A very common, and very understandable, question we get asked is: “But… will it actually get through my door?”
Well the short answer is wonderfully boring: yes, it almost certainly will.
Below is the longer answer, which is quite fun because it’s all about how traditionally-made sofas are built, how they come apart, and how our delivery wizards make even the trickiest hallway feel like a grand entrance.
1. Handcrafted sofas = sensible construction
A really good sofa is not one big unwieldy lump, but modular. Most Schplendid sofas are built in four separate handcrafted components: arms, back, seat/base and legs (plus cushions of course).
We assemble them with proper joinery, bolts and fixings. What it means in practice is that your sofa can be carefully dismantled if need be, with nothing forced, bent, squeezed or compromised.
And fear not, reassembling does not weaken the sofa, because Schplendid sofas are properly made and properly put together. The internal frame is solid beech hardwood (dovetails, dowels, glue, screws – the good stuff) and the parts bolt together exactly as intended.
Our frames come with a lifetime guarantee, because they’re built to last decades.
Think of it less like “taking it apart” and more like “building it correctly in your home”.
2. White-glove delivery (the real kind)
We work with K&L – the proper sofa-delivery specialists. ‘White glove delivery’ has become an overused and misapplied phrase, but these guys are the real deal.
Here’s what happens:
-
Free delivery, arranged within 4–5 weeks.
-
You get a clear delivery window (no lurking behind the curtains all day).
-
Two trained delivery pros arrive.
-
They bring in each component safely – slowly, carefully, no bumping walls.
-
They assemble the sofa in the room of your choice, the way it’s meant to be built.
-
They steam it, plump it, and make sure it looks utterly glorious.
-
You sit on it; they only leave when you’re properly comfortable.
No dumping it on the stairs; no rapidly disappearing van.
3. “It’ll get in anywhere,” as Rohan likes to say
As Rohan puts it: “They’ll get into the smallest attic. There are probably 0.0001% of places in the UK they won’t fit.”
K&L must have taken sofas through every conceivable British dwelling place by now: narrow Victorian terraces, weird dog-leg hallways, loft conversions with aggressively ambitious staircases, thin doorways, basements, cottage doors clearly designed for small medieval people and so on.
If humans can get in, we can almost certainly get a Schplendid sofa in.
And on the rare occasion it’s genuinely impossible?
We simply take it back and refund you. No quibbles, no sulking, no “attempted delivery” fees.
4. Free returns, so you’re never taking a gamble
Because everything is built and delivered with such care, returns are rare — but you always have the option.
You get whopping 50 days to try your sofa at home.
If you change your mind, we collect it for free and refund you fully.
5. How to check access yourself (if you want to feel extra organised)
You don’t have to measure anything, but if you enjoy that sort of thing, here’s what helps:
-
Door widths (internal and external)
-
Hallway width at its narrowest point
-
Staircase width, especially around corners
-
Ceiling height at tight turns
If any of those are extremely tight, just tell us. We’ll talk you through it first.
In short:
Will the sofa fit into your house?
Yes. Almost certainly, yes.
And if the universe conspires against us, you get your money back anyway. Schplendid!
Read more about our free delivery service here.
See also:
Why we do returns completely differently (free within a 50 day window!)
The unique, radical pricing model that makes Schplendid sofas affordable
Why Schplendid Don’t Do Sofa Sales (and Never Will)
Will a Schplendid sofa fit into my house? (Almost definitely, yes.)
A very common, and very understandable, question we get asked is: “But… will it actually get through my door?”
Well the short answer is wonderfully boring: yes, it almost certainly will.
Below is the longer answer, which is quite fun because it’s all about how traditionally-made sofas are built, how they come apart, and how our delivery wizards make even the trickiest hallway feel like a grand entrance.
1. Handcrafted sofas = sensible construction
A really good sofa is not one big unwieldy lump, but modular. Most Schplendid sofas are built in four separate handcrafted components: arms, back, seat/base and legs (plus cushions of course).
We assemble them with proper joinery, bolts and fixings. What it means in practice is that your sofa can be carefully dismantled if need be, with nothing forced, bent, squeezed or compromised.
And fear not, reassembling does not weaken the sofa, because Schplendid sofas are properly made and properly put together. The internal frame is solid beech hardwood (dovetails, dowels, glue, screws – the good stuff) and the parts bolt together exactly as intended.
Our frames come with a lifetime guarantee, because they’re built to last decades.
Think of it less like “taking it apart” and more like “building it correctly in your home”.
2. White-glove delivery (the real kind)
We work with K&L – the proper sofa-delivery specialists. ‘White glove delivery’ has become an overused and misapplied phrase, but these guys are the real deal.
Here’s what happens:
Free delivery, arranged within 4–5 weeks.
You get a clear delivery window (no lurking behind the curtains all day).
Two trained delivery pros arrive.
They bring in each component safely – slowly, carefully, no bumping walls.
They assemble the sofa in the room of your choice, the way it’s meant to be built.
They steam it, plump it, and make sure it looks utterly glorious.
You sit on it; they only leave when you’re properly comfortable.
No dumping it on the stairs; no rapidly disappearing van.
3. “It’ll get in anywhere,” as Rohan likes to say
As Rohan puts it: “They’ll get into the smallest attic. There are probably 0.0001% of places in the UK they won’t fit.”
K&L must have taken sofas through every conceivable British dwelling place by now: narrow Victorian terraces, weird dog-leg hallways, loft conversions with aggressively ambitious staircases, thin doorways, basements, cottage doors clearly designed for small medieval people and so on.
If humans can get in, we can almost certainly get a Schplendid sofa in.
And on the rare occasion it’s genuinely impossible?
We simply take it back and refund you. No quibbles, no sulking, no “attempted delivery” fees.
4. Free returns, so you’re never taking a gamble
Because everything is built and delivered with such care, returns are rare — but you always have the option.
You get whopping 50 days to try your sofa at home.
If you change your mind, we collect it for free and refund you fully.
5. How to check access yourself (if you want to feel extra organised)
You don’t have to measure anything, but if you enjoy that sort of thing, here’s what helps:
Door widths (internal and external)
Hallway width at its narrowest point
Staircase width, especially around corners
Ceiling height at tight turns
If any of those are extremely tight, just tell us. We’ll talk you through it first.
In short:
Will the sofa fit into your house?
Yes. Almost certainly, yes.
And if the universe conspires against us, you get your money back anyway. Schplendid!
Read more about our free delivery service here.
See also:
Why we do returns completely differently (free within a 50 day window!)
The unique, radical pricing model that makes Schplendid sofas affordable
Why Schplendid Don’t Do Sofa Sales (and Never Will)