Furniture assembly

Flat pack furniture goes together easily when the floor is level, the walls are straight and you have the right fixings. In most houses none of that is true. A wardrobe assembled on a sloping floor racks out of square and the doors never close in line. Units fixed into plasterboard with the plugs from the box pull out. And tall furniture that is not anchored can tip over, which is a real danger with children in the house. We assemble to the instructions from the manufacturer, then do what the instructions cannot: level and pack the base so doors and drawers line up, adjust hinges and runners so everything closes evenly, and fix tall and wall hung items into studs, noggins or masonry with fixings chosen for that wall. Fitted and built in pieces are scribed to uneven walls and ceilings so they look made for the room, with fillers and trims closing the gaps. We also assemble office furniture, beds, shelving and garden furniture, as well as pieces made in our own workshop. At the end the packaging, and there is always a lot of it, leaves with us.

If you might move it later

If you are likely to move the furniture, or you rent, tell us. We use fixings that come out cleanly and note where they are, so taking the piece down later does not mean repairing a wall.

Workshop pieces, heavy items and wall fixings

Pieces made in our own workshop arrive with the people who made them, who assemble and fit them on site and adjust them to the room. Heavy items such as oak tables, concrete tops and steel framed shelving are carried in with enough hands and with the floors protected. Before anything is hung on a wall we check what the wall is made of. A stud wall needs the fixing into the timber or a proper cavity anchor, while an old wall of soft brick or lime plaster needs longer fixings set deeper. We scan for pipes and cables before drilling, every time. Where the job grows beyond assembly, a full fitted wardrobe or a run of kitchen units with worktops, we quote it as carpentry, with scribing, trims and cut outs priced properly.