Maximum sofa size to go up stairs?

PiKe · 26 Dec 2016 at 22:05

I'm looking at buying a new sofa but I'm trying to work out the maximum size that would go up the stairs. Obviously I could just buy another 2 seater of the same size as the one we currently have but wanted something slightly bigger.

The first 3 steps are half steps which go 90 degrees to the right, the clearance between the roof and the first step on the straight section is 73.5 in, is this the correct way to work out what the longest sofa would fit?

DavidS14 · 27 Dec 2016 at 04:38

When I had to do this I tried to work it out but ended up getting some cardboard and making a rough box of about the right size. Really helps to visualise what will/will not fit.

TripleT · 27 Dec 2016 at 08:32

Totally depends on the sofa.

For example my sofa was available as a 3 seater or a 4 seater. The 4 seater actually came in two pieces whereas the 3 seater was 1 bigger piece meaning the 4 seater was easier to manoeuvre (we wanted the 4seater regardless)

Basically go look and maybe look at stuff that comes apart.

mrkambo · 27 Dec 2016 at 09:02

i feel like this could be appropriate

the shadow · 27 Dec 2016 at 10:46

https://www.nabru.co.uk/

Bickaxe · 27 Dec 2016 at 14:11

With a lot of modern sofas, you can take the arms off (remove bottom material cover (usually attached with velcro) and then undo the bolts)

Just ask in store or online

Psycho Sonny · 28 Dec 2016 at 09:30

the shadow said:
https://www.nabru.co.uk/

flat packed so should fit anywhere and build in the room you want them.

however they are made of fibreboard and other cheap parts. wouldn't have one as a main sofa.

Tunney · 28 Dec 2016 at 15:12

We bought a couple of sofas from Sofa Workshop for our basement TV room. The staircase down is pretty narrow and has a sharp turn at the bottom. They sent someone out to measure the staircase and made recommendations based on those measurements. I think one sofa was actually two pieces bolted together on site and the other just had removable arms.

Of course, despite the measurements, one of the sofas they made wouldn't fit down the stairs and they had to remake it. Thankfully at their expense!

Uhtred · 29 Dec 2016 at 20:27

This is actually an unsolved maths problem

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_sofa_problem

Etheco · 29 Dec 2016 at 20:57

My 3 seater arrived in 4 sections so would be a breeze getting up any stairs.

So you ideally need to look at what sofas you want and ask them maybe how it arrives?