Save the lost evening and the leftover screws — we assemble flat-pack furniture correctly, level it and fix it safely to the wall.
Flat-pack furniture promises simplicity and rarely delivers it: vague instructions, soft fixings and the ever-present risk of a tall unit tipping. We assemble flat-pack and modular furniture quickly and correctly, level it, and — crucially — anchor anything tall to the wall with fixings appropriate to your particular plaster, lath or masonry.
From a single bedside table to an entire fitted wardrobe system or a home office full of storage, we take away the boxes, the packaging and the frustration, leaving the finished furniture exactly where you want it.
Flat-pack furniture is deceptively easy to get slightly wrong — a panel reversed, a cam-lock under-tightened, a back board on upside down — and those small errors are what make a unit wobble or sag within months. We build to the instructions, check for square as we go, and tighten everything properly, so the finished piece is solid and true.
On uneven period floors a level unit needs packing and adjusting, and we take the time to do that rather than leaving a wardrobe rocking on one corner. The difference is a piece of furniture that opens, closes and sits the way it should.
The single most important part of assembling tall furniture is anchoring it to the wall, and it is the part most often skipped. Anti-tip straps protect children and anyone reaching into a high shelf, but they only work if the fixing into the wall is sound. Period homes throw up every wall type — solid brick, lath and plaster, dot-and-dab, stud — and each needs a different fixing. We identify what is behind your plaster and use the right anchor, so the safety device is actually safe.
Where a wardrobe or shelving system needs scribing to a skirting or an uneven wall, we handle that too, so the unit sits flush rather than leaving an awkward gap.
We work quickly and methodically, so a job that might consume your entire weekend is usually done in a fraction of the time and done correctly. When we finish, the furniture is in place, levelled and secured, the surfaces are wiped down, and the mountain of cardboard and polystyrene leaves with us.
If you are moving in, we are happy to assemble multiple items in a single visit and position everything where you want it, so you can start enjoying the space straight away.
Arranging flat-pack assembly with Handyman Belgravia is refreshingly straightforward. Tell us what you need by phone or through our short enquiry form, and we will talk it through, give you a clear and honest price, and agree a time that suits you. There is no obligation and no charge for a quote, and the figure we quote is the figure you pay unless you ask us to take on more once we are there.
On the day, we arrive when we say we will, protect floors and furnishings before we start, and work cleanly and considerately throughout — mindful that we are guests in your home and, often, in a building shared with neighbours. When the work is done we tidy up properly, talk you through what we have carried out, and make sure you are entirely happy before we leave. It is the standard of service we would want ourselves, and the reason so much of our work in Belgravia comes from repeat clients and personal recommendations.
They re-hung a warped Georgian door and you'd never know it had ever stuck. Punctual, tidy and genuinely respectful of an old house.
Booked them for a long snag list after a refurbishment. Everything was done in two visits, dust-sheeted throughout, and the invoice matched the quote exactly.
Discreet, well-spoken and reliable — exactly what you want when you're letting a tradesperson into a family home. We now use them for everything.
We assemble items you already have on site. If everything is delivered before we arrive, we will build, position and secure it all in one visit, and take the packaging away.
Yes, and we consider it essential. We identify the wall type behind your plaster and use the correct anchors so anti-tip fixings genuinely hold, protecting against tipping.
Yes. We flatten and remove the cardboard, polystyrene and packaging when we finish, leaving the room clean and ready to use.
Most single items take well under an hour; larger wardrobe systems and multiple pieces take longer. Tell us what you have and we will give you a realistic estimate of time and cost.
Easing sticking doors, fitting locks, draught-proofing and window repairs.
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Gutter clearing, repairs and roofline maintenance to keep water away from the walls.
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Wall and floor tiling, grout renewal and timber, laminate and vinyl flooring.
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