Assessing site access for siting a static caravan
Our top tips to help you assess your site access for siting a static caravan
Buying a static caravan can be the ideal solution for your short-term accommodation needs. Whether you're in need of temporary housing whilst you complete a self-build project, or somewhere for seasonal workers to stay, buying a static caravan may be the ideal solution for you.
Whatever your reason for buying a static caravan, before you even begin to look at static caravans for sale, we suggest that you assess your site access.
If you neglect to check your site access you risk two outcomes;
- damage to your static caravan, or
- failed delivery, which you will be liable to pay for.
To help you minimise these risks, here are our top tips to help you assess your site access for siting a static caravan;
Site access on private land
If you’re buying a static caravan to site on private land there are a number of things to check;
- Measure gate posts at their narrowest point and allow room to accommodate door handles and gutters.
- Check for low hanging branches which could cause damage to your caravan. Once loaded, the delivery lorry could be up to 16ft high.
- Consider the ground condition. Your 5-ton static caravan will not travel well over soft, wet ground and may even get stuck!
- Look for possible obstructions such as tree stumps or telephone poles. Static caravans are delivered and rolled into position so the route must not have any obstacles.
- Is there room to manoeuvre? It’s unlikely that your route will be perfectly straight. The delivery team will need extra room to manoeuvre, even on a straight run you will need at least an extra 24 inches/2ft to manoeuvre successfully.
- During its journey it’s likely that your caravan will straddle two lanes of traffic. It’s important to check that the access road will accommodate the width of your static caravan.
Site access at holiday parks
If you’re buying a static caravan as a holiday home to site on a holiday park, it’s likely that the park will arrange siting for you. Some holiday parks allow customers to buy their own static caravan and site it on their park, however many do not. If you have a holiday park in mind, we would suggest that you check with them before you buy an off site static caravan.
So, with careful planning there’s no reason why your new static caravan can’t be delivered to site without any problems.
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