Measure your front door

When the delivery team arrives with your new sofa, the first obstacle they’re going to encounter is your front door, so it’s important that you check it’s going to fit through ahead of time. Measure the width of your front door frame (A) and, if this exceeds the height of your chosen sofa, it should fit through without any trouble.

It’s worth noting that, if there’s an obstruction behind your front door that prevents it from opening fully, you’ll need to open it as widely as it goes and then measure the space at its narrowest point. Again, if this measurement is larger than your sofa’s height, you shouldn’t encounter any problems.

However, if this isn’t going to work, Plan B will be to carry your sofa through the front door upright. To ensure this will be possible, you need to measure the height (B) of your door frame and check that it’s big enough to accommodate the width of your sofa (W). You’ll also want to have some wiggle room, so your furniture can be manoeuvred through as easily as possible.

If you’ve taken all your measurements and aren’t satisfied that your sofa is going to fit through the front door, you might have to look for another solution. For example, do you have a large window or another entrance that it might fit through? At Sofa by Saxon, our delivery teams will always try their best to deliver and position your sofa exactly where you want it so, as long as it’s safe to do so, we’ll be happy to take an alternative route if necessary.