Rochdale front doors, hallways and the sofa that has to fit

In the older terraces of Spotland, Deeplish and Wardleworth, the front door often opens almost straight into the living room, so a sofa goes in end first and is turned inside. Where the living room is at the back past a narrow hall, or the sofa is going upstairs, the arms, the depth and the height all matter. Measure the doorway, the hall and the stair before buying, and compare them with the sofa's depth and height, not only its length.

Newer homes in Kirkholt, Castleton and the Norden closes give a straighter run, and the van can usually stop near the door. In a town-centre flat it comes down to the lift and the stairwell, so measure the lift door and the turn on each landing too. Second-hand sofas from Facebook sellers are collected the same way, covered for the drive, and carried into your room.

Measuring for a sofa in a Rochdale home

Measure the front door width, the hall and any stair turn
Check the sofa's depth and height, as well as its length
Unscrew the feet beforehand if the sofa has them, as it gains a few centimetres
Clear the route and move the old sofa out of the room before the van arrives
Book the council's bulky collection for an old sofa you are getting rid of

Rochdale homes and how a sofa gets inside

Spotland and Wardleworth terracesfront doors that open straight into the room
Deeplishnarrow halls on the streets off Oldham Road
College Bank and town-centre flatslifts and stairwells decide the route
Kirkholt and Castletonstraighter runs from the van to the door
Norden and Bamfordporch steps and wider doors

Sofa collections around Rochdale

Moon Furniture → Shawcloughthe A58 and A680, then Shawclough Road, about 2.5 miles
Rochdale → Oldhamthe A627(M) from Sandbrook Park, about 8 miles
Bradford → Rochdale28 miles over the Pennines, 40 to 55 minutes

Collection, distance and stairs: pricing a Rochdale sofa

Where the sofa is collected from, how far it travels and how many steps or floors lie between the van and the room set one fixed price for the delivery. See how we quote for the full breakdown.