Getting a sofa through a Pateley doorway

The stone houses and shops on High Street date from the 17th to the early 19th century, and their doorways were cut long before corner sofas existed: chamfered stone surrounds, arched lintels, steps up from the pavement. A three-seater usually goes through on its end with the feet off, but a deep corner unit may not. Measure the door, the hall and any stair, and compare them with the sofa's depth and diagonal before you order.

Newer houses are simpler. On Springfield Way, The Avenue or Kings Close, a sofa comes off the van and in through the front door without much fuss. In the van it travels wrapped in blankets and strapped upright against the side, with cushions bagged separately so nothing rubs on the long drive up Nidderdale. Sectional sofas that unbolt are split for the carry and put back together in the room.

Before a sofa comes to Pateley

Measure door width, hall width and stair turn at the Pateley address, then compare with the sofa's depth
Ask the shop whether the feet unscrew and whether a corner unit comes apart
Have the old sofa moved out of the way first; the van does not take old furniture away
Say if the room is up a stair or behind a one-way street, so the approach is right

Pateley homes and their sofa access

High Street housesstone doorways, some up steps, that need measuring first
Flats above the shopsturning stairs where only smaller sofas fit whole
The Avenue and The Drivecloses with modern doors and room for the van
Kings Closelower streets near Millfield Street, a short level carry
Bridgehouse Gateolder houses on the west bank, worth measuring

Sofa runs to Pateley Bridge

Bradford → Pateley Bridge27 miles by Pool and the B6451 over Norwood, 50 to 65 minutes
Knaresborough → Pateley Bridgethe A59 and A61 to Ripley, then the B6165 up the dale
Leeds → Pateley Bridgeup the A660 and A658 to Pool, then over to the Nidd

What decides the price of a sofa delivery to Pateley

Where the sofa is collected, its size and the carry at the Pateley end set the time; one fixed figure is agreed beforehand, and it already covers the drive up. See how we quote for the full breakdown.