Large Sofa Piece & Tight Spacing

lvlister2010

Hey guys we have recently bought a house and are having trouble moving the large part of a corner sofa into our front room, the sofa is larger and wider then the doorframe and no amount of manuovering will get it in as the stairs dont give enough turn space to even wiggle it around to an angle would could squeeze it in, we have had a look at trying to dismantle part of the sofa to reduce the size of the arm which is on a sloped angle and its a bit of a head scratcher trying to figure that out without hacking the thing to pieces.

We have also we have thought about removing some of the downstairs bay window which seems to be segmented, its a 5 window design which seems to be slotted in but im not sure could anyone advise me a little bit on the best course of action.

The last thing we would do it take off the bottom post and some of the balustrade of the staircase but dont really want to hack bits of our new house to get a sofa in.

Regards,

Chris

FreeBear

Removing a bay window is not a trivial exercise - The vertical pieces in the corners will be providing structural support for what ever is above. These supports will have jacking screws passing through the sills (assuming uPVC), and once in, shouldn't be removed. If you do manage to get the frames out, ensuring they are sealed properly when refitting is a pig of a job - Don't do it.

Removing the newel post and some of the spindles may be an option depending on the design of the staircase and how it is fixed together - Chances are, it will be old slotted screws that will get chewed up as soon as you take a screwdriver to it. If you are unlucky, it will be held together with big nails and the wood splits the minute you get a crowbar out. Don't do it.

Have you tried standing the unit up on end ?

Most furniture is designed to go through a standard width doorway one way or another. If it needs to be taken apart to do so, there will be clues as to which bits come off.

Homer_home

Have you thought about removing the door and frame to give you a wider opening?

GDB2222

Certainly, removing the door is trivially easy, and it might give you some more wiggle room. Beyond that, if the sofa doesn’t fit and can’t be dismantled, probably the cheapest option  is to get an upholsterer in to dismantle it for you and if necessary do a bit of repair once it is in place.

kdotdotdotdot

Pivot!

Sorry, I'll see myself out. Good luck with the sofa.

ic

All my sofas have come with the feet removed and then tightly wrapped in pallet wrap, squashing down the cushions.  Perhaps you could try that?

Apjs87

If removing stair posts, doors and windows is not an option it may be worth visiting a local furniture store for names and numbers for upholsterers they use. They'd be able to take apart the corner section and re-assemble once in. If they are good, you'd never know the work was done. Good luck!

bbat

kdotdotdotdot said:

Pivot!

Sorry, I'll see myself out. Good luck with the sofa.

I was about to say the same thing! 

I had my own pivot moment. The door came off and it's still didnt work. Then suddenly there was just the perfect position and it got through the door. I can't explain how! 

Be_Happy

Try contacting a local removal firm near you.  They seem to have no problem getting things in and out.  They also do small jobs like this;  neighbours recently got one company to move furniture from room to room while new carpet was being laid.