Large pieces up the hill and into small Trawden rooms

The drive is rarely the problem in Trawden; the house is. Church Street climbs steeply from the Trawden Arms to St Mary's, and terraces face the road for much of the way, so the van stops in the nearest side street and the piece is walked up or down the pavement. Inside a weaver's cottage on Lanehouse or Hill Top, a low front door and a stair that turns twice can stop a wardrobe that went through a showroom door easily. Send the measurements of the piece and of the tightest point.

Anything that comes apart can be split in the van and rebuilt in the room: doors off a wardrobe, a top off a dresser, legs off a table. On the closes at the north end of the village and on Boulsworth Drive, doors are wider and the stairs straighter. Pieces bought in Bradford or Keighley can be picked up on the way over the tops, so one run covers collection and delivery.

Before a big piece arrives at a Trawden door

Measure the front door, the hall and the narrowest stair turn, then compare them with the item
Ask the seller or shop whether it comes apart, and whether it is ready on the day you book
Say whether it goes upstairs, so the carry is in the price from the start
Furniture you already own can be taken apart and rebuilt; new flat-pack stays boxed
Clear a path through the house before the van pulls up

Trawden doorways that shape a furniture delivery

Church Streeta steep climb with terraces fronting the road, so the van stops close by in a side street
Lanehouse cottagesGeorgian weavers' houses with low doors and twisting stairs
Bank Street and Lambert Streetpavements on both sides, giving a clear line from van to door
The Lachman Road closesdrives and modern stairs that take bigger pieces
Farmhouses towards Boulsworth Hillstone houses off Burnley Road and the moor lanes, where the yard is the place to stop

Furniture runs into Trawden

Bradford → Trawden19 miles over Two Laws and down from Laneshaw Bridge, 40 to 55 minutes
Keighley → Trawdenwest on the A6068 past Laneshaw Bridge, about 12 miles
Burnley → Trawdenthe M65 east to Colne, then the B6250 south, about 9 miles

What decides a Trawden furniture delivery price

Where it is collected, how big it is and the stairs and carry at your end set the figure, and the run from Bradford is folded into the planned slot and one fixed price. See how we quote for the full breakdown.