Before a huge bed, hutch, vanity, or live-edge table is "out for delivery," check whether your route, property access, helpers, and service level are actually ready. This tool is for the awkward Canadian reality: cottage roads, ferries, dock handoffs, steep drives, loft stairs, and marketing promises that sound more capable than the crew that shows up.
What this checker is trying to prevent
The classic failure is not "the furniture is bad." It is that the route was never honestly checked, the service wording was assumed to mean more than it did, or the property was treated like a normal suburban drop when it was actually a cottage-delivery problem. Once the truck is there, you do not want to debate stairs, packaging, or fit with a crew working on a tight schedule.
Blunt rule: if the route is hard and the construction is one-piece, assume trouble until you have exact packaged dimensions and written delivery scope.
Delivery-day photo and paperwork basics
Photograph the crate or wrapping before it comes off the truck if anything looks crushed, wet, torn, or punctured.
Note visible carton or furniture damage on the delivery receipt before signing.
Keep packaging until you know whether a claim, repair, or return is on the table.
Do not let a vague "we'll sort it out later" replace written notes on the paperwork.