Prebuilt large units up the stairs?

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:24 am

What are your experiences regarding getting a prebuilt 1.2m long unit up the stairs in a usual council estate block? Is it doable?
This is going to be the largest of the ones I buy: https://www.diy-kitchens.com/showunit.a ... FMLIVX7Qkk

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:58 am

If you think about it how do sofas get in using the same route? I cannot think that no flats in the block have them because of access.

DWD

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:30 am

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:58 am If you think about it how do sofas get in using the same route? I cannot think that no flats in the block have them because of access.

DWD

I don't know, I bought a sofa that came in 4 pieces and was assembled. My kitchen worktops (3 meter long) had to be lifted onto the balcony using ropes so I am a bit worried about pre-assembled units. I take it then that they do fit?

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:40 am

The flats would have been designed with access for bulky items to get in, I would have thought a 1.2m length would be okay. You have the fallback of using a rope to haul it up if the (much heavier) worktops came in that way.

DWD

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:49 pm

think off it logically
i am 1.75 tall x400x600 roughly and dont have to stoop or walk through doors at an angle or in a funny way
providing the door openings are say 660mm/2ft3" wide i cant see a problem even approaching from an angle
public stairwells tend to be wider wider than domestic so if you can get it to the front door your sorted

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:51 pm

big-all wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:49 pm think off it logically
i am 1.75 tall x400x600 roughly and dont have to stoop or walk through doors at an angle or in a funny way
providing the door openings are say 660mm/2ft3" wide i cant see a problem even approaching from an angle
public stairwells tend to be wider wider than domestic so if you can get it to the front door your sorted

I sometimes walk through doors at an angle and in a funny way, but that's when I've had a Scotch or two too many..

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:05 pm

Gadget wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:51 pm
big-all wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:49 pm think off it logically
i am 1.75 tall x400x600 roughly and dont have to stoop or walk through doors at an angle or in a funny way
providing the door openings are say 660mm/2ft3" wide i cant see a problem even approaching from an angle
public stairwells tend to be wider wider than domestic so if you can get it to the front door your sorted
I sometimes walk through doors at an angle and in a funny way, but that's when I've had a Scotch or two too many..

that because the room keeps moving often in a wibilly wabbly way

arco_iris · Post by **arco_iris** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:11 pm

If you are ordering online from DIYK (been there done that*) you can specify (as you raise the order for each item) for particular units to be flat-packed due to access issues, then glue them yourself on site, it's not rocket-science. Just add a note to the item on the page & they follow the instruction.

For instance, I knew I would have issues with a couple of carcases to modify, specified "no glue" and although they were delivered assembled, they knocked apart easily, did my bits (cooker hood & duct cutouts) then glued the joints back together.

* Customer Service Aftersales has been excellent.