Furniture Question

[Ralrick]

I need to move a leather couch to the upstairs bonus room in our house. Based on my very simple calculations 8-O, there is no way it can be moved through the doors to the bonus room in one piece.

Does anyone have any experience in disassembling a couch (for reassebmly, not for destuction). I think you can hire a service to do this but thinking it probably can't be too hard.

Anyone have some experience to share?

 

[DaveO]

Can you take the legs off, often that will provide enough clearance to get it through the doorway. How much are you lackin'???
I really don't think that you would want to take it apart (like removing the back from the seat) unless you want to have it re-covered in leather.
I might be easier to make a larger door opening 8-O
Get some Vaseline :lol::lol::lol::lol:
Dave

 

[Ralrick]

Thanks Dave . . . . We're still about 5" shy even with the legs off. I am assuming the back, arms and base are all covered in leather and then the coach is assembled . . . seems disassembly should be done without messing up the leather.

Hoping someone can confirm my thoughts before I start pulling this thing apart . . . It would be an expensive lesson if I am wrong.

 

[Gotcha6]

How long is the couch? I have had to take some couches through doors up on their ends and 'clock' the couches around the door opening by pushing the top back through first with the seating part of the couch facing the lock side of the jamb. If your couch is less than 79" long this should do it. Better yet - if it's short enough to get a furniture dolly under it'll rotate easier. Of course all this depends on the width of the door too! Is it less than 30"?

 

[Ralrick]

Just looked at the subject a little closer . . . . taking it apart would not be for the faint of heart. The leather definately overlaps between the sides and the base and from the back to the sides.

The overall length is 88" x 43" wide by 38" tall with the legs off.

I think this is a job for a professional or it needs to be in a room on the downstairs. SWMBO is not a happy camper at the moment . . . .:eusa_snoo

 

[Mrfixit71]

I've moved a lot of furniture, with 24 moves in the last 36 years, and never had to disassemble a couch. Most times, like Dennis said, you can stand it on end, often on a pad, and rotate it through a standard door, unless it it is very long. Most furniture is designed to be moved through standard doors. Is this a custom couch?

 

[Ralrick]

I don't think it is a custom couch but it is 89" long. I found the dimension online at 89X42x41 (but the 42 is with the feet on). It's not that heavy but I just don't see how this goes through any doorway other than the main door of a house.

Here's a pic.

If it's going upstairs, it either is disassembled or comes in through a window that will need to be removed . . . :BangHead:

 

[JackLeg]

10 lbs. of Alum might do the trick!!

 

[MikeH]

How deep is it from the top front of the armrest to the bottom of the back? Could it be tilted essentially at a 45 degree angle to the floor to get it in. Work the armrest around the door jam and then on in. Then work the trailing armrest in. Does this make sense to anyone?

 

[Gofor]

Get three strong people who won't drop it. Take cushions off if you can. Tilt couch at 45 degree angle (assuming you are going to have to make a turn, the arms go in the direction of the turn, and the bottom rear goes opposite). As you approach the door, angle the arm in, straighten up (lengthwise) as much as possible, and then angle again as the last arm comes through. A couple pieces of thick corrugated cardboard can act as rub strips on the door jambs as you go through the door. May have to PUSH. The third guy comes in when you get to the top of the stairs and have to push the couch up flat with the floor, so make sure he is at the bottom when you start.
If it gets stuck, Lowes has a sale on DeWalt 18volt kits which include a sawzall!!:mrgreen:

Go

PS, this is assuming a 30" door. If the contractor went cheap with a 24", you are probably SOL.

 

[dino drosas]

Never trust a guy who says "Trust Me":eusa_naug; but "trust me" - you do not want to take that baby apart. Ditto to the last suggestion on getting it through the door opening. Then, like Dave said, it would be easier to enlarge the opening.

 

[jeff...]

I got a chainsaw and chances are I could have it in bite size pieces with in the matter a few seconds.

 

[NCPete]

Rick, I sell and deliver furniture on a regular basis for Aarons and encounter this sort of problem rather frequently. Mark (Gofor) described the process pretty accurately, but recently our captive manufacturer has started building pieces like you have with a removable back, makes this sort of installation much easier. In cases like yours, I would bet that the entire frame is assembled before the first bit of upholstery goes on. If you want to see how upholstery is made, go to your nearest Aarons store and ask to see the Woodhaven DVD.

FWIW, the style you have is often a challenge with doors, and is the reason our manufacturer, and some others, started making RTA (ready to Assemble) furniture.

 

[Ralrick]

Thanks All . . . I'm going to try and get it down the hall and through a 30" door but I still think this might be a case where a window might have to be removed to get this upstairs. If it gets stuck, I may be looking for plans to build a dog house in the back yard for my sleeping arrangements :eusa_doh:

 

[McRabbet]

We had a large sofa that had to go into a second floor library in our home in Rhode Island through a window. It just takes enough strong backs and a big enough window. I've also had success putting sofas on end (on cardboard or a small throw rug) and rotating them through a door. However, with the dimensions you gave, getting this beast through a 30" door may be asking too much. Might be time for Plan B, whatever that is...

 

[bman]

hey i got the same unit my door was 32" we flipped it up and fed the seat through first and rolled the back around it was a tight fit ......you can unzip the bottom cover and i believe the arm assy are bolted but would require reattaching the back leather when you got done good luck