Typical sizes and weights
| Type | Size | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Double wardrobe | 90 to 120cm wide, 55 to 60cm deep, 180 to 200cm tall | 50 to 100kg |
| Triple wardrobe | 135 to 180cm wide, 55 to 60cm deep, 180 to 210cm tall | 80 to 150kg |
| Antique or solid wood | Often two sections, a top cornice and a base | 80 to 150kg |
Typical ranges, not manufacturer figures. Measure yours if it is going to be close, and check it against the door and stair measurements.
Will it fit?
Will a tall wardrobe fit through a standard door?
A door is 1981mm tall and about 720mm clear, and a wardrobe 55 to 60cm deep goes through on its side. The height works on the diagonal: a standard doorway's diagonal is about 2.1m, which is how a two-metre wardrobe gets through.
Why does it jam on the stairs?
On the stairs the wardrobe has to tilt, and a tilted two-metre box needs far more headroom than it does standing. The older Watford terraces have low ceilings over the stair turn, so solid wardrobes there often come apart.
Can flat pack wardrobes come apart again?
Usually, once. Flat pack that has been built and moved before is the exception, because the cam fixings and chipboard do not always survive a second dismantling. We will tell you if we think it will not.
How we move it
- Empty it and take the doors and shelves out
- Separate the cornice and base on solid wardrobes that come in sections
- Wrap it and walk it on its side round the tightest turn
- Dismantle it where the headroom says it will not go whole
Before we arrive
- Empty the wardrobe completely, including the top
- Measure the headroom above the turn of the stairs
- Tell us if it is flat pack that has been moved before
Solid and antique wardrobes
The period houses in Cassiobury and Nascot Wood often have wardrobes that were built in the room or carried in before the ceiling was finished. Many come apart into a cornice, a carcass and a plinth if you know where to look. Where one genuinely does not, we tell you before the day rather than on the landing.
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