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Furniture & flat-pack assembly in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs

Flat-pack takes hours when you do it once a year. We assemble wardrobes, drawers, beds, desks and shelving, and, where required, secure tall furniture to suitable wall structure with appropriate anti-tip fixings to reduce tip-over risk.

Labour from $179+

Prices shown include GST. Parts and materials are additional unless stated otherwise.

What our furniture & flat-pack assembly usually include

  • Assembling wardrobes, chests of drawers, beds, desks and shelving
  • Securing tall furniture to the wall with anti-tip fixings
  • Adjusting doors and drawers so they line up
  • Taking packaging to one spot on site for your disposal

Not included

  • • Supply of furniture or missing parts
  • • Built-in kitchens or custom joinery
  • • Rubbish removal off site unless quoted

What affects the price of furniture & flat-pack assembly

  • Number and size of items
  • Complexity (large wardrobes with sliding doors take longer)
  • Whether items need securing to the wall
  • Access, stairs and room space

Photos help. Helpful information: the product names or links, how many items, and which floor they are going on.

When more information is needed. Flat-pack assembly can usually be estimated over the phone from the product names.

Photos from this kind of job

Photos from our own jobs. Where work needs a licence or council approval, a licensed trade handles that part and we take care of the rest on site.

  • Flat-pack cabinet panels and timber laid out ready for assembly
    IKEA flat-pack assembly

Questions about this job

How much does flat-pack assembly cost?

Labour starts from $179, including GST. Parts and materials are additional unless stated otherwise. Pricing can be affected by the number and size of items, their complexity (large sliding-door wardrobes take longer), whether items need securing to the wall, and access, stairs and room space. A starting price is not a fixed quote; the accepted quote sets the scope.

Can you assemble IKEA furniture?

Yes. Wardrobes, chests of drawers, beds, desks and shelving can be assembled, and doors and drawers adjusted to line up. Tell us the product names when you call.

Can you fix a wardrobe or bookcase to the wall?

Where required, tall furniture can be secured to suitable wall structure with appropriate anti-tip fixings to reduce tip-over risk. This is recommended especially in homes with children.

What if a part is missing?

We will let you know straight away. Missing parts have to come from the retailer; supply of furniture or parts is not included.

Do you take the packaging away?

Packaging is taken to one spot on site for your disposal. Rubbish removal off site is not included unless quoted.

How quotes work: get a quote from photos or video.

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  • Take a wider shot from a step back, with surroundings, so we can see the item and what's around it
  • The more detail you show, the more accurate the quote

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  • Your name and suburb
  • What seems to be the problem
  • Roughly how long the problem has been like that
  • Urgent pre-sale, or non-urgent normal maintenance

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