Furniture Assembly
The flat-pack you do not want to spend Saturday on. We do this across Monmouth and Ocean County from Ocean Township. Call and we come look before we write the scope.
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Furniture Assembly, on one written scope.
The flat-pack you do not want to spend Saturday on.
What’s included on a furniture assembly visit.
We inspect the cause, check what else it touched, and leave a written scope with materials and timing. The visit is free and there is no obligation to book the work.
What to know before the visit.
Have ready
Clear the room and the doorway the boxes have to come through, and keep the pieces in one area on the floor where the tech can lay them out. Have the instructions and the hardware bag with the boxes, and check that every box on the order actually arrived. If a piece is tall, decide where it will live before it is built. The tech first counts the hardware against the parts sheet, then checks the pieces for shipping damage and predrilled holes, then looks at the wall behind a tall piece for a stud or a solid anchor point.
- Beds, desks, storage
- Wall anchors for tall pieces
- Hardware counted before we start
- Packaging hauled out
The visit
We count the hardware against the sheet before anything is built, because a missing cam lock is a trip back to the store, not a screw from the truck. Tall pieces get anchored to a stud if they can tip. Packaging leaves with us.
Particle-board closets and beds fail when the cam locks are overtightened and the board strips. We stop at snug. A stripped cam gets a repair insert, not a bigger screw that blows out the edge.
Permit
Assembling furniture needs no permit in New Jersey, and neither does fastening a tall piece to a wall. That is a safety improvement, not construction. If you are building a piece into the wall, cutting an opening for it, or adding built-in shelving, that is carpentry work that can get filed and inspected through the local construction office. For plain assembly and anchoring, a permit is normally not required.
On the Shore
Damp air is the enemy of flat-pack furniture at the Shore. Particleboard and medium-density fiberboard swell at an exposed edge or a screw hole, and once the board swells it never goes back, so a cam that was tight in the dry season is loose by August. Metal cams, bolts, and drawer slides rust in a garage or a damp basement. Pieces that stay off a concrete floor and get anchored square to a stud hold together far longer.
When we leave
Doors and drawers get opened and closed through their range, and the tech checks that the gaps are even and nothing rubs. The piece gets set level so it does not rock, and each fastener gets a final snug pass. A wall anchor for a tall piece gets a pull check by hand before the tech calls it done. Instructions and leftover hardware go in a bag fastened to the back, in case you move the piece later.
Built with
The usual parts are the cam locks, dowels, and bolts that ship with the piece, plus wood glue at joints that will never come apart again. Wall anchoring uses a strap or bracket into a stud, or a heavy-duty toggle anchor in a hollow wall where no stud can be reached. A felt pad protects the floor, and a level and a rubber mallet keep the assembly square. No holes get drilled beyond what the manufacturer intended.
Do you assemble outdoor furniture?
Yes, and we check that the bolts have somewhere solid to grab. A resin chair with a stripped boss gets told the truth.
Will you mount a headboard?
Into studs. A headboard on anchors in drywall works until someone leans on it.
What if parts are missing?
We stop and list them. We do not drill new holes to fake a missing bracket.
Can you disassemble and move a piece, then rebuild it?
Yes. We label the cams as they come out so the rebuild matches.
Do you take the boxes away?
Yes. The room should look like the furniture arrived, not like the warehouse.
A desk with a hutch?
The hutch gets fastened to the desk and, if it is tall, to the wall. An unsecured hutch is the piece that falls.
Can you assemble furniture in my garage or on the porch?
Yes, if the spot is flat, dry, and out of the weather, and there is room to lay the panels down. Damp air and a dusty floor make assembly harder and can damage the finish. We just need the pieces and the instructions in the same place.
What if a board is cracked or a part is missing?
We stop and make a list of what is missing or damaged, with the part numbers from the sheet, so you can get a replacement. We do not drill new holes or substitute a screw to work around a missing bracket, because that is where the piece fails later.
Will wall anchoring damage my wall?
An anchor into a stud leaves two small screw holes that patched and painted are nearly invisible. A heavy-duty toggle in hollow drywall leaves a larger hole. We tell you which one the piece needs before we drill, and why the lighter option is not enough.
Can you take it apart later when I move?
Yes. We keep the hardware bag on the back of the piece and label the cams and bolts as they come out, so the rebuild matches the original. Particleboard does not like being taken apart twice, so we go slowly the second time.
Other carpentry jobs we handle
Cabinets
Install, adjust, and refacing-level repairs for kitchens that stick and doors that will not close.
Countertops
Set a new top, scribe the splash, and reconnect the sink.
Curtain and Picture Hanging
The small job. Anchors in the stud when the art is heavy, plaster anchors when it is not.
Deck Installation and Repair
New decks and the boards, rails, and ledgers that fail first on the Shore.
Tell us what is wrong. We will tell you what it takes.
(732) 333-7800- Call24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Shop7 Brook Dr, Ocean Township, NJ 07712
- EmailInfo@wedoitallhandyman.com
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Licensed & insured · NJ HIC # 13VH09886800
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