Couriers for your double ovens – it needn’t be an Aga saga

We often deliver Aga’s, those wonderful ovens that many people love for serious amounts of cooking, as well as warming the kitchen on a cold day.

Transporting these type of oven’s is not easy, as you know they are very heavy and often need two or three people to lift them. We recommend tail lift vehicles for delivering an Aga style oven. It may cost a little more but no one is putting their back out and the ovens are not being damaged if someone’s fingers slip.

Two or three people should be available at the loading destination to lift and load the ovens correctly and safely.

As well as the fact they are “overweight” we recommend a same day courier service for these type of products to be delivered intact. A pallet service isn’t any cheaper when it comes to heavy items especially of they are oversized as well. A courier service with a dedicated vehicle is usually the best option. Double ovens are not suitable for co loading simply because you may not have enough weight over to do this. In other words the couriers may find co loading double ovens puts them at risk of driving over the gross vehicle weight for their vehicle.

Check the weight of the double oven, and what weight the vehicle can take before booking an incorrectly sized vehicle.

If the oven is coming direct from the manufacturers then the packaging should be sufficient for safe delivery, your courier will remove the packaging for recycling if you want. If you are buying one second hand or ex display, then soft felt blankets will do the job nicely.

The doors and buttons should be secured, with tape, so nothing can work its way loose during transit.

The real delivery problems when delivering Aga’s and Aga style double ovens comes at the end destination, the actual getting into the premises. Commercial premises are generally fine, however delivering them into domestic premises, homes, can be a problem.

Sometimes the new owner has failed to book a two man team or arrange help. Most courier services are happy to arrange a two man delivery team and extra help at the end destination, just let them know at the time of booking the courier service that this is required.  Without the extra help the double oven is difficult to move, they have a low centre of gravity and one person on their own will struggle and possible damage the oven.

Other times the person who has booked the courier service has not described accurately where the double oven is actually going to be installed -  a basement kitchen or a cellar for storage, or upstairs in an annexe apartment. This poses a problem for the delivery drivers and it’s often one that cannot be resolved on the spot, they have to report back into their office and gain further instruction.

Many courier services deliver kerbside to kerbside and are under no obligation to deliver it further. Many drivers will however help move it to the correct location for you, remember – this is the extra mile that many couriers talk about, read the delivery small print and don’t take it for granted that every courier service is the same and have the same standards – sadly they are not all like us.

In conclusion, you have read here the work that is involved in delivering your Aga or double oven. You have read what information your courier service needs to deliver to your satisfaction, take all that into account and your double oven delivery won’t be an Aga saga, but something that runs smoothly without a hitch.

Kevin

Sameday courier services