the ends of course are wider and higher than the door opening, but can it be angled somehow? I dont want to buy the couch and it not fit through my front door! Mathematicians help me !!
2007-05-25 03:23:06 · 6 answers · asked by Lauren 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I think it will fit, what you will have to do is turn the couch side ways and take in that way. I going from past experiences, and not sure how to apply math. I have moved many times, and had to carry wider objects throught many different doors. You will need a couple strong guys and have them lift and tilt it. But I am sure you will be able to get it in.
Make sure you remove the leggs from the sofa.
Also it is very easy to remove the door if you need a bit more room. The door comes off and on pretty easy.
2007-05-25 03:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have a so-called 36" doorway, the widest one normally encounters in the typical residence, it seems very likely that the couch will fit. However, getting large objects through doorways is notoriously tricky because of other obstructions that are often present, such as hallway walls. You need to be able to sneak an arm inside, and what matters most is the distance you would measure if you laid a stick resting on the top of the back and the front cushion and measured from the stick to the lower corner of the back. If this distance is < 35, you can most likely get the couch in. The safest thing would be to get the opinion of a mover. The couch you describe is quite large; at least, it is 5 or 6 inches higher and wider than the one I have, and therefore it is likely to be a challenge.
2007-05-25 03:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by donaldgirod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory yes. Hope the folks doing are mathematicians too. Check the legs; sometimes they can be detached. You may have to take the door off the hinges, so have a chisel, a hammer, and some graphite powder handy.
P.S. The math boils down to a 45/45/90 right triangle with a hypotenuse equal to 39 inches. Each side is less than 35.5 inches. As other answerers have noted, furniture makers don't make furniture that can't fit in doors, and a 35.5 wide door is pretty wide.
2007-05-25 03:31:35 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try tipping it over (pick the back legs off the floor) at a 45 degree angle then see if the widest part is greater than the 35.5 doorway.
Your door size is the standar exterior door and virtually all furniture is manufactured to be able to fit through a standard door opening
2007-05-25 03:28:34 · answer #4 · answered by bignose68 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly can be angled and you'll have to squirrel the arms around the door frame.
generally there are legs and cushions that can come off to make it smaller too!
a 36" door is a standard "large" door. you should be able to fit it just fine :)
2007-05-25 03:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by yerffej89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip it on an angle and it should fit with a couple inches clearance.
2007-05-25 03:31:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋