Examples?
Wardrobes
Probably
the
most complex a varied flat pack item:
Sliding Door Wardrobes:
Often
made by
Rauch, sold by Argos, Ikea, Ilva, Harveys etc usually take 2-3 hours
dependant on the space available, and the number of doors.
Some
sliding
doors need to be assembled from smaller panels, so add a further hour
for this (mainly Ikea & Ilva).
Hinged
Wardrobes:
Usually about 1hr for a 1-2 door robe then add another 30 minutes per
door or 10 minutes per drawer. However most 3-4 door robes (mainly from
Argos) will take about 2 hours.
Ikea: Pax and
similar related wardrobes
Simple:
1 Hr
The
carcass
whether a single or a double usually takes about an hour to assemble
and hang hinged doors on.
Extras:
10 Mins
each
Ikea
provide
various internal bits for their wardrobes, called Komplement fittings.
These are like a pick and mix. Each item usually takes about 10 minutes
to assemble and install, though some such as shoe racks take a while.
Notes:
If
you buy two
double robes you will have a wardrobe 2 m wide which will take 2 hours
to assemble. If you buy two singles and one double you will still have
a 2m wide robe, but it will take 3 hours to assemble.
Also
once you
get beyond 2m in width, uneven floors make levelling difficult and can
add a further hour to each job. Corner units can be particularly
challenging and can take much longer.
Beds
Virtually
all
beds can be assembled in 30-45 minutes with the following exceptions:
Cabin
Beds
(Children's beds with a cupboard, drawers etc from John Lewis, MFI,
Ilva, Argos etc) - 2-3 Hours
Complex
Beds
(Mainly Argos with multiple drawers underneath) 2-4 hours
Settee Beds - usually a
bit longer, so about one hour.
Hinged Storage Beds
(usually Habitat) - Powerful sprung hinges make lifting the bed with
the mattress on top easy. When assembling this mechanism two people are
required, and takes about one hour, this is charged as 2 man-hours so
if this is the only item the cost would be £70 not £60 to cover the
additional call out.
Chest of Drawers &
Dressers
The
carcass
usually takes about 30 minnutes, then add 10 minutes per drawer (size
doesn't count!) so:
Chest
of 3
drawers ~60 mins
Chest
of 6
drawers ~90 mins
Chest
of 9
drawers ~120 mins
Desks
A
simple desk
with legs is about 30 minutes work.
Virtaully
all
combination desks can be done in one hour, but consider its component
parts, if it has say 2 filing cabinet parts to it each will take about
one hour to assemble plus the rest of the desk so this might well be a
2-3 hour job.
Dining Tables & Chairs
A
dining table
will usually take 15-30 minutes, plus 15 minuntes for each chair. Some
simple stylish tables from Habitat can take over an hour, simply due to
the weight of them and the type of fittings required.
Sofas & Settes
These
usually take 30-60 minutes, but upholstered items can be tricky to deal
with. Also Nextra sell sofas which are like a complex jigsaw to put
together they arrive in a pallet on your drive and off goes the truck
driver. When assembled they look great, and usually take 3-4 hours to
assemble.
Sideboards
These usually take 2-3 hours to assemble depending on the supplier.
Bookcases, Display Cabinets
etc
Usually about 30 minutes (typical dimensions 1 m wide by 2 m tall), if
it is 2m wide double it, if you have bought doors, a drawer or lighting
add another 10 minutes for each.
NB MFI:
We
do not do MFI bedrooms as these are more or less fitted bedrooms and
not simply furniture assembly. We cannot therefore price them and
deliver the service in the same way. We recommend you use the MFI
installation team indicated on your receipt. The assembly times /
prices indicated on this page can be increased 2-3 times and
accordingly our prices are therefore similar to the MFI installation
teams prices. We beleive you are better off dealing with one company in
this case should any problems arise.
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