Cab depth and door height decide whether a sofa or mattress rides up. Enter your item to see whether a passenger cab works or you need the freight.
The trap is a cab that takes the item through the door but is too shallow to turn it. Enter your piece to see whether the passenger cab works or the freight is required.
Real openings run about 1 to 2 inches under the labeled size, and a single inch can flip the result. Check your own measurements before you buy or move.
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“Showed the delivery guy the measurements. He agreed — we used the freight elevator instead.” — Apartment dweller
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Frequently asked
A passenger cab is about 5 by 4 ft with a 36 to 42 in door and a roughly 7 ft ceiling, sized for people. A freight elevator is deeper and taller with a wider, taller door and a higher weight limit, built for furniture, appliances, and carts.
01Often yes. A standard sofa fits in a passenger cab if it can angle diagonally inside, which needs both a clear door and enough cab depth. A long sectional or a deep sofa frequently needs a freight elevator instead.
02A queen mattress (60 by 80 in) usually fits in a passenger cab stood on edge and angled across the cab diagonal, as long as the door height and cab depth allow it to tilt in. A boxed mattress is harder than one that flexes.
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Across real fit checks on itemfits.com, the measurement most likely to block this kind of space was the elevator doorway, decisive in 27 checks.
See the data: What stops things fittingBased on real fit checks run on itemfits.com. When exact measurements are not given, ItemFits estimates typical dimensions, and items are modeled as rigid rectangular boxes tested across orientations.