Measure a Yeadon doorway before the new sofa is ordered

A sofa goes through a doorway on its end or on its back, so the numbers that count are its depth, its height and the diagonal across the arm. Compare those with the door width and the space in the hall where it has to turn. A corner sofa is easier than it looks because it splits into sections, while a fixed-back three-seater can be the harder piece in an older stone house with a narrow hall.

Outside, the slope is the other factor. On streets below High Street the van often stands lower or higher than the door, so each section is wrapped, strapped and carried up or down the steps by hand rather than wheeled. Beds arrive in pieces and are rebuilt in the bedroom, and the mattress goes up last once the frame is ready. Any old sofa or bed stays where you leave it.

Measurements and photos a Yeadon sofa or bed delivery needs

Sofa depth, height and the diagonal from the back to the front of the arm
The width of the front door and of the doorway into the room
A photo of the front steps from the road, as houses below High Street often have a flight up from the pavement
For an upstairs flat on High Street or Ivegate, the width of the stair at its tightest turn
Whether the sofa's feet unscrew and whether the back lifts off
Existing bed frames are taken down and rebuilt; a brand-new flat-pack bed stays in its box

Yeadon homes where a sofa or bed needs a closer look

Stone terraces below High Streetnarrow halls and steps from the pavement, where a fixed-back sofa is the tricky one
Upstairs flats on High Street and Ivegatea stair with a turn, so sofas that split into sections are easier
Rufford Park semiswider halls and level paths, usually a straightforward carry
Henshawresidential streets where the van can usually stop close, so most of the carry is indoors
Larger houses towards Rawdonwide doors and room to turn inside, though stairs still decide the bed frame

How a new sofa or bed reaches Yeadon

Bradford shop to Yeadon7 miles up the A658, 25-35 minutes
Leeds city centre store to Yeadonout on the A65, with the drop timed around the school run
Birstall retail park to Yeadonfurniture stores off the M62, brought up via Leeds or Bradford

Why a Yeadon sofa delivery costs what it does

The size and weight of the piece, the steps and stairs it has to climb and any frame to rebuild set the fixed price, agreed before the van leaves. See how we quote for the full breakdown.