A king-size log bed weighs 200–400 lbs assembled. A log armoire can top 500 lbs. Most delivery problems at Canadian cottages are discovered on delivery day — after the truck has already made the four-hour drive. This tool flags your risks before you order.
Most delivery problems at Canadian cottages fall into three categories: the piece physically cannot get through a doorway or around a stair turn; the property access prevents a standard delivery truck from completing the run; or there aren't enough people on-site to safely place a 300-lb object.
White-glove service solves the people problem and usually the placement problem — but it doesn't solve a 32″ doorway, a ladder loft, or a water-access island. Those require knockdown construction or disassembly on delivery.
Older Ontario and Quebec cottages were built with 30–32″ interior doors. A king log bed headboard assembled is typically 82–84″ wide — it goes through a doorway sideways only if the headboard is removable. Confirm this with the seller before ordering.
If the headboard is bolted or pegged and cannot be removed in transit, you need a knockdown bed frame or a wider door.
Cottage lofts were not designed around furniture delivery. A fixed ladder is a hard stop for any assembled piece wider than about 24″. The only real options are a rope-and-pulley hoist through the loft hatch, ordering knockdown furniture that assembles in place, or keeping heavy pieces on the ground floor.
Ferry schedules, dock weight limits, and float plane cargo restrictions all create constraints no delivery driver can override. Call ahead to confirm the ferry allows commercial cargo, get the dock weight rating from the property owner, and have a ground crew waiting. One missed ferry means your furniture spends the night in a parking lot.