Use the actual travelling dimensions and packing condition. Trace the whole route at both addresses and establish who opens or manages each shared part.
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Trace the outside approach before counting internal floors
Southwark’s historic audit identifies basement and set-back groups on Camberwell Grove, including Grove Crescent and the upper Grove. Check the current entrance at your own address; those named examples do not define every Camberwell home.
Describe any outside stair, landing and gate before continuing indoors. Measure the usable landing turn for the largest travelling piece, including railings and fixed obstructions that affect the route.
Continue through doors, closers and turns
Trace the internal path from the moving room to the actual entrance. Check the usable door opening, stair turn and any closer rather than relying on the width of the main doorway alone.
For a shared entrance or permitted lift, agree admission, any manager-required protection and the full carry before and after it. Use the shared-building checklist to prepare those questions.
Check delicate pieces and both receiving routes
List fragile or awkward items with dimensions and packing condition. Agree preparation before collection, keep detached parts labelled and compare the actual travelling form with every usable opening at delivery.
The furniture access guide develops the method. Record stair storeys under the access terms, keeping outside levels and intermediate landings separate. Select help for both complete carries.
The desk is checked through the outside landing turn
Illustrative example: a Camberwell customer moves a desk, packed pictures and boxes from a home with an outside stair. They measure the landing turn and internal doorway in the desk’s agreed travelling form.
The recipient checks the delivery entrance and room. The two opening contacts retain the route and packing instructions before the customer selects the carrying setup.
Keep a complete outside-to-room fit record
- Actual outside stair, gate and landing turn.
- Internal doors, closers and usable carrying path.
- Largest dimensions and delicate-item preparation.
- Shared-entry or manager arrangements where applicable.
- Independent receiving route and selected help.
Use the loading guide for vehicle positioning and quote preparation for the complete load and work.
Common questions
Should a landing turn be measured separately from the doorway?
Check every usable turn and opening along the actual route with the largest travelling piece, including outside railings and internal obstructions.
Does the Camberwell Grove example establish my property’s layout?
Confirm today’s route with the occupier. The historic audit describes named groups and does not establish current access at every Camberwell address.
Sources and further detail
Practical planning for the actual addresses. Historic built context does not establish present permission; examples are illustrative.
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