Sofa & Bed Delivery in Halifax

Corner sofas, divan bases and the Halifax staircase turn

Buying the right shape matters more than anything done on the day. A fixed-arm three-seater that is too long for the stair turn cannot be forced; a corner sofa that splits into sections goes in piece by piece. Solid divan bases are the other common problem in terraced houses, because the platform cannot make the turn at any angle. Split bases, and mattresses that flex, go up without drama.

The bigger houses around Savile Park and Skircoat Green have wide halls but long staircases with a half-landing, so a large headboard or bed frame travels in parts. Bed frames can be taken apart and rebuilt in the bedroom. On the steeper streets in Boothtown and Pellon, the van stops as close as the slope allows, then the sofa goes straight in with little time on the pavement.

Before a sofa or bed comes to your Halifax home

• In a King Cross or Ovenden terrace, measure the front door, the hallway and the stair turn against the sofa's depth and height
• Choose a split divan base if the stairs turn, as terrace stairs here often do, because a solid one often won't make it
• Feet and bolt-on arms are removed for the carry and refitted in the room
• Keep a new mattress in its wrapper until it is in the bedroom
• The old sofa can move to another room or address on the same visit, but it isn't taken for disposal

Halifax houses and how a sofa gets inside

• King Cross and Ovendenfront doors onto the pavement and a staircase that turns
• Pellon and Boothtownsteep streets, where the carry from the van runs uphill or down
• Savile Park and Skircoat Greenwide halls but long stairs with a half-landing
• Mixenden and Illingworthpost-war estate houses on the high ground, where the stairs still need measuring
• Upper-floor flats in the centrewhere the lift or the stairwell limits what travels whole

Where Halifax sofas and beds come from

• Bradford furniture store to Halifaxthe A6036 through Shelf, 20 to 30 minutes
• Leeds retail park to Halifaxalong the M62, on the day of purchase if the diary allows
• Halifax seller to Brighousethe A58 to Hipperholme, then the A644

What makes a Halifax sofa delivery cost more or less

The size of the sofa or bed, any dismantling and the stairs at your end set the price, which is agreed before the van sets off. See how we quote for the full breakdown.

Sofa & Bed Delivery in Halifax: your questions