away?

No, old appliances stay with you rather than going in the van. We can carry it to the garage or the front once it is empty and unplugged. From there, the retailer's take-back when you buy the new one is the simplest route, or check what the council's bulky waste service takes.