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Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:28:23 GMT

I do most of the flat pack assembly at our place.

Not that it's been much, a cpl of bookshelves and a telephone table with shelves, easy enough

One time we had to assemble a futon for a spare room, hubs helped me with that, but generally leaves it to me.

This morning I was driving to work I saw a handyman's van with FLAT PACK ASSEMBLY SPECIALIST emblazoned on it.

I know there's probably more complicated things to assemble than bookshelves, but really?

You can hire a specialist to do your flat pack assembly now?

Very enterprising.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

bright.ton42 — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:07:52 GMT

Well maybe it's not such a bad idea - I used to do my own assembly and worked it out okay even though I'd always have a screw or two

over, lol ......... but now my knees just won't let me crawl all over the floor. Well the crawling is not the problem but the

getting up is.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

lyndal1838 — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:52:12 GMT

That is not particularly new Icy.

We bought some flatpack book shelves from Ikea many years ago...when they only had one store in Sydney. At the checkouts they had flyers with contact details for people who would do the assembly for you.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

2106greencat — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 02:59:12 GMT

reply to Icy...

Elderly people, and people like me, who would no doubt have more than one screw left over and a few screws loose by the end of it.

A Sunshine Coast based furniture importer/retailer actually offers this service to customers, FOC when they purchase a FP item, I guess it just makes things easier, and beleive me they do a roaring trade.

Probably covers them as well regards warranty, if someone (like me) put it together, and it disintegeated a day later the manufacturer would have to pay the claim unless they specifically said you can not DIY - which is what flat pack is all about.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 05:26:07 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
That is not particularly new Icy.
We bought some flatpack book shelves from Ikea many years ago...when they only had one store in Sydney. At the checkouts they had flyers with contact details for people who would do the assembly for you.

Ok. Well it surprised me this morning.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:10:23 GMT

I once had a customer who paid me to assemble a big entertainment center. I earned that 25 bucks.........

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

azureline** — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 06:23:25 GMT

I assembled my flat pack kitchen myself, with a little help for the tall cupboards, from my 14 yo niece. I love it!

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

cherry*135 — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 08:43:58 GMT

Officeworks offer an extra service - flat packs put together in your home (extra cost). That service has been avail for a long time.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

jean2579 — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 20:47:03 GMT

I must be a screw loose myself, but I love putting together flatpacks. It is a real challenge. OH thinks I am nuts, but that is noting new.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:48:15 GMT

I dont mind it either, it's a challenge.

I did our futon, as well, that we keep as a day bed. Hubs helped me with that, though. We made a mistake with that, putting long screws where we should've put the short screws.

So we had to undo it and do it over.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

2106greencat — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:57:35 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:
I dont mind it either, it's a challenge.

I did our futon, as well, that we keep as a day bed. Hubs helped me with that, though. We made a mistake with that, putting long screws where we should've put the short screws.

So we had to undo it and do it over.

Interesting.........a day bed you say ???

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:59:00 GMT

It's in the spare room these days lol

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

softail-joanie — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:02:32 GMT

I'm really bad with instructions putting cabnets and such together. If I try to go by the instructions, I'll mess it up. Without the instructions I fare better, but I still have to put it all out in front of me and study all the pieces for a while. When it starts to make sense, thats when I start putting it together.

Now if i'm building shelves with 1x8 lumber, I first write out my own instructions based on measurements and have no problem. Measure from the top on a dresser, desk, or cabnet to the celing, come down half a foot, then the length and and wala, slap in the plexiglas shelves.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

2106greencat — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:04:58 GMT

I am a bit the same joanie, instructions confuse the hell out of me, I look at the picture on the box and kind of figure it out from there, which is maybe why I don't have much furniture! LOL

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 22:06:49 GMT

@softail-joanie wrote:
I'm really bad with instructions putting cabnets and such together. If I try to go by the instructions, I'll mess it up. Without the instructions I fare better, but I still have to put it all out in front of me and study all the pieces for a while. When it starts to make sense, thats when I start putting it together.

Now if i'm building shelves with 1x8 lumber, I first write out my own instructions based on measurements and have no problem. Measure from the top on a dresser, desk, or cabnet to the celing, come down half a foot, then the length and and wala, slap in the plexiglas shelves.

I'm hopeless with measurements. Recently I lined the shelves of our linen press with wallpaper. I'd cut the lengths too long and have to keep trimming them then cut them too short lol, then start again lol.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

wilk1149 — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 01:44:16 GMT

That's where if you had been given a model kit as a child you would have gained valuable experience in using instructions. I have always been able to repair anything I own due to making model kits. Instructions are your friend. Couple of years ago I taught myself how to fix watches and clocks with a lever escape movement. I can't fix ones with a Swiss movement but you need a special press for them.

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

jean2579 — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 03:24:44 GMT

OK all, flatpack assembly lesson 101.

Collect a lot of small cardboard boxes, from Bunnings or someone who throws them away.

Open the carton.

Put each pack of screws etc in a separate box and write their part number on the front of the box.

Put all same sized boards together in a seperate pile and stick a sheet of paper with part number on top one.

Put instruction sheet and allan key in kliplock bag.

Put cold bottle of wine or beer on table along with glass.

Have a drink

Get started

After each section is completed, ie the base is connected to the castors, have a glass of your favoutite tipple and repeat this essential step as each section is completed.

On completion have anotheer glass.

Job done

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

grapes_collector — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 06:01:06 GMT

For the first time this year we hired someone to put 3 glass cabinets together

Hubby had already put together numerous items of furniture when we moved and had had enough....I also didn't trust him with glass!

Re: Flat Pack Assembly

icyfroth — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 07:05:06 GMT

@jean2579 wrote:
OK all, flatpack assembly lesson 101.
Collect a lot of small cardboard boxes, from Bunnings or someone who throws them away.
Open the carton.
Put each pack of screws etc in a separate box and write their part number on the front of the box.
Put all same sized boards together in a seperate pile and stick a sheet of paper with part number on top one.
Put instruction sheet and allan key in kliplock bag.
Put cold bottle of wine or beer on table along with glass.
Have a drink
Get started
After each section is completed, ie the base is connected to the castors, have a glass of your favoutite tipple and repeat this essential step as each section is completed.
On completion have anotheer glass.
Job done

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