Taking a solid oak dresser up the steps of a Yeadon house

A heavy piece such as a dresser, a chest of drawers or a solid table is blanket-wrapped and strapped, then taken up the path on a trolley where the ground allows and hand-carried where it does not. Drawers come out and glass and doors come off first, so the weight is manageable and nothing cracks. On a steep street the van is parked so its back doors open onto the flattest bit of kerb.

Indoors, the stairs set the limit rather than the van. An older stone house can have a winding staircase where a tall wardrobe will not go up whole. Existing flat-pack comes apart and is rebuilt in the room; brand-new flat-pack is delivered in its box for you to put together. If a piece will not go, you are told from your photos beforehand.

Small things that speed up a Yeadon furniture drop

Send the item's size and a photo of it, plus photos of your front steps and stairs
On Yeadon Banks and the other streets below High Street, say how many steps there are and whether they have a handrail
Collecting from the Leeds Bradford Airport Industrial Estate on Harrogate Road? Give the unit number and its goods-out hours
In an older stone house near the centre, give the width of the stair at its narrowest turn
High Street, Ivegate and Kirk Lane are narrow and parked both sides, so a town-centre drop is a short stop and the carry starts straight away
Say if the piece it replaces needs moving to another room, as nothing old leaves the house with us

Yeadon addresses where a furniture delivery needs thought

Yeadon Bankssloping streets where the walk from van to door is uphill
The hilltop centre around High Streetnarrow streets where the van can only stop briefly
Rufford Park and Henshawestates away from the centre, often with more room near the door
New Scarboroughthe Guiseley edge of town, a few minutes from a piece bought or handed down in Guiseley
Towards Rawdonsome larger houses, where wide doors and driveways suit big pieces

Furniture journeys that end in Yeadon

Bradford shop to Yeadon7 miles up the A658 through Apperley Bridge, 25-35 minutes
Leeds showroom to Yeadonalong the A65 through Kirkstall and Horsforth
Guiseley to Yeadona handed-down piece moved a few minutes across Aireborough

What sets the price of a Yeadon furniture delivery

Size, weight, the steps and stairs at your end and any dismantling decide the price, fixed before the van sets off. See how we quote for the full breakdown.