Furniture assembly in Ajax is usually for a young family. The newer subdivisions north of Taunton Road are full of first houses, and the calls that come in are cribs, change tables, bunk beds and a dresser that has to be safe with a toddler in the room.
Anchoring is not an optional extra on those jobs. Every tall piece gets fixed back to a stud, bunk rails and ladders are checked and tightened once the build is done, and the packaging and plastic straps leave with me.
Most of the flat-pack going into Ajax right now is children's furniture, and that changes what matters. Bedrooms in the newer parts of town are modest, usually with a window on one wall and a closet on another, so the bunk bed and the dresser end up on an outside wall where the framing sits behind insulation and a vapour barrier. I find the real stud rather than guessing at spacing, use the restraint that came in the carton, and check the top bunk still clears the light fixture.
Mon – Sat: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday: By appointment
Send the product names or a link for each item, plus how many of each. IKEA article numbers are ideal. That tells me the build time and whether a piece needs wall fixing or extra care getting it upright.
Have the flat packs in the room where the furniture is going, with a clear floor space beside them. Carrying a built wardrobe through a doorway rarely works, so the build happens where the piece will live.
Parts are laid out and counted first, then the carcass goes together and gets checked for square before the back panel is fixed. Doors and drawers are adjusted, feet levelled, and anything tall is strapped to the wall.
Boxes get flattened, foam and plastic bagged, and the lot leaves with me unless you want to keep it. Spare fittings are bagged and left with the instructions in case you move the piece later.
Build time is what you are paying for, and that varies more than people expect. A bedside table is quick. A tall wardrobe run with sliding doors is a serious afternoon. The number of pieces, the size of each one, whether the boxes are already in the right room, and how much wall anchoring is needed all count. Disassembly for a move usually takes less time than the original build. Whatever the list, the price or hourly rate is settled before I open a box.
Nothing starts before the price is agreed. Send a photo or two with your request and I can usually quote without a site visit.
I build it square, tighten the fixings in the right order, and fix the frame back to a stud rather than into drywall plugs. Rails and ladder get checked at the end, then again after my tools are loaded. In a small room I also look at the light fixture and the window latch, so the top bunk is not pressed against either one.
Tell me what needs fixing and get a free, no-obligation quote — I usually reply within one business day.