Front doors on the pavement: sofas into Blackburn terraces

In an Audley, Ewood or Mill Hill terrace the front door opens straight into the front room or a narrow vestibule, so a three-seater goes in on its end and is turned through the inner door. That works for most sofas, but a deep corner unit or a recliner with a fixed back can stall. Measure the door, the vestibule and any inner door before ordering, and tell us the sizes; feet and loose back cushions come off first.

In a semi in Roe Lee, Shadsworth or Feniscowles the hall is wider and the van can usually stand on the drive, so the carry is short and the sofa goes in with less turning. A sofa bound for an upstairs flat in the centre needs a lift big enough or a stair wide enough, which is worth checking before the order goes in. The old sofa stays with you, as nothing is taken away.

Doors, feet and the old sofa: Blackburn sofa checklist

Measure the front door, the vestibule and any inner door against the sofa's depth and height
Move the old sofa out of the way, or arrange the council's bulky item collection for it first
Clear a path from the front door to where the sofa will stand
For a corner sofa, check it comes in sections and which way the sections join
If the store offers kerbside drop only, book the van to collect it and carry it in

Where Blackburn sofas come from and where they go

Hyndburn Retail Park, Whitebirk DriveScS and Sofology by the Whitebirk roundabout, close to M65 junction 6
Edmondson's, off Grimshaw Parkfurniture store south of the centre beside Townsmoor Retail Park
Audley, Ewood and Mill Hillterraces where the sofa goes in on end through a narrow front door
Roe Lee and Shadsworthsemis with wider halls and drives
Town-centre flatslift size and stair width checked before the order goes in

Sofa runs across BB1 and BB2

Bradford → Blackburnthe M65 from Colne after the moor road, 37 miles, 60 to 80 minutes
Whitebirk Drive → Ewoodstore to terrace, across town to Bolton Road
Lammack → Little Harwooda second-hand sofa moved across the north of town

Size, doors and distance: what a Blackburn sofa delivery costs

The size of the sofa, how many doors and stairs it goes through, and the run from Whitebirk, Grimshaw Park or the seller settle the figure, agreed before collection. See how we quote for the full breakdown.