Sofa bed won't fit through door

JGB1955

Once the bed is "unfolded' it's unlikely to be more than 70cn off the floor...in which case it will go through easily. Our king-size divan is only 63cm off the floor ..it would fit through that doorway with no problem.

Apjs87

I'd find a local upholsterer to take it apart and then put it back together once in.

ThisIsWeird

SpudGunPaul said:

ThisIsWeird said:

SpudGunPaul said:

ThisIsWeird said:

ceewash said:

Doorway is 70cm(after taking door off) wide and 193 high. Settee under covers atm. But roughly 146cm long x 73cm high x 83 cm front to back. And heavy because of mechanics of the bed. Is it doable?

Not doable according to these measurements, but very likely to be if the bed is first unfolded. Or otherwise manipulated.

Most sofas won't go through most doorways if carried 'like a sofa'. But if placed on its side, it becomes an 'L' looking down on it, and one part will pass through, the sofa rotated slightly, and the other will follow.

Your existing 'sofa' - an 'L' - will become a '-- --' when unfolded :-)

I'm not picturing why it'll fit when unfolded if it won't go through folded. 

'Cos it's more flat? At least mine is.

How does the side profile change making it flatter?

One of us is missing something! I hope it ain't me :-)

It obviously depends on the style of s'bed, but the one I have operates by lowering the back rest until it become flat. Perhaps the OP has the type which retains the backrest as the headboard, and the bed unfolds from the seat area, in which case - fair enough - it likely won't help.

Either way, I suspect the OP is underestimating the likelihood of it being possible, if the sofa is placed on its side. The resulting 'L'-shape, as seen from above, can often be taken through one 'I' at a time, the sofa being rotated thro' 90o half way.

SpudGunPaul

ThisIsWeird said:

SpudGunPaul said:

ThisIsWeird said:

SpudGunPaul said:

ThisIsWeird said:

ceewash said:

Doorway is 70cm(after taking door off) wide and 193 high. Settee under covers atm. But roughly 146cm long x 73cm high x 83 cm front to back. And heavy because of mechanics of the bed. Is it doable?

Not doable according to these measurements, but very likely to be if the bed is first unfolded. Or otherwise manipulated.

Most sofas won't go through most doorways if carried 'like a sofa'. But if placed on its side, it becomes an 'L' looking down on it, and one part will pass through, the sofa rotated slightly, and the other will follow.

Your existing 'sofa' - an 'L' - will become a '-- --' when unfolded :-)

I'm not picturing why it'll fit when unfolded if it won't go through folded. 

'Cos it's more flat? At least mine is.

How does the side profile change making it flatter?

One of us is missing something! I hope it ain't me :-)

It obviously depends on the style of s'bed, but the one I have operates by lowering the back rest until it become flat. Perhaps the OP has the type which retains the backrest as the headboard, and the bed unfolds from the seat area, in which case - fair enough - it likely won't help.

Either way, I suspect the OP is underestimating the likelihood of it being possible, if the sofa is placed on its side. The resulting 'L'-shape, as seen from above, can often be taken through one 'I' at a time, the sofa being rotated thro' 90o half way.

I think you may have been missing it may not be the same type as yours. 

ceewash

No it's not one that folds flat. It has a spring mechanism that pulls out legs and a full mattress on - obv that can come off.

ceewash

Just googled sofa bed and think it works like this one. The cushions on seat can be removed and the ones at the back. The measurements I gave are for the frame.

I will be away from home for few days so can't send photos. Interested in all your comments.

baser999

Looking at those pictures, you’d think it’d go through somehow. The bed, when folded up, is only 480 high if I’m reading those diagrams correctly? 

superstylin

ceewash said:

No it's not one that folds flat. It has a spring mechanism that pulls out legs and a full mattress on - obv that can come off.

I think that's what @ThisIsWeird meant when he referred to it folding flat -the backrest flattens out to provide part of the base for the mattress. 

So are you saying that even if it was folded out like this and turned on its side it's width wouldn't fit through the height of the door? 

ThisIsWeird

I have to say, that isn't the style I was thinking of, but at only ~480mm high, it's just as practical and should slip in on its side with no issue at all. Should be quite light without the mattresses, too. A breeze :-)

ceewash

The back rest doesn’t fold flat.