Ask which entrance serves the seller’s home and whether the furniture starts upstairs. Compare the largest prepared section with the room exit, stair turn, porch and outside approach, then repeat the check at delivery.
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Measure the table or other largest section as it will travel
Confirm which legs, frame parts or shelves will be removed and who prepares them. Record the largest section’s dimensions, projections and fragile finishes, with known weight or manufacturer information where available.
Keep fixings labelled with the correct furniture and use the prepared-furniture route checklist for the assessment information. Discuss uncertain fit or unusual handling before fixing the seller collection.
Distinguish the actual residential door from the frontage
Merton’s historic draft study identifies terraced maisonettes on Panmuir and Durham Roads. For a collection there, ask the seller to identify the door and actual room level; the appearance of the whole terrace does not establish that item’s route.
Record the porch opening and turns, internal stair and landing, outside steps and front-area carry to the lawful stop. Confirm current permission and any shared entrance contact, using the property’s present layout rather than treating the historic study as a measurement.
Assess the final room with the same prepared dimensions
Have the recipient check their doorway, hallway turns, stairs or permitted lift and final-room entrance using the same largest section. Confirm keys and the full carry from the independently arranged unloading position. Choose help for the table’s porch, maisonette stairs and entire receiving carry. Customer loading and unloading requires sufficient people at both properties; agree any seller assistance separately.
Keep both routes clear while preserving shared escape access. If a porch or stair turn remains uncertain, request assessment of another arrangement before collection; a table fitting the seller’s first door does not establish the rest of the route.
The prepared tabletop reaches an unresolved porch turn
Hypothetical example: a Raynes Park customer agrees prepared table sections with a maisonette seller. The seller identifies the residential door and the stair from the starting room.
The customer records the tabletop, landing and porch turn for assessment, while the recipient checks the new room route. The agreed plan follows the item through both homes rather than relying on the frontage photograph.
Keep a prepared-table and residential-door route sheet
- Largest prepared section, projections and labelled parts.
- Actual starting room, residential entrance and opening contact.
- Porch, stairs, landings, outside steps and front-area carry.
- Lawful stop and current property permission.
- Receiving-room measurements and unresolved assessment questions.
Use it in the seller quote brief and position record, alongside the London access guide.
Common questions
Does the front elevation show which maisonette door the table uses?
Obtain the seller’s actual residential entrance and starting room, then check the prepared piece through the porch, stairs and outside route.
Should I measure delivery before the seller collection is fixed?
Check the same prepared dimensions through the receiving doorway, turns and final room, with keys and help confirmed.
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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