Use each piece in its travelling condition. A postal frontage, reception entrance or available lift does not by itself establish a workable furniture route.
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Describe the furniture and equipment that will travel
Give the dimensions of bulky pieces in their prepared form, including detached sections and protective packing. Identify fragile or unusually heavy equipment separately, with verified information where available rather than a guessed weight.
Confirm what the occupier or authorised workspace contact will make ready. The furniture route guide helps explain openings and turns; particular equipment or uncertain handling needs discussion before the move is fixed.
Follow the route from the actual unit
St Luke’s historic mix includes domestic-scale Whitecross frontages, commercial side streets and estate housing. For your own collection, identify the unit and door serving the move, then follow the permitted corridor, steps and lift or stair route.
Measure the tightest turn and opening rather than assuming the visitor entrance or broad reception area is usable. Confirm actual lift dimensions, permitted use and availability with the manager, including any steps or carry before and after it.
Check the same pieces at delivery
Record the lawful unloading position and route to the receiving room. Compare each prepared piece with its tightest door and turn, outside levels and internal floor. A successful exit from a commercial building does not establish access at a smaller receiving home.
Keep these measurements with the unit-and-load quote brief. The London access guide supplies the wider route record.
The permitted corridor matters as much as the lift
Illustrative example: a prepared desk appears suitable for a Finsbury building’s lift, but the moving route reaches it through a corridor turn. The customer supplies the desk dimensions and photographs of that turn as well as the lift opening.
They raise uncertain fit before collection and agree an assessed arrangement with support. They do not substitute an unconfirmed stair carry or assume that an extra helper resolves the opening.
Keep an item-to-permitted-route record
- Prepared item dimensions, parts and handling questions.
- Actual unit, moving entrance and manager instructions.
- Corridor turns, levels and confirmed lift/stair route.
- Lawful stop and full carry at both addresses.
- Receiving doorway, final room and unresolved fit questions.
The position guide covers permission and the preparation guide assigns readiness tasks. Use the building-arrangements checklist for actual manager conditions.
Common questions
Does a large reception area prove the furniture route is suitable?
Check the moving entrance and full route permitted by the manager, including the unit door, corridor turns and any steps or lift.
What if the prepared desk still has uncertain fit?
Send the measurements and route photographs before collection and discuss an assessed arrangement. Do not rely on an unconfirmed alternative exit or stair route.
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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