A failed delivery costs a day and a re-delivery charge, and almost every one we have seen could have been avoided with five minutes of checking. Four things decide whether a cabin can reach the spot you want it in.
Width and turning
An articulated vehicle needs roughly 3.5m of clear width and a good deal more to turn. Gateposts, parked vans and skips are the usual culprits. If the approach is tight, tell us before the day: some of the range can go on a rigid lorry instead, and the flat pack units go through a standard gateway on a pallet.
Height
Overhead cables, tree branches and low arches catch people out more often than width does. A HIAB needs clear air above the drop point as well as along the route, because the crane arm goes up before it goes across.
Ground conditions
A loaded lorry on soft ground is a recovery job. After heavy rain, an unmade access road that was fine in June may not be fine in November. If in doubt, put down a temporary track or bring the delivery to the hardstanding and move the unit yourself with a telehandler.
Who offloads
This is the one people assume. Most of our cabins arrive on a HIAB and the driver offloads them. Some units — the wider offices, the larger containers — need a crane or a forklift that you provide. Every product page states which applies under Offload Requirement, and it is worth reading before the day rather than on it.
Delivery charges by region are on the delivery page, and postcodes that need a ferry are quoted individually rather than put on a standard tariff.